Preparations for Mardi Gras are well underway! Now in its 35th year, Mardi Gras provides necessary funds for Bethany House, Brighton Center, and Welcome House to help unhoused children eat, heal, and thrive. This party is always a blast! Sample food and beverages from over 50 local bars and restaurants, dance to DV8, and bid…
Mardi Gras Benefitting Homeless Children returns on Fat Tuesday, February 17 for its 35th year! We are pleased to announce that The Joe Burrow Foundation has signed on as Presenting Sponsor! Be seen by more than 1000 attendees enjoying 50+ restaurants and purveyors serving all you can eat food and drink. All sponsorships come with…
We have been getting a lot of questions these last months about how recent governmental actions impact Bethany House. Here is a brief list of the most common FAQs: Question: How will the Government Shutdown and specifically the loss of SNAP (food stamps) benefits affect Bethany House? Answer: More than 75% of the families we…
Bethany House Services has been named a winner of the 2025 Better Business Bureau (BBB)® Torch Award for Ethics℠, which honors organizations that demonstrate exceptional character, ethical business practices, and a commitment to our employees, clients, and community. We are deeply honored to receive this award. Being recognized for ethics and integrity reflects our commitment…
Here you are on our website! Notice anything different? It has been refreshed, making it a cleaner, clearer site that is easier to navigate, utilizing bright new colors taken directly from the walls and murals of our modern building. Our logo has likewise been refreshed. The heart and home are still central to all we…
Bethany House is thrilled to announce the return of its collaboration with NeighborHub Heath (formerly Cincinnati Health Network). Working from the clinic space on the first floor—just steps from the residential wing—clinicians provide a wide array services during day and evening hours. Shelter residents receive comprehensive primary care: sick visits, physicals, vaccinations, labs, prescriptions, and…
Bethany House prides itself on being a data-driven organization and is excited to share two developments in this area: Welcome Carmen Bethany House welcomes Carmen Adolphus, Data and Compliance Coordinator, as one of its newest employees. Carmen is the first person to hold this newly-created role at Bethany House and will lead all initiatives across…
Bethany House is pleased to introduce its two newest program directors: Earlene Dula and Heather Luker-Smith. Earlene, Bethany House’s new Shelter Director, has an extensive background in social services and management. She has successfully supervised small and large teams of frontline staff and has a proven track record in all areas of compliance and regulatory…
If you haven’t been to our annual Mardi Gras Benefitting Homeless Children, you are missing quite the event! Hosted by the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Association, this party features all the hallmarks you would expect from Mardi Gras: Beads, clowns, a parade, king cake, live music, and food and beverage from 54 local restaurants and drink…
By: Peg Dierkers, CEO Three days after the City of Cincinnati announced an $83,000 settlement with the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition to not criminalize outdoor sleeping areas, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Grant Pass v. Johnson that cities have the right to prohibit people from sleeping outside. There has been plenty of commentary…
