With spare pairs of shoes piled around the office and lists of services covering the walls, we sat down to discuss the importance of Santa Maria’s presence in the community. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreWhat began as a conversation on living and learning in City Gospel Mission’s Women’s Recovery Program quickly became a story of Amanda’s life – a life that began anew four years ago. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read More“You meet people where they are.” These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreIn the early ’90s, addiction was on the rise in Cincinnati. Early gap analyses showed that resources for women seeking treatment for addiction and mental health was scarce. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreA few days a week, Weightless Anchor opens its doors to offer free food, laundry, showers, clothes, and friendships to the women of East Price Hill. On a hot day in July, they also opened their doors to us. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read More“By the time you start saying, ‘Oh! We have to do something affordable!’ it’s just too late.” These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreIn the course of conversation, it became clear that Casey is a woman who loves deeply, whether that is in her classroom as a special education teacher with an “open arms” motto, or in her personal life with a cross country journey for her family. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreSteph and I somehow get on the subject of how much it sucks when you pour your cereal and there’s no milk in the fridge – now there’s something we can all relate to – before I ask her a little more about herself. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreThe Cincinnati Public Schools board member has spent the last two decades working to help kids and families living in poverty and facing housing insecurity in the city – as a volunteer and educator, as the executive director of UpSpring, and most recently, as the partnership and policy manager for Cradle Cincinnati. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreJeni Jenkins – her words – is a fighter. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreIt’s a Saturday morning at Coffee Emporium in Hyde Park, a sea of ordinary where neither of us would typically be. As I set up for our interview, I glance up, expecting Stevie, the insecure, 19-year-old sophomore I met at the U.C. L.G.B.T.Q. Center; the Stevie I’d insisted celebrate holidays with us and crash on my couch anytime they wanted to.
Read MoreWhen we arrived at Lydia’s House, we found a scene familiar to new parents: Janell Roberts was making a sandwich in the kitchen, hoping to eat a quick meal while her infant slept in a nearby room. These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreWhat if the vacant houses dotting Hamilton County neighborhoods were transformed into affordable housing? Families would have homes that didn’t eat up a majority of their income. Neighborhoods wouldn’t have empty, deteriorating houses. Neighbors would fill in the spaces on the block that were once dark windows and boarded up doors.
Read MoreDo you ever drive past the homeless, standing on the corner with a “Homeless. Please Help.” sign and wonder how that person got there? These are the stories of those experiencing and fighting housing insecurity here in Cincinnati.
Read MoreOur team ventured all around Cincinnati for this week's Reported By Women. From learning about the art of eating well to Xavier University's welcome for first generation college students, we've got it all for you.
Read MoreGrowing up in a Catholic family and going to Catholic school for primary education and high school shaped my foundation on the values of openness, community, and hospitality. “Safety” is a word I would use to describe it.
The first instance of gender inclusion – or rather, exclusion – that I experienced was when our parish priest came into our classroom in second grade.
Read MoreI tried to think of moments where I experienced gender inclusion.
I really haven’t.
I’ve had tiny moments of it. Usually they are disrupted. Almost always by a cishet man. Not always, but usually.
Read MoreTo me, gender inclusion comes in two bits: a recognition of everyone’s unique experience, and intersectionality.
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