Cincinnati/ Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless, Inc

Description:

The Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless, Inc. operates the Central Access Point (CAP) program. CAP is a telephone service that serves as the intake point for several important local programs.

 CAP:

• handles the placement of homeless families into the Cincinnati Family Emergency Shelters (Bethany House, the Interfaith Hospitality Network, Salvation Army, Mercy Franciscan-St. Johns).

• screens callers for domestic violence and, if appropriate, transfers such calls to the YWCA Domestic Violence Hotline for possible placement into protective shelter.

• handles intake services for the Mt. Airy Shelter, a 65 bed shelter for single men which is operated by Talbert House.

• handles screening & referral into the Salvation Army Family Homelessness Prevention Program.

• handles screening and referral of households in need of homelessness prevention services which are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

• takes calls related to family emergency shelters and homelessness prevention from 10am-8pm Monday through Friday, and from 10am-2pm on Saturday and Sunday.