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From the Director: Cincinnati Is Racist

Homelessness and poverty in this city (and country) are major issues of race and racism. In almost every building we go in to work...

From the Director: Today

In the 1930’s school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote the poem Strange Fruit. In 1939 Billie Holiday recorded the song. In every generation there is...

From the Director: Please Join Us

Our Homeless Coalition is in the midst of our annual Membership Renewal drive. In May of 1984 we were started by a handful of...

From the Director: It Takes Two People to Decide Who Plans...

How many people does it take to determine who plans the development of city-owned property? If you guessed five, that is a good guess...

From the Director: No More Buzzwords

Angela Davis said: “There is an unbroken line of police violence in the United States that takes us all the way back to the days...

From the Director: We Have the Right to Choose the Limits...

As you have heard, there has been yet another mass shooting, this time in Orlando, Florida. Sadly, this is not uncommon. Truthfully there are...

From the Director: The City’s Budget Should Be Transparent

Transparency in government is paramount if that government is really going to be of the People, by the People and for the People. I...

From the Director: Infuriating Fakeness

I am infuriated with fake stuff.  It seems that in our city right now the only thing considered to be “development” is expensive new...

From the Director: Join the Homeless Coalition

Soon we will be initiating our annual membership drive.  This is when our many member-organizations renew and new organizations join.  The Homeless Coalition is...

From the Director: Go to Our Ole City Hall

If you have not been to City Hall before, please go.  Walk around and become familiar with the building; our building. Please attend a...