Dear Friends, As we enter this season of giving, we want to personally thank you for standing with the Center for Respite Care. For 22 years, your compassion has helped us provide a safe place to heal for individuals experiencing homelessness—neighbors whose illness...

Dear Friends, Having dedicated my career to treating patients with complex medical and social needs, I am confident that medical respite care plays a crucial role within our community. It provides a level of healing, stability, and dignity that cannot be easily...

As the Center for Respite Care celebrates 22 years of providing healing and hope for people experiencing homelessness in Hamilton County, it is also entering a new chapter marked by fresh leadership, personal passion, and deepened community commitment. Introducing...

In the Greater Cincinnati Area, more than 10,000 individuals experience homelessness on any given day. While this may seem like a social services issue, it's increasingly becoming a business issue, with implications for the economy, workforce stability, and healthcare...

As the challenges for nonprofits that serve people experiencing homelessness continue — we reflect on the state of the lives of individuals. The following is influenced by recent reporting from The New York Times. While the geographical focus is NYC — the challenges...

The current economic climate requires the Center to continue to reassess our funding model to ensure that we can provide the necessary service to Greater Cincinnati. We are fortunate to have a diversified funding base that is not heavily reliant on federal funds. The...

Many agencies in Hamilton County confront potential funding losses. We, at the Center, are committed to continuing to care for the population who relies upon us. These are people experiencing homelessness who are ill without a place to rest and recover. We recently...

What happens to the adult individual who is experiencing homelessness and critically ill without a place to recuperate? The National Institute for Medical Respite Care defines respite care as acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness who are not...

Non-Profit organizations like the Center for Respite Care confront uncertain times. Some government funding is in question. As the Center approaches the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year on March 31st, we thought it timely to share financial information from our most...

Patrice McDonald is the nurse supervisor for The Center for Respite Care. I am a nurse. I have spent the last 15 years caring for people who are experiencing homelessness, have been released from the hospital, and have no place else to go. These are individuals who...

The Center for Respite Care’s Annual Appeal commenced the first of November and runs through March 31st. This is the time of year that we focus on raising much-needed funds from our generous individual donors. The Center’s other sources of income are governmental...

Recent weather events and natural disasters have shown us that we live in challenging times. In the past six months, we have witnessed severe climate catastrophes that have rendered people homeless—some of whom would never have anticipated this possibility. These have...

We at the Center pay close attention to the status of people experiencing homelessness. Sadly, as reported by The New York Times on 12/27/2024, homelessness soared in 2024: “Homelessness soared to the highest level  on record this year, driven by forces that included...

We ended 2023 and celebrated 20 years of service as we entered 2024.  2024 has been a productive and positive year. Our existence relies upon the hearts and gifts of donors, foundations, and government. We are grateful to each of you who support our work. Following...

Recently, our field lost one of our best. Dr. Janelle Goetchus was the first to envision and execute — as she founded the nation’s oldest facility to treat people experiencing homelessness with nowhere to go to heal and transition.“Dr. Janelle Goetchus was a lion in...

With the holiday season upon us and the cold temperatures underway — life is even more difficult for people experiencing homelessness. The Center for Respite Care provides a place for healing for adults released from the hospital with nowhere else to go. The Center,...

The Center for Respite Care works with organizations like ours nationwide. Together, we learn best practices, share stories, and offer solutions. We are proud that our CEO—Laurel Nelson— is the chair of the steering committee for the national Respite Care Providers...

Laurel is the CEO of the Center for Respite Care and a member of the steering committee of Healthcare for the Homeless/Respite Care Providers Network. October 10 was World Homelessness Day.  This offers a time to review the state of people experiencing homelessness....

For fourteen years, the Center for Respite Care has named key community leaders and organizations as Transformation Award honorees. After many years as an in-person event, the experience of the COVID pandemic led the awards committee to determine that supporters...