CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio — More than $1.5 million is coming to Clermont County for a variety of projects benefiting communities and nonprofits, ranging from urgent home repairs for seniors to street assistance programs for the homeless in the community. Funding comes from two grants, the 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment […]

CINCINNATI — More than 4,000 students in the region are experiencing housing insecurity, a 24% increase from last year, according to Project Connect, which serves homeless students in southwest Ohio. Hamilton County Commissioner Stephanie Summerow Dumas mentioned at the commission meeting last Thursday how “deeply concerned” she was about the alarming statistics. “I’m a little […]

CINCINNATI – Every student in the Hillsboro City School District is eligible for free breakfast and lunch this school year. The district has changed its policies under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), eligible schools will provide free meals to students and will eliminate the […]

CINCINNATI — Tony Lipps cleans his paintbrush. He squirts it down with a water bottle and scrapes it on the table. He’s standing in the shower. So, what used to be a shower. Lipps’ art studio is part of a co-working space in the old Queensgate Prison. He knows it used to be a shower […]

WILLIAMSTOWN, Kentucky – To address the gap in access to mental health services, Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK Behavioral Health) opened a new location in Grant County on Friday. The 280 square meter building in Williamstown is the company’s fourth stationary location. “The type of kids and the needs they have today – they’re […]