Strategies to End Homelessness operates the Central Access Point (CAP) program. CAP is a telephone service that serves as the intake point for several important local programs:

• Since March 2008, CAP has handled the placement of homeless families into the Cincinnati Family Emergency Shelters (Bethany House, the Interfaith Hospitality Network, Salvation Army, Mercy Franciscan-St. Johns).

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

• Since September 1, 2009 CAP has handled intake services for the Mt. Airy Shelter, a 65 bed shelter for single men which is operated by Talbert House.

• Since March 2008, CAP has handled screening & referral into the Salvation Army’s Family Homelessness Prevention Program.

• Since August 2009, as part of a partnership between Strategies to End Homelessness and United Way of Greater Cincinnati, CAP has handled screening and referral of households in need of homelessness prevention services which are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

• CENTRAL ACCESS POINT: LaToya Gates • The Central Access Point began taking calls for the Catholic Worker House, a 16 bed shelter for homeless single men, on Monday, November 22nd. Bringing Catholic Worker House onto the CAP service will allow CAP to place single males who are employed and/or willing to seek employment into shelter. Prior to the addition of the Catholic Worker House, CAP was unable to provide shelter placements to single male with employment.

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

CAP takes calls from men seeking placement into the Mt. Airy Shelter beginning at 9am Monday through Friday.

If you are in need of assistance please call 513-381-SAFE (7233)

Questions, comments and concerns: please email Latoya Gates.