In Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation provided significant support to the Community Shelter Board to update the Rebuilding Lives Plan and to develop and implement the Unified Supportive Housing System. The new Rebuilding Lives Plan includes strategies designed to resolve homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio and is organized into four broad goals for system Access, Transition, Crisis Response and Advocacy. Visit the Community Shelter Board’s website at www.csb.org to learn more about the Rebuilding Lives Plan.

As a result of the Rebuilding Lives planning process, the Foundation identified the Unified Supportive Housing System as a priority and approved funding to the Community Shelter Board to develop and implement a unified system for permanent supportive housing which includes centralized eligibility determination and placement, periodic review of tenant needs, and “move up” incentives to encourage tenants to be more independent. The system will target single adults, couples, and families with children that experience long-term homelessness and have at least one household member who has a chronic disability or disabling condition.

The Unified Supportive Housing System is a collaboration among the local alcohol, drug and mental health board, ADAMH, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, and the Community Shelter Board.  More information about the Community Shelter Board and the Unified Supportive Housing System can be found at the link below.

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