Our mission | The mission of Found House Interfaith Housing Network is to provide homeless families emergency shelter and hospitality through interfaith communities and to work with families to find and retain stable housing. |
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Found House Interfaith Housing Network
Ways to help |
Provide a Meal for our FamiliesFound House is currently providing shelter and hospitality for up to 12 families daily. Groups may volunteer to provide meals, snacks, and grocery gift cards. Meals need to be in individual or family containers for easy distribution to our families. To schedule a meal donation and drop off, please email msnyder@foundhouse.orgPet Support ProgramWe provide temporary shelter for pets of families experiencing homelessness in our shelter as well as pets referred from other social service agencies throughout the Cincinnati region. We are in need of volunteers to come in and help with the daily care of these animals on a scheduled basis as well of foster homes for pets. Training is provided on-site. Contact gparsons@foundhouse.org for additional information.Donation DrivesCollect new items for the families Found House IHN serves. Items needed include new, full-size personal hygiene products, baby wipes, non-perishable food, bottled water, cleaning supplies, socks, and underwear (all sizes). Gift cards to Kroger, Walmart, Target, and Amazon are always needed. These items are only a few of the things needed and go a long way to help.Third Party FundraisersThird Party Fundraisers are a great way to be involved! Host a fundraiser of your own! Gather a group to host a small event such as a bake sale, fundraiser night at local restaurant/pub with the proceeds benefitting Found House families and/or their pets. |
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Items we need now |
Items needed to help families in needIf you would like to donate food or cleaning products, our shelter staff will be grateful to receive your donations at 990 Nassau St. Thank you. Suggested items to donate include new, full-size hygiene products - African American shampoo (such as Cantu, Shea, and Carol's Daughter), body wash, shampoo, conditioner, combs, brushes, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste, and baby wipes. Food items such as bottled water, foods that don’t require cooking (for example, canned tuna & chicken, peanut butter, crackers, granola & protein bars, canned soups with tab-top, etc.) and snack foods such as granola bars, chips/pretzels, fruit snacks, and nuts. We are always in need of socks and underwear of all sizes. And, gift cards to Kroger, Walmart, Meijer, Amazon, and Target. Contact msnyder@foundhouse.org for additional information and current list of the most needed items. |
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Ways to help youth thrive |
Child Enrichment VolunteerChild Enrichment Volunteers assist with childcare during after-school activities that are fun and engaging for children experiencing homelessness. Responsibilities include assisting staff with activities which may include crafts, general play, homework help, overseeing children/participate/take photos during guest activities such as therapy dog visits, kid’s yoga, circus visits, etc., reading stories to children, offering homework help, and helping with cleaning of playroom and toys. |
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How you help | Housing for all families requires the community to come together as one. Volunteers and organizations provide hospitality to families experiencing the crisis of homelessness in the form of meals, overnight shelter, fundraising, in-kind donations, and financial support. Our Interfaith partners, representing the richness and diversity of greater Cincinnati, have been the driving force of what we do for 30 years. These community ambassadors spread the message that affordable housing is not a challenge too big to overcome, but one that each of us plays a part in resolving. Put your special skills and background to good use and let us know how you want to make a difference! |
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About us | Established in 1991, Found House Interfaith Housing Network (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati) provides temporary shelter through interfaith communities to families with no place to turn. We connect families to the housing they deserve. We build a community where housing is there for all families to find, whatever their needs, or budget, in support of their goals and dreams. We keep families together through housing crisis and homelessness. |
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