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...

Since 2011, the Center for Respite Care has held the annual Transformation Awards event honoring people and organizations who make our community a better place. Diana Klinedinst and Marth Schueler founded the event and provided their time, treasure, and talent to...

On September 26th at 7:00 pm we invite you to take in the Center for Respite Care’s annual Transformation Awards. The virtual event will premiere on our website, www.centerforrespitecare.org. After which it can be viewed at any time. After many years as an in-person...

How the Center for Respite Care became one of the partners at the Saint Anthony Center A brief history by Ed Slater | Aug 15, 2024 | The Center's Words The Center for Respite Care celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023. The years have seen the Center move from rooms...

The Center for Respite Care is honored to have a long-time affiliation with Channel 12, WKRC TV Cincinnati. This has included both Liz Bonis and Meghan Mongillo serving as event emcees. Liz’s show “Health Matters” has also featured our clients, volunteers, and...

Laurel Nelson, CEO of the Center for Respite Care, has been elected chair of the steering committee for the Respite Care Providers Network  https://nhchc.orgThe organization was established 20 years ago formally with the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council....

The Center is pleased to announce that Mary Sheldon is one of our two volunteers of the year — to be honored September 26 in the virtual presentation of Transformation Awards 2024. Mary has been an important asset to the Center. Thanks so very much.“Our volunteers are...

Congratulations to Sr. Therese DelGenio, SNDdeN: A 2024 Transformation Awards Honoree— volunteer of the yearThe Center for Respite Care relies upon our volunteers to keep day-to-day life (inside the Center) vibrant and meaningful. This includes the time that...

We are pleased to announce that the Respite Care Providers’ Network is a Transformation Awards 2024 honoree. The Network has been a long-time partner of the Center and stands as our sector’s leading organization for people experiencing homelessness — who have been...

The  Center for Respite Care’s annual Transformation Awards event celebrates people and organizations who have truly transformed the Greater Cincinnati community. The virtual awards ceremony will premiere on the Center’s website Thursday, September 26, 2024, at...

Center for Respite Care announces 2024 honorees: Transformation Awards pays tribute to those who transform our communityFor over a decade, The Center for Respite Care has named key community leaders and organizations as Transformation Award honorees. These...

We are grateful that Channel 12 has been the long-time media partner of the Center for Respite Care. Channel 12 has helped to create community-wide awareness about who we are and what we do. They support our effort to share our mission with the public — as we are the...

The Center for Respite Care has set Transformation Awards 2024 to drop virtually on September 24, 2024.  After many years as an in-person event, the experience of the COVID pandemic has led the awards committee to determine that supporters appreciate the ability to...

How you can help as we close out Annual Campaign 2023-24 Where the Center fits in: There is much written and said about the current status of people experiencing homelessness. While regionally there are a host of providers and services for people experiencing...

Patrice McDonald is the nurse supervisor for The Center for Respite Care. The Cincinnati Enquirer Op-ed February 22, 2024 I am a nurse with a unique role. I have spent the last 15 years caring for people who are experiencing homelessness and who are ill, have been...