The Center for Respite Care exists due to the generosity of individuals, foundations, state and local grants--and Hamilton County. That means taxpayers. The Center cares for people experiencing homelessness who do not have a place to go upon release from the hospital...

The title for this blog is taken from the Center for Respite Care’s core values. The people who work at the Center are passionate that our clients receive stellar medical and case management services. This is all in an effort to ensure that, once they are ready for...

Our annual campaign started on November 1, 2021 and continues until March 31, 2022. We do accept contributions year- round; but place a special emphasis on donations this time of the year. We conduct our campaign this annually to raise much-needed funds to care for...

It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to Jack Stern, FC Cincinnati goalkeeper coach. For the past four years Jack has been our honorary spokesman for our annual campaign. Our PSA’s are running now thanks to Channel 12 WKRC and will continue through the end of...

2021 has been another historic year. The challenge of COVID 19 continued to impact our operation and we are pleased to report that we minimized the virus at the Center and continued to provide a safe and healthy place for our clients. As we look back at the year;...

Patrice McDonald and Shayla Walker are the nurse managers for the Center for Respite Care. These two women work tirelessly to care for our clients – individuals who are ill and experiencing homelessness. Being  a nurse requires compassion, caring, love and...

The past two years have been especially difficult for each of us. This has been exponential for people experiencing homelessness. The holiday season and colder weather hits people experiencing homelessness especially hard. Many have lost contact with family and...

I recently wrote about work that The Center for Respite Care is doing with the National Coalition of Healthcare for the Homeless Council. I am heartened to learn that the care that we provide to people experiencing homelessness is consistent with other providers. We...

The Center for Respite Care is honored and grateful for all the support we receive from our community and donors; in particular, the gracious support of sponsors for our yearly event, the Transformation Awards.  As the Center and our community have been challenged in...

Several members of the team and I were part of a national virtual summit that included leadership in the world of people experiencing homelessness. The results will be public in the months ahead and will offer guidance, best practices, and detailed research as we plan...

Several members of The Center for Respite Care team and I participated in a recent prestigious national conference. This was coordinated by the National Institute (The Institute) for Medical Respite Care and PCORI. The subject was “the complex medical needs of people...

Ed Slater, our Chief Advancement Officer, comes to the Center with a firm foundation serving people experiencing homelessness. Ed was first a street outreach worker in 1982, and from that humble beginning, became a founding member of Tender Mercies in 1985.Ed’s...

Kay Burlew has been the Medical Recovery Manager for The Center for Respite Care for the past six years. Previously, she spent 17 years in children’s services in Northern Kentucky. Kay Burlew Kay’s heart and passion are in her work, as evidenced by her description of...

The Center for Respite Care relies on our partners for our success. This means our financial partners, publicity partners, individuals, families, the government and companies. We are most blessed that a fledgling team called FC Cincinnati joined us over six years...

The Center for Respite Care was previously located in an old home in Avondale. While the location did the job for us, we needed to become better known in order to serve more Individuals experiencing homelessness.  This included raising funds and enhanced...

The Transformation Awards are pivotal to The Center for Respite Care’s fundraising and awareness efforts. The event, held for over a decade, introduces the public to both the Center and annual honorees. The honorees are individuals and organizations who are chosen for...

The Center for Respite Care has been in existence for approaching 20 years. Since 2007, we were located in Avondale in a large old home with very limited capacity. It became clear that we needed more space, specifically designed to sleep an expanded capacity. Our...

I, along with a team of 17 people, run The Center for Respite Care. Our daily job is to provide medical care and a safe place to recover and heal when an individual experiencing homelessness has nowhere else to go. This includes people who are discharged from...

When asked about how she feels about being named Volunteer of the Year by The Center for Respite Care, Mary Ellen Tobe-Roberts is quick to say that she does not give her time for awards. Her energy, passion and commitment come from the heart and from God.“I don’t do...

Michael Chertock and his family came forward to support The Center for Respite Care beginning in 2014. They were not asked. They just did.Left to Right: Michael, Maaike, Marius, Joshua, and Maria Chertock And all of these years later, they endure. The family annually...