Lydia’s House wants to ensure your family has what you need to survive. This form is to request emergency assistance after you have exhausted your Abundant Life Grant funds.
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By Children deserve to live in buildings
Over the last 2 weeks several media outlets have reported that Cincinnati Public Schools will be opening a homeless car lot for families to live in cars with children. Here’s the article reporting on this plan in WVXU and in the Cincinnati Enquirer. In response, our co-director Mary Ellen wrote an op-ed which was published in the paper edition of the Enquirer on 10/26/25. Here is a copy of what went to print: Children deserve to live in buildings Cincinnati Public Schools’ opening of car lot is proof city has failed to find solutions for family homelessness Cincinnati Public Schools
