Strategies to End Homelessness

Name

Strategies to End Homelessness

Legal name

Strategies to End Homelessness, Inc.

Website

https://strategiestoendhomelessness.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homelessness Prevention and Social Services Coordination

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Homelessness prevention services
• Continuum of care coordination
• Housing stability programs
• Emergency shelter intake
• Predictive homelessness analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 20-8286347) that raises funds from individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners to fund homelessness prevention programs, shelter diversion, and housing coordination services.
2. Government Grants and Contracts: As one of only a handful of HUD Unified Funding Agencies nationwide, the organization receives federal funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care (CoC) homeless services system.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Strategies to End Homelessness coordinates homelessness prevention, emergency shelter intake, diversion, and street outreach services across Hamilton County, Ohio, functioning as the HUD-designated Unified Funding Agency for the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care. Services are delivered free of charge to individuals and families through a Central Access Point phone line, partner agency network, and predictive analytics-driven early intervention programs, with funding sourced from federal HUD grants and charitable donations.

Product overview

Strategies to End Homelessness operates a unified platform consisting of a website and mobile application that coordinates homelessness prevention and intervention services across Hamilton County, Ohio. The core offering includes a network of coordinated services: the Central Access Point (CAP) for shelter intake, Shelter Diversion programs for prevention, and Street Reach outreach. The platform connects with partner tools including TenantGuard for housing stability screening and CincinnatiCoC.org for Continuum of Care coordination. The organization leverages predictive data analytics to identify at-risk individuals and optimize resource allocation across more than 30 local partner agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Central Access Point (CAP) A centralized phone-based intake system for shelter placement, connecting families seeking shelter, individuals needing transitional housing for substance use disorder recovery, and homeless veterans to appropriate resources in Hamilton County, Ohio.
• TenantGuard A short online survey tool that connects struggling renters with local housing stability programs by sharing information with trusted community agencies for proactive outreach.
• Shelter Diversion Program A prevention program that helps households at risk of homelessness find alternative housing solutions to keep them housed, with reported outcomes of participants staying housed one year after completing the program.
• Street Reach A street outreach program that connects individuals experiencing homelessness in the community with services and resources.
• CincinnatiCoC.org Partner Platform A partner coordination platform for the Cincinnati Continuum of Care, serving as the unified funding agency interface that connects HUD resources with local homelessness services and partner organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero-cost prevention versus $22,528 per incident after homelessness occurs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CincinnatiCoC.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cincinnati Continuum of Care (CoC) partnership serves as the official coordination body for homeless services in Hamilton County. Strategies to End Homelessness operates CincinnatiCoC.org as the CoC's digital platform, managing coordinated entry, funding allocation, and system-wide performance monitoring.
• United Way of Greater CincinnaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegration with United Way 211 provides 24/7 referral access for individuals seeking rent assistance, utility support, food, and crisis services. United Way serves as the primary after-hours and overflow referral pathway for basic needs.
• Local Partner Organizations (30+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 30+ local organizations providing prevention programs, street outreach, emergency shelter, and housing resources across Hamilton County. Strategies to End Homelessness coordinates these partners through the CoC system.
• Google AdsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline advertising platform used for paid search and display advertising campaigns.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: Large national community development nonprofit focused on affordable housing and homelessness solutions through partnerships with local entities and government funders, broadly comparable in mission scope.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness: The leading national policy and advocacy nonprofit on homelessness, working with HUD and CoCs nationwide on the same Continuum of Care system that Strategies coordinates at the local level.
• National Coalition for the Homeless: National homelessness advocacy and public education organization focused on systemic change, similar in nonprofit mission alignment and federal-policy engagement.

Direct peers

• Pathways to Housing: Operates evidence-based Housing First programs that combine direct outreach (similar to Street Reach) with service coordination, comparable to Strategies' predictive and diversion-based approach.
• Family Promise: National nonprofit addressing family homelessness through a network of local affiliates, sharing a similar hub-and-spoke model of coordinated community resources and prevention-focused programming.
• Coalition for the Homeless: Advocacy and direct-service provider operating centralized intake and CoC coordination for major U.S. cities — directly comparable function to Strategies' Central Access Point for Hamilton County.
• Community Solutions: Community Solutions runs the Built for Zero initiative, a national data-driven campaign to end homelessness that similarly emphasizes predictive/real-time data and coordinated system-level reform — directly comparable in philosophy and method.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/toendhomeless
• Facebookfacebook.com/StrategiestoEndHomelessness

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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