NKY homeless shelter receives large grant from Amazon founder

by Welcome House Admin | Nov 21, 2024 | News Stories

COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) – A Northern Kentucky homeless shelter announced Wednesday that it won a grant from Jeff Bezos’ charitable organization. Welcome House, a Covington-based nonprofit and shelter, announced on Nov. 20 that it won a $1.25 million grant...

Welcome House receives $1.25m Bezos Day 1 Families grant to move needle on family homelessness

by Welcome House Admin | Nov 21, 2024 | News Stories

Welcome House, Inc. has received a $1.25 million grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez through the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. The grant builds on the $1.25 million Day 1 Families Fund grant received in 2019. This is the seventh year that the Day 1 Families Fund has...

Bezos fund awards $1.25M grant to Welcome House

by Welcome House Admin | Nov 20, 2024 | News Stories

Welcome House, a homelessness services provider based in Covington, recently received a $1.25 million grant from the Jeff Bezos-backed Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. The money will be used to “expand our outreach, enhance housing assistance and address barriers that...

Welcome House, Inc. receives $1.25 million grant from Bezos Day 1 Families Fund

by Welcome House Admin | Nov 20, 2024 | News Stories

COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) – Welcome House, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in Kentucky, has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez through the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund, per a news release. This grant follows a...

Covington-based nonprofit receives $1.25 million grant from Jeff Bezos-backed fund

by Welcome House Admin | Nov 20, 2024 | News Stories

COVINGTON, Ky. — A northern Kentucky nonprofit has received a $1.25 million grant from Jeff Bezos’s Day 1 Families Fund. “This grant is a game-changing investment that empowers us to push boundaries in how homelessness is addressed, particularly in Kentucky’s...

Delivering the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place, From the Right Pocket: How the Wrong Pocket Problem Stymies Medical Respite Care for the Homeless and What Can Be Done About It

by Welcome House Admin | Jun 12, 2024 | News Stories

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Welcome House receives more than $2.1 million in state ERA2 funds to combat homelessness in NKY

by Welcome House Admin | Apr 20, 2024 | News Stories

Northern Kentucky-based Welcome House is among Kentucky homeless service organizations awarded a portion of $23 million in funding for housing development projects and eviction assistance that will serve homeless, low-income and elderly Kentuckians. The money is a...

Legislators to discuss, vote on controversial Safer Kentucky Act

by Welcome House Admin | Mar 14, 2024 | News Stories

FRANKFORT (WXIX) – The controversial Safer Kentucky Act is moving to the Senate floor after the majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the bill. In a 7-3 vote, House Bill 5 won the approval of the committee on Thursday. Senators Karen Berg...

Boone County approves funds for 10 social service agencies

by Welcome House Admin | Feb 27, 2024 | News Stories

A total of $127,900 is being doled out to 10 social service agencies seeking a funding boost for their community assistance programs. On Feb. 20, the Boone County Fiscal Court approved 10 mid-year tax fund allocations to social service agencies in the county and...

Thomas More University to host third one-day interactive Women’s Conference on March 15

by Welcome House Admin | Feb 18, 2024 | News Stories

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Thomas More University invites area professionals to attend the 2024 Women’s Conference on March 15. This one-day, interactive conference on the University’s Crestview Hills campus is designed to enlighten, engage, and...