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Last month, the non-profit Star House purchased St. Ladislas Church in south Columbus to turn it into a drop-in center for homeless youth. St. Ladislas has been vacant since 2023.

Last fall, Newark promised to create a diversion program from those charged with a misdemeanor crime for sleeping outside. Its HOME Court program is now in full swing.

When state lawmakers advanced the biennial state budget last month, they redirected money for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund.

Housing Opportunities Through Municipal Engagement, or HOME, court is a new special diversion court aimed at helping nonviolent misdemeanor offenders who are experiencing homelessness.

The city stands to lose around $1 million in grant funding to fight homelessness unless it complies with the Trump administration’s executive orders.

Combined with the staggering 22% increase in homelessness in 2022, Franklin County is experiencing the largest cumulative increase in homelessness in the community’s history.

Supporters say the laws improve public health and safety and give police enforcement tools. Critics say laws are ineffective and criminalize homelessness.

Ohio's homeless population is below the U.S. average, though national numbers are rising.

Columbus City Council is adding $13 million in amendments to Mayor Andrew Ginther's proposed budget for the next year.

Ohio's homeless population is below the U.S. average, though national numbers are rising.