Continuums of Care
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Ohio Balance of State CoC
The Balance of State CoC spans the majority of Ohio's geography and is by far the most complex system in the YHSI cohort, with programs operating across more than a dozen regions through a mix of YHDP, ODH, and CoC funding. In 2024, 586 youth were served across the BoS system per the COHHIO youth data dashboard. The parenting youth cohort (247 households in FY2024) shows the strongest outcomes of any Ohio CoC — 66% exited to permanent destinations — driven largely by a robust RRH layer of 167 units. The system's weaknesses are concentrated in crisis and rural access: there is no consistent, low-barrier emergency shelter available across regions, outreach is uneven in rural counties, and prevention resources are limited. Planning priorities reflect both the system's ambition and its scale: regional housing allocation, expanded PSH, and meaningful cross-system coordination with child welfare, juvenile justice, and healthcare.
Flow diagram not yet available for this CoC.
Avg days homeless before housing
Additional informationExit to permanent housing
66%
of exiting HH
System returns
7%
avg 102 days to return
- YHDP SSO Outreach 6 CoC + 4 ODH projects beds
- Sojourners Drop-in / Resiliency Center
- Youth Build (Sojourners)
- The Hive (ISBH)
- McKinney-Vento Liaisons
- CCMEP
- FCFC / Ohio RISE
- 2-1-1 / 9-8-8
- YNN (Youth Navigation Network)
Front-porch & outreach · rural coverage gaps across BoS regions
- Ohio REACH (select sites)
- Ohio ETV / YNN
- YHDP SSO (Columbiana, BCESC, FCS, GLCAP, LFCAA, Sojourners)
- ODH Prevention (Marion Goodwill, Urban League, A Safe Space)
- 2-1-1 / FCFC / Ohio RISE
- Freedom Center
Diversion & prevention · 2 ODH + 1 Marion Goodwill funded projects
- Sojourners Ross County Crisis TH 4 units (YHDP) beds
- YHDP TH — Columbiana 2 units beds
- ODH LFCAA ES Overflow Region 9 · 14 individuals served in 2024 beds
- Marion Goodwill ES Regions 10 & 11 beds
0–6 months · limited to select regions · no dedicated low-barrier youth ES
- Sojourners Vinton ODH TLP 8 units beds
- WISH Butler County TH-RRH (BCESC) 8 units · $33,816/unit beds
- F&CS Next Step TH-RRH 15 units · $16,994/unit beds
- GLCAP TH-RRH 15 units · $24,757/unit beds
- LCCH TH-RRH 5 units · $77,516/unit beds
- Wood Co Harbor TIP House
- Delaware Co Tree House TLP
- Bridges (child welfare TH)
6 months–2 years · 6 site-based + 51 scattered-site TH units confirmed · Stella P: 24 HH avg 144 days
- YHDP RRH — Columbiana / BCESC / FCS / GLCAP / LCCH / ISBH 167 total RRH units beds
- ODH RRH — Columbiana / Fayette CAC / F&CS Next Step
- Hisle Park PSH (PMHA) 45 units · $6,562/unit · Stella P: 6 HH beds
- FYI Vouchers 27 vouchers / 7 counties beds
- FUP Vouchers
- Bridges
RRH, PSH, FYI/FUP · Stella P: RRH 145 HH avg 209 housed days · 75% exit rate
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How to read the CoC maps that follow
Short description of these phases
01
Access
Before the front door
“Front Porch” services — outreach, drop-in, hotlines, peer navigation
02
Prevention / Diversion
Before homelessness occurs
Financial assistance, diversion counseling — avoid system entry
03
Crisis / Emergency
0–6 months
Low-barrier shelter and emergency services
04
Transitional
6 months–2 years
TH, host homes, scattered site — temporary with services
05
Permanent Housing
6 months → years
RRH, PSH, FYI/FUP — lease in own name or no time limit