David & Rebecca Barron Center for Men

Exterior of the David & Rebecca Barron Center for Men with covered entry, a completed 3CDC development in Cincinnati

Shelterhouse, which operates the Barron Center, is Cincinnati’s largest emergency shelter provider, offering basic human services to over 3,000 people annually. Formerly known as the Drop Inn Center, Shelterhouse had a previous facility on Elm Street, which lacked the operational and physical infrastructure to keep up with daily demand. There was a single restroom with nine showers for 180 men, no separation for sick patients, and only two washer/dryer units for all of the shelter’s male clients. The operational efficiencies of the organization  were severely limited. Additionally, dated and non-functional kitchen equipment, along with limited space for recurring programming and case management for the chronically homeless desperately needed to be addressed. The new facility, named The David & Rebecca Barron Center for Men, houses 150 beds for men; smaller sleeping quarters that allow more privacy, safety and cleanliness; full-day services; expanded day-time programming; an increased ratio of case workers to residents; a modern kitchen for three daily meals; and an updated laundry facility.
The David & Rebecca Barron Center is part of the five-facility system called for in Cincinnati’s Homeless to Homes Plan, which aims to provide comprehensive services necessary for homeless individuals to obtain and maintain housing.

Esther Marie Hatton Center for Women

Brick building exterior with patio dining umbrellas at the Esther Marie Hatton Center for Women, a 3CDC Cincinnati development

Formerly known as the Drop In Center, Shelterhouse has been serving homeless women for over three decades, yet had previously never had a facility in which to serve only women. In this new facility, named the Esther Marie Hatton Center for Women, Shelterhouse is able to ensure women have access to basic human needs such as shelter, food, clothing, and toiletries, and then begin to define reasonable steps toward independence and self-sufficiency. The new facility supports the basic needs for food, shelter, and safety; reduced trauma and optimized women’s health; additional shelter beds; full-day treatment services tailored to the specific needs of individual women; high-quality individualized case management; and a parking facility that supports the demands of the shelter, the Anna Louise Inn, and the neighboring United Way Facility.
The Esther Marie Hatton Center is part of the five-facility system called for in Cincinnati’s Homeless to Homes Plan, which aims to provide comprehensive services necessary for homeless individuals to obtain and maintain housing.

City Gospel
Mission Center

Brick and glass facade with the City Gospel Mission logo and dove emblem, a 3CDC-developed mission center in Cincinnati

The City Gospel Mission’s former shelter facility was located on Elm Street in Over-the-Rhine. Limited space and a landlocked site required their clients to wait outside the facility each afternoon for a chance to receive food and shelter, and to exit again in the morning. The new facility on Dalton Street houses 74 emergency beds for men; 36 transitional housing beds in a separate building for the Exodus Recovery program; improved sleeping arrangements offering more privacy; full day services with programming that eliminates forced exit during daytime hours; an increased ratio of case workers to residents; and shared facilities with both a physical training and employment agency.
City Gospel Mission is part of the five-facility system called for in Cincinnati’s Homeless to Homes Plan, which aims to provide comprehensive services necessary for homeless individuals to obtain and maintain housing.