The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, a low-barrier homelessness shelter in Covington, will host its annual fundraising gala in March. Dubbed “Homeless to Hopeful,” the event will feature food, games, live and silent auctions and a March Madness Bourbon Trail Auction. “We’re so grateful for the support of our community throughout the year,” said ESNKY […]
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Emergency Shelter of NKY to open as warming shelter Saturday
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky will open as a warming shelter starting Saturday, Jan. 17 at 5:30 p.m. to help vulnerable people shelter from the incoming winter weather. Shelter staff asks people call in advance to ensure there is enough room. Warming center services are offered to adult men and woman, aged 18 and […]
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Emergency Shelter opens as warming center for weekend
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky in Covington is opening its doors as a warming center for people without housing during this weekend’s predicted winter weather. The shelter will be opening as a warming shelter for adults aged 18 and over experiencing homelessness from Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. to Monday, Dec. 15 at […]
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Campbell County Cold Shelter activated amid winter storm
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky has activated the Campbell County Cold Shelter to keep more people safe during the winter storm.
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Tri-State homeless shelters brace for freezing temps this New Year
By WCPO’s Sean DeLancey A few dozen people struggling with homelessness lined up outside the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky Tuesday for a warm meal and, for some, a place to sleep and escape the rapidly dropping temperatures. Shelter CEO Kim Webb said they were bracing for an overload in the coming weeks as the weather […]
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Shelters open in NKY for homeless as temperatures drop outside
There is no designated shelter for the unhoused in Boone County, but that isn’t stopping local leaders from doing what they can to keep the community’s most vulnerable safe and warm when it gets too cold outside. The emergency cold shelter program will activate Wednesday night and run through at least noon on Dec. 4. […]
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Donate supplies for Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky’s winter drive
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky is hosting a donation drive on Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. to collect daily-use items and tour the shelter, with freshly popped popcorn and music available.
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Shower, laundry services nearly double at Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky since last year
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky has seen a nearly double increase in the number of adults using their on-site laundry and shower services since last year, with 289 more adults visiting the Daytime Navigation and Engagement Center this year.
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Homelessness in NKY: Region grapples with how to care for those who are unhoused
This story originally appeared in the Dec. 1, 2023 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe to our weekly print newspaper here. The Cold Shelter The line stretched along the outside of the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky and into an adjacent alcove. People laden with bags sat on nearby curbs, […]
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Inside LINK: Here’s how – and why – we wanted to better understand homelessness in Northern Kentucky
Inside LINK is a regular column normally written by our CEO, Lacy Starling. This week, we have a special guest writer: LINK’s managing editor, Meghan Goth. Email her at mgoth@linknky.com. As a community, we have, in many ways, lost nuance. People are right or left. They are a hero or a villain. They are good […]