"Divide your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into the house; when you see the naked, cover him; and do not hide your eyes from your own flesh"                                                                                                                                 Isaiah 58:7

As You Have Done This Unto the Least of Them You Done It Unto Me ~ Jesus

Homelessness is a problem that affects many people in Washington County, Ohio. If you are homeless yourself and need help or if you want to learn more about homelessness and how you can help, we have information for you. Call to see the many ways that YOU can get involved in helping the homeless in YOUR community.

The Cornerstone is a safe haven and shelter for the National Runaway Hotline.

Homelessness casts a shadow over the lives of many in our community

Homelessness in Washington County, Ohio

2010 - 56

2009 - 62

2008 - 59

These tallies speak of those who are in the strictest sense homeless: on the streets, living in vehicles, hotels, in our shelter or other temporary housing around the county.

Homelessness in State of Ohio

12,407 were homeless on a single night in 2010

10,576 Ohioans in shelters

1,831 Ohioans on the streets

9% of our nations homeless 

are in rural areas like Washington County, Ohio.

35% of homeless families rely on shelter such as 

The Cornerstone.

World War II (1941-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1965-1975), Persian Gulf War (1990-1991), Afghanstan War (2001- still), Iraq War ( 2003- still).

The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development recently released a supplemental report to the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress on veterans. The supplement estimated that 107,000 veterans experience homelessness on any given night.

The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates about 2,000 war on terrorism veterans have become homeless upon returning to the United States