Highland County Homeless Shelter
Resource Details
The Highland County Homeless Shelter, established in 2004, is located in Hillsboro, Ohio, and is a 501(c) (3) non-profit emergency homeless shelter. Capacity is 28 beds, and the shelter serves single men, single women, and families with children. The shelter is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and offers clients safe, temporary shelter for up to 90 days. We provide a complete case-managed program that assists the client with overcoming the barriers which led them to homelessness. These services include but are not limited to benefit application assistance for SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, SSI / SSDI, Veteran’s Services, and many more. Assistance with resume writing, employment search, GED procurement, budgeting and finance, food and nutrition, medical appointments and prescriptions, parenting classes, and general life skills are provided. Rapid-Rehousing programs are available to aid a client in securing stable housing, and referrals for mental health, addiction, domestic violence, veterans, and youth services are provided while at the shelter. Bedding, clothing, toiletries, and all food are provided during the client's stay, allowing them to have a safe, secure, stable environment to begin to rebuild their lives.