a coordinated, community effort

Working relentlessly with our community until everyone has a place to call home

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MASKQUERADE

Community Shelter Board’s party with a purpose

Merging philanthropy and fun and bringing to Columbus the opportunity to have fun with a purpose, Maskquerade raises important funds for homeless programs and housing services that help vulnerable families and single adults in our community.

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We CREATE COLLABORATION

We CREATE COLLABORATION

to rebuild the lives of the homeless in Columbus & Franklin County

Bringing together diverse organizations to work together as an efficient system that provides safe shelter and quick access to housing for men, women and families experiencing homelessness.

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We DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

We DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

to rebuild the lives of the homeless in Columbus & Franklin County

We combine innovative solutions and best practices with time-tested strategies to implement programs that quickly and stably house people in crisis.

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We INVEST IN QUALITY PROGRAMS

We INVEST IN QUALITY PROGRAMS

to rebuild the lives of the homeless in Columbus & Franklin County

We use an outcome-based funding model that measures performance, monitors programs' success, and assures the system's effectiveness to serve 12,000 of Columbus and Franklin County's most vulnerable citizens each year.

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We lead a coordinated, community effort to make sure everyone has a place to call home. 

We bring together 15 agencies across Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio to work together as a cohesive system for change, driving:

  • Strategy – to prioritize and position innovative solutions in alignment with planning efforts by federal, state, and local agencies
  • Accountability – through data and compliance monitoring for all public funding from federal, state, and local levels, as well as private sector funding
  • Collaboration – within the homeless system, between other systems of care, and across the community
  • Resources – from federal, state, and local levels in both the public and private sectors

We maximize effective and efficient use of resources to achieve the best possible collective impact for Columbus and Franklin County. With the support of a compassionate community, our system of care served 14,000 people last year with homelessness prevention, shelter, street outreach, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing.