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Food & Shelter

Hot Meals

City Gospel Mission serves hundreds of nutritious hot meals daily, providing sustenance, dignity, and hope to individuals facing hunger. Our meals are prepared with care and served in a welcoming environment, offering a vital lifeline to those in need.

Hot Meals

Overnight Shelter

Our overnight shelter offers a safe, warm place to sleep for men and women experiencing homelessness. Guests receive a clean bed, access to hygiene essentials, and compassionate support, helping them rest and take the next step toward stability.

Overnight Shelter

Holiday Programs

From Thanksgiving feast essentials to Christmas gifts for the kids, our holiday programs bring joy to families and individuals in need of assistance. We provide meals, gifts, and community events that foster connection, reminding everyone that they are cared for and valued.

Holiday Programs

Jobs Van

The Jobs Van offers a positive alternative to panhandling while connecting panhandlers and homeless to other services that can help them change their lives long-term.

Jobs Van

Recovery

Recovery

Our recovery programs provide holistic support for those overcoming addiction, including counseling, faith-based guidance, and community. We walk alongside individuals on their journey to lasting freedom and renewed hope that there is something better for them.

Recovery

Step Forward

Featured in Runner’s World Magazine and highlighted in many news stories, Step Forward unites and mobilizes volunteers to help men and women in addiction recovery at City Gospel Mission to break the cycle of poverty, despair, and addiction. We show God’s love to them while training for and then participating in the Cincinnati Flying Pig and Queen Bee.

Step Forward

Aftercare & Transitional Housing

Men and women who graduate from our residential recovery programs need support as they transition to self-sufficiency. Our transitional housing offers independent living with supportive services for our recovery program graduates. And our aftercare program offers supportive services like counseling, mentoring, and group meetings. This extra support helps men and women maintain sobriety, find long-term housing, and rebuild their lives.

Aftercare

Jobs

Employment Network (Formerly Known as JobsPlus)

Employment Network (formerly known as JobsPlus) provides free career development and job placement services to the community. We offer traditional courses for building essential life and workplace skills, as well as a Fast Track program designed for advanced job seekers ready to launch their next career step.

Employment Network

Employers

Looking for your next great employee? Employment Network (formerly known as JobsPlus) serves as your no-cost HR partner, connecting businesses with motivated, well-prepared talent. Since 1994, we’ve helped local companies thrive by providing over 3,000 quality employees ready to make an impact.

Employers

Re-entry Assistance

Employment Network (formerly known as JobsPlus) assists female residents at River City Correctional Center in making a positive transition back into the community through affirming personal relationships and access to Employment Network resources.

Re-entry Assistance

Youth

Camp

A CGM Summer camp is a safe place where youth have the time of their lives! For some children, camp is not only an adventure – but one that helps define their future and teaches them about the love of Christ.

Camp

Hispanic Outreach

Our Hispanic Outreach ministry connects the services of City Gospel Mission to Greater Cincinnati’s growing community of Hispanic youth!

¡Nuestro ministerio de Alcance Hispano conecta los servicios de City Gospel Mission con la creciente comunidad de jóvenes hispanos del Gran Cincinnati!

Hispanic Outreach

Little Village

Little Village is a community play space designed for fun, early learning, and connection for families of children from birth to 5 yrs. There is no charge to participate, and the space has flexible hours to meet families’ schedules. and specific needs.

Little Village

1:1 Mentoring

We give children caring, enduring, one-to-one relationships that change their lives. Are you interested in becoming a mentor? Just a few hours each week can make a big difference in the life of a child.

Mentoring

Princesses Ballet

Princesses Ballet offers young dancers a nurturing environment to explore creativity, build confidence, and develop discipline. Our programs cater to all skill levels, from beginners to advanced, fostering a love for ballet while empowering each child to shine.

Princesses Ballet

Rising Scholars

Under-resourced Christian students with leadership potential are often overlooked. Many of these students don’t have the support they need to craft their future story. Rising Scholars helps under-resourced students succeed in their education, grow spiritually, accomplish goals, make career choices and develop healthy relationships.

Rising Scholars

Whiz Kids Tutoring

Tutoring has the power to boost children’s academic scores, create strong readers and improve confidence. But our volunteers become so much more than tutors. They become mentors, friends and positive role models that change the lives of children beyond the classroom.

Whiz Kids Tutoring

Jeremiah Scholars

Jeremiah Scholars is a partnership between City Gospel Mission and private donors committed to helping students break the cycle of generational poverty. We invest in young adults in financial need who come from backgrounds and communities where educational and life-skill success have greater obstacles.

Jeremiah Scholars

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