CINCINNATI — Talbert House has been granted $50,000 from the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund activated by Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the United Way of Greater Cincinnati. These funds are awarded at a critical time as COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to safely providing community-based services to the children, adults, and families Talbert House serves.

The grant will be used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) including HEPA filters, thermometers, masks, gloves, gowns, and goggles for staff and clients in residential community correction and addiction treatment sites where face-to-face services are being delivered. A portion of the funds will also be used to purchase telehealth technology, equipping staff to remotely deliver mental health and addiction services many clients depend on for their continued wellness and recovery.

Talbert House President and CEO, Neil Tilow, says, “We are grateful for the generous response the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and our community has provided in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PPE and telehealth technology allow us to safely deliver critical mental health, addiction, and reentry services desperately needed in our community.”

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About Talbert House

Talbert House is empowering children, adults and families to live healthy, safe and productive lives. Operating within five service lines: Addictions, Community Care, Community Corrections, Housing and Mental Health, Talbert House serves over 24,200 clients face to face and an additional 80,200 through prevention services throughout Southwest Ohio.

About Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As the region’s leading community foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation connects people with purpose in an eight-county region in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. GCF is leading the charge toward a more vibrant Greater Cincinnati for everyone — now, and for generations to come.

About United Way of Greater Cincinnati

United Way of Greater Cincinnati leads programs and partnerships to help local families move on a path out of poverty with the bold, long-term vision of breaking the cycle of poverty across the region. United Way changes systems and policies across government, corporate and community organizations so they work better for families in poverty. United Way improves lives in 10 counties across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. It is the largest organized community effort to help families move out of poverty for good. Together, with 90,000 supporters, we unite communities to change lives. Additional information about the programs, initiatives, services, and community impact, is available at UWGC.org #LiveUnited