Welcome House, Inc.

Welcome House, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Covington, Kentucky, is a prime recipient and sub-recipient of federal grants funding permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, emergency shelter operations, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families across the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati region, including Kenton, Owen, Boone, Grant, Pendleton, Gallatin, and Carroll counties.

Welcome House operates almost entirely within the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which accounts for the vast majority of its 119 federal awards since 2007. The organization also holds a single grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs for transitional housing operations serving homeless veterans. As a prime recipient, Welcome House has received $1.063 million under a three-year CoC award running May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2028, and $382,906 and $443,511 under separate CoC awards effective August 1, 2026 and January 1, 2026, respectively. Under CoC rural set-aside awards, Welcome House delivers up to six months of rent or utility arrears, short-term emergency lodging through motels or shelters, housing repairs up to $10,000 per structure, emergency food and clothing assistance, and capacity building activities. Recent prime awards also include a $228,086 CoC award (May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027), a $165,429 CoC special notice addressing unsheltered and rural homelessness (August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027), and a $163,061 CoC award (January 1 through December 31, 2026).

Welcome House's activity trajectory shows consistent growth: six awards in 2022 to twenty-five in 2024, with thirty-two awards in 2025 and twelve to date in 2026. The organization acts as sub-recipient under state pass-through grantees, particularly Kentucky Housing Corporation, for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and tenant-based rental assistance programming. Sub-award work includes King's Crossing Apartments, an 8-unit permanent supportive housing facility for homeless individuals with disabilities featuring case management, mental and physical healthcare referrals, domestic violence counseling, substance dependency treatment, and employment assistance. Welcome House also operates emergency shelter facilities for single women, families with children, and mixed-gender populations, and delivers FIVCO permanent supportive housing and street outreach services through sub-awards from state housing entities. The organization manages Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) projects to track program outcomes and support coordinated community prevention efforts.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the customer base, funding 75 of 119 total awards covering roughly 65 percent of recent activity by count. Twelve awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months face recompete exposure. Place of performance is Park Hills, Kentucky, with service delivery across the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati region.