Dayton Civic Scholars Senior Capstone: Addressing Homelessness and Housing in the Dayton Region

Dayton Civic Scholars Senior Capstone: Addressing Homelessness and Housing in the Dayton Region

Presenter(s)

Luke Cerminaro, Caralina Crouch, Andie Lang, Katherine Larger, Julia Parra, Jenna Reinhart, Kendall Visco, Leonard Zaleski

Comments

9:00-9:20, Kennedy Union 222

Description

The 2025 cohort of Dayton Civic Scholars capstone focused on housing and homelessness in Dayton. This presentation will highlight the process and work done in partnership with community partners. The cohort divided into two groups in order to highlight the work of our partners, Miami Valley Housing Opportunities (MVHO) and Montgomery County Homeless Solution System Performance and Evaluation (SPEC) team. Our work with MVHO aimed to assist the organization in building their social media as well as researching the impacts of their several housing programs throughout Dayton. We conducted several interviews and a focus group with MVHO residents, as well as toured their facilities. At the end of our capstone, we provided a document with further direction on how to market MVHO and its mission. This included social media templates and topics for increasing engagement. The SPEC team assisted with building a new interactive data dashboard surrounding homelessness data. We conducted interviews with local housing providers in order to include qualitative data and add context to the numbers. We also worked with design to incorporate the interviews and broader story of homelessness in the Dayton area and make it visually appealing. The MVHO and SPEC teams were able to learn more about the context surrounding both nationwide and local homelessness, as well as provide support to our partners in spreading awareness to larger audiences about housing issues.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Samantha L. Kennedy, Jaylyn M. Murray

Primary Advisor's Department

Fitz Center for Leadership in Community

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Community; Practical Wisdom; Critical Evaluation of Our Times

Dayton Civic Scholars Senior Capstone: Addressing Homelessness and Housing in the Dayton Region

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