Updates and local coverage

In the press

Coverage published by other outlets. Each entry links to the original source and is dated by its publication date, not by the shelter’s current status.

• July 1, 2026 · External coverage

  Abandoned church chimney blamed for Bellefontaine shelter closure

  WDTN/Nexstar reported that Peak of Hope closed a Bellefontaine shelter location in June 2026 over structural concerns involving an adjacent abandoned church chimney.

• December 9, 2025 · External coverage

  Coffee, Cocoa & Carols for a Cause raises $2,000+

  Downtown Bellefontaine reported more than $2,000 in monetary donations plus hundreds of dollars in materials from the 2025 campaign with Native Coffee Co.

• November 6, 2025 · External coverage

  United Way of Logan County allocates $50,000 to Peak of Hope

  The Bellefontaine Examiner reported a $50,000 United Way allocation to shelter unhoused neighbors and address housing, employment, and other barriers.

• December 31, 2024 · External coverage

  Logan County Rural Outreach Team partnership

  The MHDAS 2024 annual report describes a rural outreach partnership involving Peak of Hope, Recovery Zone, Residential Administrators, and Jubilee Mennonite Church.

• November 23, 2024 · External coverage

  Noah's Give Back drive and the shape of rural homelessness

  A Bellefontaine Examiner story covered a youth-led donation drive, explained literal and precarious homelessness in Logan County, and described the shelter's two programs.

• November 16, 2024 · External coverage

  Snowflake Campaign and holiday material drives

  The Bellefontaine Examiner described the $10, $20, and $50 snowflake donations displayed in participating storefronts, plus the requested-supplies drive.