Advocating for state and federal policies to promote affordable housing and end homelessness is one of COHHIO’s core functions. For decades COHHIO has given voice to the underrepresented, fighting to end homelessness and ensure all Ohioans have a safe, decent, affordable home.
See recent updates on the issues we’re working at the right. Visit the following pages for more information about COHHIO’s advocacy on Federal Issues, State Issues, the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF), and OhioVOTES. For press releases and coverage on these issues, visit the Media Room.
Advocacy Updates
COHHIO Risk Mitigation Fund
The pandemic has created a renewed sense of urgency to move people out of congregate shelters where the virus spreads quickly. However, the pandemic has [...]
Housing Now for Homeless Families
Update: We are currently seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations to administer Rapid Re-Housing and Homeless Prevention to TANF-eligible families with children experiencing homelessness. The deadline [...]
Advocacy Alert: Call for Emergency Rental Assistance
Congress gets back to work in late July to negotiate the next coronavirus relief bill. With mass unemployment and over 500,000 Ohio tenants wondering how [...]
Report: Top Ohio Jobs Pay Too Little to Make Rent
For Immediate Release July 14, 2020 Pandemic Increases Housing Insecurity for Low-Wage Workers Before the coronavirus hit Ohio, only three out of the 10 most [...]
Advocacy, Business, Healthcare Groups Urge DeWine to Support Unemployed Tenants Facing Eviction
For Immediate Release June 17, 2020 With Ohio facing a spike in evictions in coming months, a coalition of housing advocates, businesses, healthcare, and faith-based [...]
COHHIO Believes that Black Lives Matter.
COHHIO stands in solidarity with the protestors demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, as well as so many other Black Americans [...]
Housing & Homelessness Roundtable with Sen. Brown
Thanks to everyone who joined our Housing & Homelessness Roundtable with Sen. Sherrod Brown today! We are fortunate to have such a strong champion for [...]
The Big Give
The Columbus Foundation’s Big Give results are in! COHHIO was one of 1,107 nonprofit organizations in Ohio that received donations during the 25-hour campaign. In [...]
Musician Sarob Donates Song to Pandemic Emergency Fund
Ohio-based musician Sarob released a new single Friday pledging 100 percent of sales revenue to the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio’s efforts to [...]
