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
Bill’s Year End Message
December 2020 No one will forget 2020. It was a year full of so much misery and chaos, but it’s ending on a positive note [...]
Congress (Finally) Passes Rent Relief, HUD Appropriations
Good news! Congress has agreed to include a $25 billion emergency rental assistance program in the economic relief bill expected to pass today. Thank you [...]
Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccines in Homeless Assistance Projects
Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution On December 14, 2020, the state of Ohio began administering the first COVID-19 vaccinations to health care workers. Ohio has [...]
Housing Now for Homeless Families
The Housing Now for Homeless Families Program (HNHF) offers grants to local nonprofits that provide temporary financial assistance and supportive services to rehouse families with [...]
Winter, Covid, Homelessness Survey
In early December COHHIO surveyed Ohio's continuums of care (CoCs) leads - regional homeless services systems - to determine how the spreading coronavirus pandemic and [...]
COHHIO Applauds Selection of Marcia Fudge for HUD Secretary
Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement on the appointment of U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge [...]
Ohio Homelessness Increasing Even Before Covid-19
In their recent report Confronting Homelessness, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency found that the number of Ohioans experiencing homelessness each year 30.8 percent from 2012 [...]
Statement on Shooting Death of Casey Goodson Jr.
Once again, a Black man has been murdered by law enforcement in Ohio. Casey Christopher Goodson, Jr., just 23-years-old, had his life cut short at [...]
COHHIO Receives $2.5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to End Homelessness
Day 1 Families Fund grants $105.9 million to 42 nonprofits helping families gain housing support and stability COLUMBUS, Ohio – (December 9, 2020): Coalition on [...]
