SOAR Ohio Annual Meeting
One of the best parts of my role as the SOAR Ohio Project Coordinator is being able to get our entire team together for our yearly meeting, which provides SOAR [...]
LaToya’s Story
LaToya, a single mother, called the Housing Information Line when her landlord served her with an eviction notice just days after he had agreed to accept late payment. She had [...]
Upcoming Events
COHHIO has several training opportunities coming up. To see a complete listing, visit our online calendar page. Financial Management for Non-Profit Organizations - COHHIO has teamed up with the Ohio [...]
In Other Developments…
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency recently announced the 2017 awards for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Funding totaling over $27 million in tax credits was awarded for preservation [...]
COHHIO To Launch New Initiative for Ohio Youth
Starting this fall, runaway and homeless youth in Ohio will have a new companion to help them navigate the adult world on their own. COHHIO’s Youth Housing Initiative is planning [...]
COHHIO Members Saved $218,000 on Workers’ Comp
We often talk about how COHHIO members support our work to advocate for more affordable housing, ending youth homelessness, stopping illegal evictions, and much more. But did you know that [...]
Planning an End to Youth Homelessness in SE Ohio
Over the past several months, COHHIO and partners have been laying the foundation for the new $2.2 million Youth Homeless Demonstration Project (YHDP) aimed at ending youth homelessness in five [...]
2017 Balance of State Funding Competition
Throughout the state and nation, local agencies are now busy drafting applications for federal funding to continue doing the critical work of fighting homelessness. Each year, the Department of Housing [...]
Infant Mortality Demonstration Project
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency recently announced a pilot program to demonstrate the impact that targeted housing assistance can have on the infant mortality crisis. OHFA is making available up [...]
Reform the Mortgage Interest Deduction
A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) shows how the federal mortgage interest deduction (MID) can be fixed to help lower income homeowners that really need [...]