About
COHHIO’s Youth Housing Initiative seeks to reduce the barriers that prevent Ohio’s homeless youth and young adults from gaining access to housing, services and stability through furthering advocacy, training and education in order to put an end to youth homelessness across our state. The program also aims to provide at-risk and homeless youth with tools and information to assist them as they navigate systems and communities for supports and services.
Need Help?
Text the keyword 4hope to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor within 5 minutes. Any person may need help in coping with a stressful situation. Reach out by text to communicate with someone trained to listen and respond in a method that is private, secure, and confidential.
Taking Charge
The Youth Housing Initiative has developed Taking Charge, an online tool that supports and empowers transition age youth through self-advocacy. This resource assists youth in understanding both their rights and responsibilities. Developed in partnership with youth & young adults, Taking Charge targets 16-24 year-olds and covers 12 topics, including education, well-being, housing and foster care to name a few.
Transition Aged Youth (TAY) Providers & Partners Mailing List
The TAY Providers & Partners Mailing List is an email listserv operated by the COHHIO Youth Housing Initiative. The listserv uplifts youth homelessness and housing advocacy efforts. The email listserv provides state level updates impacting youth homelessness-housing, resources, education, funding opportunities, and more.
To join the listserv send an email to lisabrooks@cohhio.org and request to be added. If you have information you’d like COHHIO to consider for sharing send an email to lisabrooks@cohhio.org and your information will be considered. An archive of listserv messages sent starting June 2022 is below.
Listserv Archive
- Announcement: Opening of the Ohio Ombudsman Office sent 6/6/2022
- Reminder: Statewide Peer to Peer Call Invitation sent 6/7/2022
- FYI: DOT Announces New Grants to Address Homelessness Through Transit Planning sent 6/9/2022
- Pride Month, Juneteenth, and Homelessness Awareness sent 6/16/2022
- Statewide Peer to Peer Call Invitation July 2022 sent 6/21/2022
COHHIO Youth Updates
COHHIO Names Amy Riegel to Serve as New Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2022 COHHIO Names Amy Riegel to Serve as New Executive Director [...]
Invest in Ohio’s Housing Recovery
Proposal to Invest ARPA Funds in Affordable Housing (Updated May 2022) COHHIO and over 225 companies [...]
New Housing Resources for Local Advocates
The American Rescue Plan (ARPA) and other federal Covid response legislation created new resources that local [...]
Report Underscores Need to Invest in Affordable Housing Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 Report Underscores Need to Invest in Affordable Housing Recovery Housing [...]
Advocates Praise State Housing Investment in Healthy Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2022 The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio applauded the [...]
Federal Advocacy Update: Housing Appropriations Bill
Spring 2022 Update: President Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 budget request would increase funding for HUD's housing [...]