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
National Housing Week of Action
COHHIO is taking part in the National Housing Week of Action on May 1-8 and I ask you to join us! This is a great [...]
Housing Ohio 2018 Conference Update
Thanks to our attendees, our presenters, and our sponsors for helping to make Housing Ohio 2018 our biggest conference ever! Workshop presentations are available on [...]
Advocacy Worked – Housing Wins!
I just returned from Washington with great news: the budget bill that Congress passed represents a significant victory for housing and homelessness! I spent most [...]
Report Shows Gap in Affordable Housing in Ohio
Ohio has a severe shortage of homes that are affordable to poor Ohioans, according to a report issued Tuesday, but the ongoing housing affordability crisis [...]
State Grants Help Seniors Stay In Their Own Homes
The Ohio Development Services Agency recently awarded $5.5 million in grants to 22 local organizations to help low-income Ohioans make the repairs and accessibility upgrades [...]
Bill’s Update
The Trump administration’s budget proposal came out earlier this month and its bad news for housing and homeless advocates. The president wants to cut HUD’s [...]
Slaying the Gerrymander
The 2018 elections promise to shakeup the state and national political scenes, starting with a ballot issue in May that could go a long way [...]
ODSA Announces Homeless Grant Awards
The Ohio Development Services Agency recently awarded grants totaling nearly $26 million in state and federal funding to help 72 local agencies working to prevent [...]
President Trump’s HUD Budget Would Increase Housing Insecurity
Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s proposed 18.3 percent [...]
