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, and the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF). For press releases and coverage on these issues, visit the Media Room.
Advocacy Updates
Housing Policymaker Profiles: Rep. Phil Plummer
State Rep. Phil Plummer is the first elected leader that we have chosen for our new statewide profile series highlighting leaders across the region who [...]
Sign Here: Housing Is Infrastructure!
Congress and the White House are currently working on the Biden Administration’s infrastructure proposal, which calls for a $213 billion investment in housing. This proposed [...]
DeWine Signs Emergency Rental Assistance Bill
Following a unanimous vote in the legislature, Gov. Mike DeWine cleared the way for struggling Ohioans to get help paying the rent to avoid eviction [...]
Wanted: Housing Policy Associate
COHHIO seeks a Housing Policy Associate responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging its network in action on federal and state policy and regulatory activities [...]
Legislature Unanimously Endorses Supportive Housing
A proposal to ensure that supportive housing can continue helping Ohioans overcome homelessness and behavioral health issues got a unanimous thumbs up from the Ohio [...]
We’re Hiring! Equity & Training Coordinator
The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio is seeking a full-time, self-motivated, experienced individual to assist in coordination of technical assistance & training activities. [...]
Housing Wins!
Two big pieces of news out of Washington this week. First, Congress approved the American Rescue Plan Act, which includes nearly $50 billion in federal [...]
Black History Month: Dorothy Mae Richardson
"I could see houses starting to lean, windows rotting away. The solution was not to tear down the whole neighborhood and move everybody into public [...]
