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
Home Relief Grant Program Webinar
The DeWine Administration this week announced the Home Relief Grant program. Funded with $50 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund, the program may offer [...]
Emergency Rental Assistance
If you have been laid off or lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic and recession, you might be able to find help paying the [...]
At-Risk Tenants Urged to Apply for Eviction Moratorium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPT. 22, 2020 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, marcusroth@cohhio.org At-Risk Tenants Urged to Apply for Eviction Moratorium Housing advocates on Tuesday advised tenants facing [...]
CDC Eviction Moratorium
Help for Tenants Facing Eviction If you are facing eviction because you cannot pay the rent, you must take action in order to get protection [...]
Evicted or in between places? You still have the right to VOTE
Now might not seem like the time to worry about the next election if you’re about to lose your home. But whether or not you [...]
Breaking Ground – Summer 2020
Summer 2020 We’re six months into this pandemic – the strangest, most nerve racking period of my life as a homeless advocate – and I’m [...]
Your Vote Matters!
People who are homeless or facing eviction have more immediate concerns than the upcoming election. Unfortunately, low voter turnout among low-income and marginalized populations only [...]
Housing Now for Homeless Families
COHHIO thanks Gov. DeWine and his administration for investing $15 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding to provide homeless prevention and [...]
Housing Info Line Keeps Housing Authority In Line
Sometimes COHHIO's Housing Information Line needs to remind housing authority officials to follow their own policies when it comes to raising the rent on vulnerable [...]
