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
Statement on Gov. DeWine’s Efforts to Protect Homeless Ohioans from COVID-19
Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Mike DeWine’s efforts to [...]
Immediate Action Needed to Help Communities Respond to COVID-19 and Homelessness
Housing advocates and public health experts described a “dual crisis” facing Ohio Wednesday as emergency shelters struggle to respond to a coronavirus outbreak among people [...]
Advocates Call for Solutions to Ohio’s Affordable Housing Shortage
Housing advocates urged state and federal policymakers Tuesday to take more aggressive action to reduce the shortage of 256,875 rental units that are affordable and [...]
Defend Community Reinvestment and Civil Rights!
Help us stand up to the Trump administration's efforts to gut two critical rules that require banks to invest in disenfranchised communities and require communities [...]
New Bank Rules Threaten Investment in Ohio’s Struggling Communities
Civil rights and housing advocates warned Thursday that the Trump administration’s proposed bank rules would reduce critical investment in low-income communities throughout Ohio. Tom Roberts, [...]
Eviction Crisis Act
COHHIO Advocacy Director Gina Wilt was one of several housing advocates who joined Sen. Rob Portman at a recent roundtable in Columbus to discuss the [...]
New School Wellness Fund an Opportunity to Serve Homeless Students
The state’s new $675 million Ohio Student Wellness and Success Fund could help pave the way for homeless services agencies to partner with local school [...]
Ohio Votes 2020
With the upcoming presidential primary and general election, 2020 is going to be a very busy election year! COHHIO's Ohio Votes program will continue to [...]
Conference Registration Now Open!
Registration for the Housing Ohio 2020 conference is now open! April 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus REGISTER NOW Please join us at COHHIO's first [...]
