COHHIO works closely with our partners in Washington, like the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, to monitor and influence federal policies on housing and homelessness.
Report: Gap Between Ohio Rents and Tenants’ Income Doubled Since 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2025 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, 614-280-1984 x.111 Gap Between Ohio Rents and Tenants’ Income Doubled Since 2020 Full-time workers need to earn at least $22.51/hour just to afford a modest two-bedroom [...]
FY 2026 Federal Appropriations Update
Updated July 16, 2025 The U.S. House of Representatives Fiscal Year FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill released this week would cut HUD's housing and homelessness programs by $939 million. While [...]
ADVOCACY UPDATE: Senate Restores Ohio Housing Trust Fund
Updated June 26, 2025: Good news! The legislature rejected a budget amendment that would have gutted the Ohio Housing Trust Fund! The legislature approved the budget bill (HB 96) last night, affirming the current structure [...]
2025 Gap Report Shows Shortage of Affordable Homes in Ohio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2025 Report Finds Shortage of 264,000 Affordable Rental Homes in Ohio Advocates released a report Thursday showing that Ohio made modest progress toward reducing the state’s shortage of affordable housing [...]
COHHIO In Your Community – Findings
In early 2024, COHHIO Executive Director Amy Riegel set the goal of organizing community meetings throughout the state to reinvigorate the organization's connection to local residents and to gather feedback about pressing issues and potential [...]
March Federal Advocacy Alert
Updated March 28 Please join us in taking action to protect federal housing programs and HUD staff! Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is proposing to cut HUD staff by half, which would make [...]
