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.
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 [...]
Homelessness in Ohio – 2024
HUD's recent 2024 Annual Homeless Assessment Report shows overall homelessness in Ohio increased 3% last year to 11,759. While any increase in homelessness is concerning, it's considerably less than the 18% increase in homelessness nationally. [...]
COHHIO Statement on Gov. DeWine’s Executive Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 4, 2025 COHHIO Statement on Gov. DeWine's Executive Budget Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio's Executive Director Amy Riegel issued the following statement in response to the introduction of Gov. [...]
