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.
Bill’s August Update
Labor Day is approaching, which means campaign season is just around the corner. That thought might give you a sense of nausea, but the fact is the upcoming campaign season is a great opportunity to [...]
Congresswoman Kaptur Tours Westerly Apartments
Over the many years we've been advocating for affordable housing, we've found that the most effective strategy to build support among our elected officials is to introduce them to the people whose lives are improved [...]
Report: Ohio Jobs Don’t Pay Enough to Afford the Rent
Only two of the top 10 occupations in Ohio actually pay their employees enough to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to a report released Wednesday. Ohio’s housing wage increased again this year to $15.25 [...]
State Report Finds Too Many Ohioans Can’t Afford Rent, Face Eviction
One-quarter of all Ohio’s renters – nearly 400,000 households – now spend over half their income on rent, according to a report the state released Tuesday. The median Ohio renter household spends 29 percent of [...]
Bill’s May Update
Nearly 60,000 Ohioans experienced homelessness in 2016. Almost one-third of them were children. Nearly 10,000 were victims of domestic abuse. The data source is understood to be an undercount and these numbers don’t even include [...]
National Housing Trust Fund Allocates $7 Million to Ohio
HUD recently announced a new round of National Housing Trust Fund allocations totaling $266.8 million, which includes nearly $7 million for Ohio to address housing needs for very low and extremely low income people. While [...]
