Report Highlights Gap Between Rising Rents, Tenants’ Actual Wages
UPDATED July 16, 2021 Amidst reports of rapidly rising housing costs, a report issued Wednesday shows Ohio tenants need to earn at least $16.64 an hour to afford a modest [...]
Domestic Violence-Homelessness Data Partnership
Over the past several years, COHHIO has been working with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and local homeless services providers from around the state to resolve problems surrounding contradictory federal [...]
Press Release: Eviction Moratorium Extended, Rental Assistance Available
June 24, 2021 Ohioans facing eviction got a reprieve Thursday as the CDC extended the eviction moratorium another 30 days, buying tenants more time to secure emergency rental assistance to [...]
Workers’ Comp update
June 21, 2021 - Important info for agencies enrolled in COHHIO's workers' compensation programs, from Sedgwick, our third party administrator: Premium installment & true-up reporting for private employers Employers must [...]
Juneteenth – Freedom Day
On behalf of COHHIO's Racal Equity Committee (REC) we want to wish you a Happy Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day. June 19, 2021 marks 156 years since enslaved [...]
Affordable Housing Under Attack! (again)
UPDATED JUNE 29 Good news! The legislature backed off a disastrous budget proposal that jeopardized the continued viability of one-third of Ohio’s affordable housing properties! Thank you to everyone who [...]
Summer Training Bulletin
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Housing Ohio 2021, our first-ever virtual conference. This year set another record for attendance! The conference platform remains operational and anyone who [...]
Budget Creates Barriers to Food, Healthcare
COHHIO is supporting efforts to fight new red tape barriers that will make it harder for struggling Ohioans to access food stamps (SNAP) and Medicaid benefits. Unfortunately, the Ohio Senate [...]
Collaborating for Change – Juvenile Justice
Coalition for Juvenile Justice recently selected COHHIO and Ohio's youth homelessness providers to receive training and technical assistance as part of the Collaborating for Change project, which works to prevent [...]
Bill’s Summer Update
The Ohio Senate recently added an amendment to the budget that would dramatically increase taxes on affordable housing properties, jeopardizing the homes of 100,000s of vulnerable, low-income Ohioans. Needless to [...]
