Alert: Shutdown Impacts Housing
We’re now three weeks into this frustrating government shutdown and low-income, vulnerable Americans are the ones who stand to lose the most – their homes. It’s impossible to know how [...]
Report Finds Sharp Increase in Children’s Homelessness in Ohio
Ohio’s homeless rate ticked slightly upward in 2018, representing the first increase in many years, according to an annual report issued this week by the U.S. Department of Housing and [...]
Good Tidings from COHHIO
Dear Friends, It’s been a busy holiday season. A mean-spirited amendment to speed up evictions nearly sneaked through the Statehouse last week. We convinced House leaders that accelerating the eviction [...]
Eviction Acceleration Bill Defeated
Good news: a mean-spirited proposal to speed up the eviction process in Ohio fell flat during the current lame duck session. COHHIO raised the alarm about Rep. Derrick Merrin's bill [...]
‘Twas the Night…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the state, Homeless families were sheltered, thus spared a cold fate. COHHIO was working with these families in mind, Making home a [...]
COHHIO Fights Plan to Speed Up Evictions
Weeks before lawmakers’ winter recess, an Ohio House committee advanced legislation Wednesday to allow landlords to initiate the eviction process on Christmas and other holidays. “Passing House Bill 390 during [...]
Breaking Ground – November 2018
November 2018 In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks that the 2018 election is now finally over. Our Ohio Votes program worked overtime this fall registering voters [...]
In the News
COHHIO was recently featured in an ABC6 investigation of a mobile home park that inexplicably started sending tenants water bills as high as $1,800 for one month. When tenants couldn’t [...]
Training & Technical Assistance Bulletin
COHHIO’s next annual conference is still months away, but Josh Johnson, our Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, is already gearing up for the Housing Ohio 2019 conference on April 8-10. [...]
Bill’s Thanksgiving Message
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks that the 2018 election is now finally over. Our Ohio Votes program worked overtime this fall registering voters in low-income communities [...]
