Ohio BRIDGES
In February 2018 Ohio became the 28th state to extend foster care. However, different from child welfare, Ohio BRIDGES is a completely voluntary program designed to promote permanency and self-sufficiency. [...]
‘Voterize’ Your Community!
Every day hundreds of homeless and housing agencies across the state work directly with low-income people whose opinions, needs and struggles are largely ignored by our political leaders. And many [...]
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 [...]
SOAR is still soaring!
Since 2016 there has been talk buzzing around that SOAR Ohio would be ending. As the SOAR Ohio State Lead with COHHIO, please let me announce for clarification, that has [...]
In Other Developments – Spring 2018
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency just announced the 2018 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) awards totaling more than $28 million for construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of 2,122 units serving [...]
Housing Information Line Helps Tenant Recover Security Deposit
When Matthew Adair moved out of his Columbus apartment in July of 2017, he received only $250 out of the $1,200 security deposit he had originally paid. Matthew was confident [...]
BoSCoC To Launch Coordinated Entry Toolkit
Since Coordinated Entry (CE) was implemented in January 2018, the Ohio Balance of State Continuum of Care has continued to provide ongoing training and technical assistance to providers. In addition [...]
Advocacy Worked – Housing Wins!
I just returned from Washington with great news: the budget bill that Congress passed represents a significant victory for housing and homelessness! I spent most of the week in D.C. [...]
Report Shows Gap in Affordable Housing in Ohio
Ohio has a severe shortage of homes that are affordable to poor Ohioans, according to a report issued Tuesday, but the ongoing housing affordability crisis has barely registered among the [...]
State Grants Help Seniors Stay In Their Own Homes
The Ohio Development Services Agency recently awarded $5.5 million in grants to 22 local organizations to help low-income Ohioans make the repairs and accessibility upgrades necessary to remain in their [...]
