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 [...]
HOME-ARP Program Creates New Housing Opportunities
The American Rescue Plan Act makes a significant investment in long-term solutions to our homelessness crisis by allocating $5 billion through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, with Ohio expecting $204 [...]
Emergency Housing Vouchers Coming to Ohio
A new housing voucher program is one of many investments in housing access included in the American Rescue Plan. Since the pandemic, and its economic impact, have made matters so [...]
Sign Here: Housing Is Infrastructure!
Congress and the White House are currently working on the Biden Administration’s infrastructure proposal, which calls for a $213 billion investment in housing. This proposed legislation presents a tremendous opportunity [...]
DeWine Signs Emergency Rental Assistance Bill
Following a unanimous vote in the legislature, Gov. Mike DeWine cleared the way for struggling Ohioans to get help paying the rent to avoid eviction and homelessness during the ongoing [...]
Report Details Ohio’s Pre-Pandemic Affordable Housing Gap
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mar. 18, 2021 Report Details Ohio’s Pre-Pandemic Affordable Housing Gap A report released Thursday illustrates a severe shortage of affordable housing in Ohio, a problem that has [...]
Housing Wins!
Two big pieces of news out of Washington this week. First, Congress approved the American Rescue Plan Act, which includes nearly $50 billion in federal funding for housing and homelessness [...]
Black History Month: Dorothy Mae Richardson
"I could see houses starting to lean, windows rotting away. The solution was not to tear down the whole neighborhood and move everybody into public housing. The solution was to [...]
Update: Housing Funding & Relief Package On The Move
Congress is currently working on legislation that includes nearly $40 billion in new funding to help people avoid eviction and foreclosure during the pandemic. The U.S. House’s $1.9 trillion Covid [...]
Emergency Rental Assistance
If you have been laid off or lost income since the beginning of the pandemic you might qualify for rent relief. Ohioans who need help can find the local agency [...]
