Restore the Ohio Housing Trust Fund
A bill in the Ohio House presents a great opportunity for the State to expand access to safe, decent, affordable housing at a time when need has grown exponentially. House [...]
Bill’s Retiring
Dear Friends and Supporters, After 35 years leading COHHIO, I have given our Board of Directors notice that I plan to retire in six months and then work with new [...]
COHHIO News Clips
COHHIO News Clips summarizes recent news articles that explore various aspects of homelessness, housing, politics, poverty research, racial equity, civic engagement and other topics to inform Ohio's housing advocates and [...]
Housing Ohio Conference 2022 Request for Proposals
It is with great excitement to announce we are starting the planning process for next year's conference. We invite you to submit a workshop proposal for the 2022 Virtual Housing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Housing Policymaker Profiles: Rep. Phil Plummer
State Rep. Phil Plummer is the first elected leader that we have chosen for our new statewide profile series highlighting leaders across the region who are leading the fight against [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bill’s Year End Message
December 2020 No one will forget 2020. It was a year full of so much misery and chaos, but it’s ending on a positive note now that Congress just approved [...]
