Housing Allies Breakfast Break
Recognizing that housing insecurity intersects with so many other public policy issues, COHHIO has created a new forum advocates of all stripes to share updates on their efforts to improve [...]
Celebrate Bill – Support NLIHC!
The National Low Income Housing Coalition will honor COHHIO Executive Director Bill Faith with the 2020 Cushing Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award at a ceremony on March 26! The Cushing Dolbeare [...]
Bill’s Fall 2019 Update
Advocating for people experiencing housing problems can be a frustrating job. In a political system that trades on money and influence, it’s tough to get politicians to focus on the [...]
Fall Housing Tour Updates
The connection between health and housing was the focus of a recent roundtable discussion in Montgomery County with state and federal lawmakers, COHHIO, St. Mary Development Corp., CareSource and Dayton [...]
Bill’s Summer Report
Four years ago we managed to beat back a serious effort to gut the Ohio Housing Trust Fund in the state budget. This summer we are celebrating a modest, but [...]
Housing Trust Fund Tour
When it comes to affordable housing, seeing is believing. We recently proved this again at two events in Medina County and Columbus, where state elected officials could see for themselves [...]
Report Details Growing Gap Between High Rents, Low Wages
Only three out of the 10 most common jobs in Ohio actually pay employees enough to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to a report released Tuesday. Ohio’s Housing Wage [...]
Legislature Boosts the Ohio Housing Trust Fund!
Advocates thanked leaders of the Ohio legislature for increasing support for local homeless and affordable housing programs in the state budget. “We appreciate leaders in the Senate and House for [...]
Findlay Hope House Tour
Former Mayor Lydia Mihalik, who now oversees housing and community development programs for the state, returned home Friday to see firsthand how the Findlay Hope House restores stability to families [...]
Breaking Ground – Spring 2019
May 2019 We’ve received a lot of calls recently from legislators and their staffers asking for guidance to respond to homeless constituents seeking assistance. We connect them to local homeless [...]
