COHHIO Risk Mitigation Fund
The pandemic has created a renewed sense of urgency to move people out of congregate shelters where the virus spreads quickly. However, the pandemic has also created new challenges when [...]
Report: Top Ohio Jobs Pay Too Little to Make Rent
For Immediate Release July 14, 2020 Pandemic Increases Housing Insecurity for Low-Wage Workers Before the coronavirus hit Ohio, only three out of the 10 most common jobs actually paid employees [...]
Advocacy, Business, Healthcare Groups Urge DeWine to Support Unemployed Tenants Facing Eviction
For Immediate Release June 17, 2020 With Ohio facing a spike in evictions in coming months, a coalition of housing advocates, businesses, healthcare, and faith-based organizations asked Gov. Mike DeWine [...]
COHHIO Believes that Black Lives Matter.
COHHIO stands in solidarity with the protestors demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, as well as so many other Black Americans killed by police, many of [...]
Housing & Homelessness Roundtable with Sen. Brown
Thanks to everyone who joined our Housing & Homelessness Roundtable with Sen. Sherrod Brown today! We are fortunate to have such a strong champion for affordable housing at a time [...]
The Big Give
The Columbus Foundation’s Big Give results are in! COHHIO was one of 1,107 nonprofit organizations in Ohio that received donations during the 25-hour campaign. In all, people from 12 countries, [...]
Musician Sarob Donates Song to Pandemic Emergency Fund
Ohio-based musician Sarob released a new single Friday pledging 100 percent of sales revenue to the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio’s efforts to help local homeless shelters fight [...]
Breaking Ground – Spring 2020
Spring 2020 The coronavirus has proven that housing really is healthcare. COHHIO and our partners on the frontlines have been doing everything we can to help Ohioans who have no [...]
Housing & Homelessness Roundtable with Sen. Portman
Sen. Rob Portman joined COHHIO and local housing advocates Thursday to hear about the struggles facing the 1.1 million Ohioans have lost their jobs as they try to maintain stable [...]
Ohio Tenants and Landlords Unite Behind Emergency Rental Assistance Proposal
Click here to watch the video news conference calling for emergency rental assistance. News clips: https://radio.wosu.org/post/ohio-landlords-and-tenants-call-federal-rental-assistance-during-pandemic#stream/0 https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/tenants-landlords-pushing-congress-for-help-in-latest-relief-bill https://www.10tv.com/article/housing-advocates-push-federal-rental-assistance-2020-apr https://www.nbc4i.com/news/concerns-grow-over-paying-rent-during-covid-19-crisis/ https://dayton247now.com/news/local/ohio-renters-landlords-push-for-emergency-rental-assistance-needed-during-pandemic https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/may-rent-due-landlords-fear-nonpayment-could-surge-this-month/c94bL6o3Q32zK5lzIgKwhK/ For Immediate Release April 30, 2020 CONTACT: Marcus [...]
