Breaking Ground Newsletter
February 2019 Registration for the Housing Ohio 2019 conference is now open. Register now to get the early bird discount! With all the noise about walls, government shutdowns and national [...]
Home Matters to Ohio Legislative Breakfast
COHHIO and partners in the Home Matters to Ohio coalition have officially launched our 2019 advocacy campaign to expand the Ohio Housing Trust Fund, the primary source of state funding [...]
Bill’s February Update
With all the noise about walls, government shutdowns and national emergencies, it was easy to miss the fact that Congress just increased funding for homeless and affordable housing programs for [...]
In Other Developments – February 2019
While we spend a lot of time focusing on the growing shortage of affordable housing in Ohio, it's important to recognize that there are new developments and rehabilitation projects that [...]
Register Now for Housing Ohio 2019
Registration for the Housing Ohio 2019 conference is now open! Please join us April 8-10 in Columbus for the 25th Anniversary Housing Ohio conference Click Here to Register This year [...]
Alert: Shutdown Impacts Housing
We’re now three weeks into this frustrating government shutdown and low-income, vulnerable Americans are the ones who stand to lose the most – their homes. It’s impossible to know how [...]
Report Finds Sharp Increase in Children’s Homelessness in Ohio
Ohio’s homeless rate ticked slightly upward in 2018, representing the first increase in many years, according to an annual report issued this week by the U.S. Department of Housing and [...]
Good Tidings from COHHIO
Dear Friends, It’s been a busy holiday season. A mean-spirited amendment to speed up evictions nearly sneaked through the Statehouse last week. We convinced House leaders that accelerating the eviction [...]
Eviction Acceleration Bill Defeated
Good news: a mean-spirited proposal to speed up the eviction process in Ohio fell flat during the current lame duck session. COHHIO raised the alarm about Rep. Derrick Merrin's bill [...]
COHHIO Fights Plan to Speed Up Evictions
Weeks before lawmakers’ winter recess, an Ohio House committee advanced legislation Wednesday to allow landlords to initiate the eviction process on Christmas and other holidays. “Passing House Bill 390 during [...]
