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 [...]
Breaking Ground – November 2018
November 2018 In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks that the 2018 election is now finally over. Our Ohio Votes program worked overtime this fall registering voters [...]
In the News
COHHIO was recently featured in an ABC6 investigation of a mobile home park that inexplicably started sending tenants water bills as high as $1,800 for one month. When tenants couldn’t [...]
Bill’s Thanksgiving Message
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks that the 2018 election is now finally over. Our Ohio Votes program worked overtime this fall registering voters in low-income communities [...]
Ohio Voted!
This year, Ohio Votes and our partners facilitated the voting of thousands of Ohioans across the state. All the hard work from voter advocates across the state paid off: 54.3 [...]
Protect Community Reinvestment!
When it comes to enforcing the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that banned discriminatory lending practices in America, the Trump Administration appears to be heading backwards. COHHIO recently submitted [...]
