Power to the People Party
Join us for our People Empowerment Party on National Voter Registration Day - Sept. 25! This National Voter Registration Day, we are trying something new: we’re bringing the party directly [...]
Bill’s August Update
Labor Day is approaching, which means campaign season is just around the corner. That thought might give you a sense of nausea, but the fact is the upcoming campaign season [...]
Ohio Votes August Update
The deadline to register voters (Oct. 9) for the fall election is less than 50 days away! These close elections, like the race for Ohio's 12th Congressional District, show us [...]
Congresswoman Kaptur Tours Westerly Apartments
Over the many years we've been advocating for affordable housing, we've found that the most effective strategy to build support among our elected officials is to introduce them to the [...]
Report: Ohio Jobs Don’t Pay Enough to Afford the Rent
Only two of the top 10 occupations in Ohio actually pay their employees enough to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to a report released Wednesday. Ohio’s housing wage increased [...]
State Report Finds Too Many Ohioans Can’t Afford Rent, Face Eviction
One-quarter of all Ohio’s renters – nearly 400,000 households – now spend over half their income on rent, according to a report the state released Tuesday. The median Ohio renter [...]
Ohio Votes June News Update
Supreme Court Rules on Ohio Voter Purge Case As I am sure many of you have heard, on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ohio’s voter purge policy did [...]
Bill’s May Update
Nearly 60,000 Ohioans experienced homelessness in 2016. Almost one-third of them were children. Nearly 10,000 were victims of domestic abuse. The data source is understood to be an undercount and [...]
Ohioans Vote for Fairer Elections
Good news! State Issue One easily passed in May’s primary election, meaning Ohio will actually have a fairer process the next time we redraw the state’s congressional districts. Every 10 [...]
‘Voterize’ Your Community!
Every day hundreds of homeless and housing agencies across the state work directly with low-income people whose opinions, needs and struggles are largely ignored by our political leaders. And many [...]
