Invest in Ohio’s Housing Recovery
Join our request for a one-time investment of federal funds to expand access to affordable housing in Ohio! The American Rescue Plan passed in March included $350 billion in flexible [...]
Housing Ohio Conference 2022 Request for Proposals
It is with great excitement to announce we are starting the planning process for next year's conference. We invite you to submit a workshop proposal for the 2022 Virtual Housing [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Advocates Call on Ohio Courts to Protect Tenants Facing Eviction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUG. 27, 2021 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, marcusroth@cohhio.org Melissa Dutton, mdutton@columbuslegalaid.org Advocates Call on Ohio Courts to Protect Tenants Facing Eviction In the wake of the U.S. Supreme [...]
Report Highlights Evictions During the Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUG. 2, 2021 Advocates Warn of Post-Moratorium Spike The number of Ohioans receiving an eviction notice plummeted when the pandemic started, but new filings have increased and [...]
Housing Now for Homeless Families
The Housing Now for Homeless Families Program (HNHF) offers grants to local nonprofits that provide temporary financial assistance and supportive services to rehouse families with children that are homeless or [...]
Report Highlights Gap Between Rising Rents, Tenants’ Actual Wages
UPDATED July 16, 2021 Amidst reports of rapidly rising housing costs, a report issued Wednesday shows Ohio tenants need to earn at least $16.64 an hour to afford a modest [...]
Affordable Housing Under Attack! (again)
UPDATED JUNE 29 Good news! The legislature backed off a disastrous budget proposal that jeopardized the continued viability of one-third of Ohio’s affordable housing properties! Thank you to everyone who [...]
Budget Creates Barriers to Food, Healthcare
COHHIO is supporting efforts to fight new red tape barriers that will make it harder for struggling Ohioans to access food stamps (SNAP) and Medicaid benefits. Unfortunately, the Ohio Senate [...]
Bill’s Summer Update
The Ohio Senate recently added an amendment to the budget that would dramatically increase taxes on affordable housing properties, jeopardizing the homes of 100,000s of vulnerable, low-income Ohioans. Needless to [...]
Housing Policymaker Profiles: Rep. Phil Plummer
State Rep. Phil Plummer is the first elected leader that we have chosen for our new statewide profile series highlighting leaders across the region who are leading the fight against [...]
