‘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 [...]
Report Shows Gap in Affordable Housing in Ohio
Ohio has a severe shortage of homes that are affordable to poor Ohioans, according to a report issued Tuesday, but the ongoing housing affordability crisis has barely registered among the [...]
Report Recommends Housing Interventions To Reduce Infant Mortality
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio's recent report recommends lawmakers tackle housing insecurity, homelessness and other "social determinants" to help drive down the state's shamefully high rate of infant mortality, [...]
Homelessness In Ohio Decreases Again
HUD's 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress shows continuing progress in the fight to end homelessness in Ohio, despite an overall increase in the national numbers. According to the [...]
COHHIO Resists Tenant Intimidation Bill
COHHIO led the charge this week against state legislation that could give unscrupulous landlords a new tool to intimidate tenants into paying for property damage that may not be their [...]
Housing Trust Fund Update: Final Budget
The final bill that emerged from the budget conference committee this week does not include the Home Matters to Ohio coalition's proposal to expand the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. While [...]
Medicaid Expansion Key to Reduced Homelessness
Ohio’s move to expand Medicaid has been a critical factor in helping local efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness, according to a new report released today. The Coalition on Homelessness [...]
State Budget Update
The state budget that the Ohio House sent to the state Senate this week was a mixed bag for those of us who care about ensuring that the most vulnerable [...]
Housing Trust Fund Expansion
The Ohio House approved a state budget this week that would significantly expand the Ohio Housing Trust Fund – the primary source of state funding for local homeless and affordable [...]
Bill Faith’s Year End Message
At the close of a tumultuous year, Ohioans have reason to be thankful: we are finally seeing significant progress in the fight against homelessness in Ohio. Over the past five [...]
