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 [...]
Infant Mortality & Housing
State lawmakers are currently working on Senate Bill 332, a much-needed response to Ohio’s shamefully high rate of infant mortality that could pass during lame duck session. COHHIO welcomes the [...]
Fair Housing Legislation
During the past few years, the legislature has considered several proposals to roll back Ohio’s anti-discrimination laws, but no bill has yet passed. Senate Bill 134, the most recent version, [...]
Hardest Hit Fund
The state’s faulty application for federal foreclosure prevention funds, known as the Hardest Hit Fund, resulted in Ohio losing out on nearly $100 million that could have helped troubled homeowners [...]
Veteran Homelessness
Local agencies throughout the state and the U.S. have combined forces and leveraged increased federal funding to significantly reduce homelessness among Ohio veterans in recent years. This demonstrates that it [...]
