The Senate Financial Institutions & Technology Committee recently advanced legislation that could undermine revenue flowing into the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. COHHIO Executive Director Amy Riegel told committee members that [...]
On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Johnson v. Grants Pass, a case centered on whether cities can ticket and arrest unhoused people for simply sleeping outside with [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2024 Advocates urged lawmakers to prioritize certain items in the Ohio Senate Select Committee on Housing’s report issued Wednesday, but cautioned that some recommendations could [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 18, 2023 Ohio’s Unhoused Population Grows 7% Amid Rising Rents Buckeye State Homelessness Increases Slower than National Average The unprecedented spike in rents since the pandemic [...]
Sept. 13, 2023 COHHIO’s Executive Director Amy Riegel encouraged the Senate Select Committee on Housing to build on successful initiatives that help struggling Ohioans stay housed, like the Ohio Housing [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2023 Housing advocates highlighted new state data released this week that shows how housing insecurity has escalated in Ohio since the pandemic. The Ohio Housing [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2023 Final Budget a Win for Affordable Housing COHHIO Decries Cut to Housing Program for At-Risk Pregnant Women Advocates lamented cuts to a program that [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2023 Ohio Senate Budget Puts Housing Further Out of Reach Full-time workers need to earn at least $19.09 an hour to afford a modest 2-bedroom [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2023 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, marcusroth@cohhio.org Amy Riegel, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement in response to [...]
May 2, 2023 COHHIO Executive Director Amy Riegel testified in support of legislation this week to strengthen supports for at risk mothers (HB 7), which includes a $16 million appropriation [...]
