DeWine Signs Emergency Rental Assistance Bill
Following a unanimous vote in the legislature, Gov. Mike DeWine cleared the way for struggling Ohioans to get help paying the rent to avoid eviction and homelessness during the ongoing [...]
Black History Month: Dorothy Mae Richardson
"I could see houses starting to lean, windows rotting away. The solution was not to tear down the whole neighborhood and move everybody into public housing. The solution was to [...]
Emergency Rental Assistance
If you have been laid off or lost income since the beginning of the pandemic you might qualify for rent relief. Ohioans who need help can find the local agency [...]
Pandemic Utilities Assistance for Low-Income Ohioans
Pandemic Utilities Relief Guidance for Low-income Households What bill payment help is available to low-income renters? Home Relief Grant Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus [...]
Bill’s Year End Message
December 2020 No one will forget 2020. It was a year full of so much misery and chaos, but it’s ending on a positive note now that Congress just approved [...]
Ohio Homelessness Increasing Even Before Covid-19
In their recent report Confronting Homelessness, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency found that the number of Ohioans experiencing homelessness each year 30.8 percent from 2012 to 2018, while the state's [...]
Statement on Shooting Death of Casey Goodson Jr.
Once again, a Black man has been murdered by law enforcement in Ohio. Casey Christopher Goodson, Jr., just 23-years-old, had his life cut short at the hands of those who [...]
Basic Needs Press Conference
ADVOCATES URGE ROBUST COVID-19 RELIEF FOR STRUGGLING OHIO FAMILIES COLUMBUS, Ohio [December 3, 2020] – Representatives from the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, the Coalition on Homelessness and [...]
No-Cost Rides to Access Food Resources for Medicaid Members
Important Information from Ohio's Medicaid Managed Care Plans: As Ohio continues to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, we are working hard to ensure our most vulnerable citizens maintain reliable access to [...]
At-Risk Tenants Urged to Apply for Eviction Moratorium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPT. 22, 2020 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, marcusroth@cohhio.org At-Risk Tenants Urged to Apply for Eviction Moratorium Housing advocates on Tuesday advised tenants facing eviction to act immediately to [...]
