2025 Candidate Surveys
We know affordable housing and homelessness is a big issue for Ohio's voters, but what do Ohio's Congressional and Statehouse candidate think should be done? COHHIO surveyed all of Ohio’s [...]
COHHIO In Your Community
COHHIO is coming to a town near you! As we work to strengthen our coalition and tackle housing insecurity and homelessness in our communities, it's essential for us to come [...]
COHHIO Advocacy Day 2024
COHHIO hosted our first post-pandemic Advocacy Day at the Ohio Statehouse on Oct. 9. From local service providers to those with lived experience, COHHIO was joined by over 60 advocates [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Grants Pass v. Johnson
Updated July 18, 2024 (Download PDF version) The U.S. Supreme Court Opinion On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that people experiencing homelessness can be arrested and [...]
Report Highlights Growing Gap Between Rents and Wages
June 27, 2024 Report Highlights Growing Gap Between Rents and Wages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gFyMXgs67k Full-time workers need to earn at least $20.81/hour just to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in [...]
Ohio Housing Trust Fund Update
Update June 25, 2024 The Ohio House Finance Committee advanced Senate Bill 94 today, despite a letter signed by over 200 organizations expressing concern that it could undermine the Ohio [...]
COHHIO Receives $2 Million HUD Award to Improve Youth Homelessness Response
June 7, 2024 Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio Receives $2 Million HUD Award to Improve Youth Homelessness Response The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio was one [...]
COHHIO Supports Pro-Tenant Legislation
COHHIO Executive Director Amy Riegel recently testified on legislation in the Ohio Senate to allow for sealing of eviction records, expand access to legal counsel for people facing eviction, and [...]
COHHIO Opposes Senate Bill 94
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 [...]
Take Action: Homelessness is NOT a Crime
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 [...]
