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 [...]
Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccines in Homeless Assistance Projects
Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution On December 14, 2020, the state of Ohio began administering the first COVID-19 vaccinations to health care workers. Ohio has indicated it will use a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Home Relief Grant Program Webinar
The DeWine Administration this week announced the Home Relief Grant program. Funded with $50 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund, the program may offer assistance to Ohioans who are [...]
CDC Eviction Moratorium
Help for Tenants Facing Eviction If you are facing eviction because you cannot pay the rent, you must take action in order to get protection under the CDC's eviction moratorium! [...]
Thanks for Supporting CPEF!
Thank you to everyone who donated to the COHHIO Pandemic Emergency Fund! Together we raised over $1.9 million to support homeless shelters fighting to contain the spread of the coronavirus [...]
The Big Give
The Columbus Foundation’s Big Give results are in! COHHIO was one of 1,107 nonprofit organizations in Ohio that received donations during the 25-hour campaign. In all, people from 12 countries, [...]
Bill’s Winter 2020 Update
President Trump’s new housing budget plan contains more goose eggs than the family farm. How much for the HUD-VASH program that houses homeless veterans? Zero. Capital funding for public housing [...]
COHHIO Launches Domestic Violence Workgroup
We know that there is a connection between domestic violence and homelessness. Domestic violence can lead to homelessness and many homeless individuals have a history of domestic violence. In spite [...]
