Press Releases

Ohio Tenants and Landlords Unite Behind Emergency Rental Assistance Proposal – Apr. 30, 2020

COHHIO Pandemic Fund Helps Homeless Shelters Save Lives – Apr. 9, 2020

Immediate Action Needed to Help Communities Respond to COVID-19 and Homelessness – Mar. 25, 2020

COHHIO Statement on Justice O’Connor’s Call for Eviction Moratoriums – Mar. 19, 2020

Advocates Call for Solutions to Ohio’s Affordable Housing Shortage – Mar. 10, 2020

New Bank Rules Threaten Investment in Ohio’s Struggling Communities – Feb. 27, 2020

Ohio Housing Advocates Applaud Portman’s Eviction Crisis Act – Dec. 12, 2019

Coalition Applauds Increased Funding for Homeless and Housing Programs – July 17, 2019

Report Details Gap Between High Rents, Low Wages – June 18, 2019

Report Shows Gap in Affordable Housing for Low Income Ohioans – Mar. 14, 2019

New Reports Show Increasing Homelessness in Ohio – Dec. 18, 2018

Housing Advocates Blast Plan to Speed Up Evictions in Ohio – Nov. 28, 2018

State Report Finds Too Many Ohioans Can’t Afford Rent, Face Eviction – June 26, 2018

Report: Ohio Jobs Don’t Pay Enough to Afford the Rent – June 13, 2018

Over 250 Organizations Speak Out on National Housing Week of Action – May 1, 2018

Report Shows Gap in Affordable Housing for Low Income Ohioans – Mar. 13, 2018

President Trump’s HUD Budget Would Increase Housing Insecurity – Feb. 13, 2018

COHHIO Launches Virtual Companion For Runaway and Homeless Youth – Jan. 17, 2018

Affordable Housing Out Of Reach for Low-Income Families in Ohio – June 8, 2017

Report Finds Medicaid Expansion Key to Reduced Homelessness – May 17, 2017

Groups Tout Economic Benefit of Ohio Housing Trust Fund Expansion – Mar. 7, 2017

COHHIO Secures $2.2 Million To End Youth Homelessness in Southeastern Ohio – Jan. 18, 2017

COHHIO In the News

Government, nonprofits working to prevent wave of evictions in Cleveland – Fresh Water Cleveland, June 30, 2020

Nonprofit pledges to tackle racial injustice in central Ohio housing – The Columbus Dispatch, June 26, 2020

Pandemic creates new layer of problems for homeless – The Daily Record, June 21, 2020

Why housing matters to Central Ohio’s battle with inequality – Columbus Business First, June 15, 2020

‘The Big Give’ hopes for big generosity for Central Ohio charities – NBC 4 Columbus, June 10, 2020

Ohio housing advocates warn of impending COVID-19 related eviction crisis and urge Congress to act – Cleveland.com, June 5, 2020

Brown, Housing Advocates Push For Emergency Rental Assistance Funding – WCBE Columbus, June 4, 2020

Daily Distraction: Take pleasure in Sarob’s new single (for a good cause) – Columbus Alive, May 22, 2020

An eviction crisis could be coming. Ohio’s courts, and localities, need to prepare and work to mitigate it – Cleveland.com, May 13, 2020

Tenants, landlords push Congress for help in latest relief bill – ABC 6 Columbus, Apr. 30, 2020

Ohio renters & landlords push for emergency rental assistance needed during pandemic – Dayton 24/7 Now, Apr. 30, 2020

Ohio evictions will ‘spike’ in coming months, activists and landlord group predict – Norwalk Reflector, April 24, 2020

Columbus Homeless Shelter Readies To House People With COVID-19 – WOSU Columbus, Apr. 21, 2020

Editorial: COVID-19 doesn’t pick losers, but we can create winners – The Columbus Dispatch, Apr. 19, 2020

Advocates finding housing solutions – Mount Vernon News, Apr. 15, 2020

Community Action works to establish isolation shelter for homeless population amid pandemic – Chillicothe Gazette, Apr. 15, 2020

Dayton-area shelters receive funding to limit spread of COVID-19 – Dayton Business Journal, Apr. 14, 2020

COHHIO Pandemic Fund provides money to local shelters – The Times Reporter, Apr. 13, 2020

Ohio executive order grants nearly $6 million to food banks, homeless shelters – Fox 28 Columbus, Apr. 13, 2020

Homeless shelters face significant struggles amid outbreak, Ohio coalition says – The News Herald, Apr. 11, 2020

Dayton-area county declares fiscal emergency in response to COVID-19 pandemic – Dayton Business Journal, Apr. 7, 2020

IHN to keep family shelter open – Xenia Daily Gazette, Apr. 7, 2020

Gov. Mike DeWine asks judges to consider releasing some Ohio inmates due to coronavirus threat – Cleveland.com, Apr. 3, 2020

Up to 3 million renters in Ohio could be facing eviction – WKYC, Apr. 2, 2020

Challenges escalate for homeless – Mount Vernon News, Apr. 2, 2020

Youngstown, Warren receive federal funding for homeless, housing needs – Mahoning Matters, Apr. 1, 2020

Ohio homeless shelters aren’t built for social distancing – Mahoning Matters, Apr. 1, 2020

Ohio renters, landlords nervous as rents come due amid coronavirus fallout – Columbus Dispatch, Apr. 1, 2020

Most Ohio communities lack resources to protect homeless from coronavirus, study finds – Dayton247Now.com, Apr. 1, 2020

Columbus to house homeless coronavirus patients in North Side hotel – Columbus Dispatch, Apr. 1, 2020

Ohio extends school closures to May 1 – Galion Inquirer, Mar. 31, 2020

Empty Ohio hotels offer up space to hospitals, homeless shelters, health care workers during coronavirus pandemic – Cleveland.com, Mar. 30, 2020

How Cleveland-area housing courts are handling evictions during the coronavirus pandemic – Cleveland.com, Mar. 28, 2020

‘Critical lack’ of resources and capacity for COVID-19 at homeless shelters, report says – The Athens Messenger, Mar. 28, 2020

Shelter faces challenges – The Hillsboro Times-Gazette, Mar. 27, 2020

Report Warns Of Pandemic’s Threat To Homeless – Gongwer News Service, Mar. 26, 2020

Advocates for the homeless say more money needed to cope with coronavirus – Columbus Dispatch, Mar. 25, 2020

Students say staying busy helps social distancing stress – The Lantern, Mar. 25, 2020

Report: Addressing the needs of Ohio’s homeless during COVID-19 crisis will cost nearly $42M – WCPO Cincinnati, Mar. 25, 2020

Helping renters, landlords keep bills paid during Coronavirus shutdown – NBC4i Columbus, Mar. 20, 2020

Ohio Chief Justice urges local courts to put evictions on hold – The Elyria Chronicle, Mar. 19, 2020

Homeless shelters balance small spaces and budgets with virus prep – The Elyria Chronicle, Mar. 18, 2020

Homeless population concerns – Fox 45 Dayton, Mar. 17, 2020

Coronavirus concerns pose unique challenges to Northeast Ohio homeless shelters – The Lake County News-Herald, Mar. 12, 2020

Advocates urge action on affordable housing in central Ohio – Columbus Dispatch, Mar. 12, 2020

Report: Ohio needs more affordable housing – Medina Gazette, Mar. 11, 2020

Civil rights and housing advocates warn proposed change to federal law could spell return of redlining – Cleveland.com, Mar. 2, 2020

Federal Lending Proposal Draws Concerns From Ohio Groups – Gongwer News Service, Feb. 27, 2020

Wilmington-area Group Seeks Path to Lessen Homelessness – Wilmington News Journal, Feb. 6, 2020

State Data Shows 25,600 Homeless Students in Ohio – Ohio Capitol Journal, Jan. 13, 2020

Green Bay Packers Fans in Central Ohio Score Big with their Generosity to Charity – Columbus Dispatch, Jan. 13, 2020

Preventing Eviction Could Play Big Role In Curbing Homelessness – Statehouse News Bureau, Dec. 18, 2019

Portman Offers Eviction Relief Bill – The Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 14, 2019

Dayton Among Cities with Highest Eviction Rates: Portman, Others Want to Know Cause – Dayton Daily News, Dec. 13, 2019

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman Sponsors Bill to Fight Evictions – Cleveland.com, Dec. 12, 2019

Column: Soaring Rent, Tuition Are Putting People on the Street – The Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 14, 2019

Nearly 26 Percent Spend Half of Income on Rent – Highland County Times-Gazette, Sept. 16, 2019

Hillsboro Schools Have State’s Top Homelessness Rate – Highland County Times-Gazette, Aug. 8, 2019

Roundtable Tackles Homelessness – Medina Gazette, Aug. 2, 2019

State Expands Funding to Combat Homelessness and Housing – Youngstown Vindicator, July 26, 2019

Ohio Housing Trust Fund Gets First Budget Increase in 16 Years – Columbus Dispatch, July 18, 2019

Not Making Enough to Pay Rent? Ohio’s Most Common Occupations Usually Don’t, Report Shows – Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com, June 18, 2019

Low Wage Workers Struggle to Make Ends Meet – Columbus Dispatch, June 14, 2019

Editorial: Modest Increase in Recorder Fees Would Help Tackle Ohio’s Alarmingly High Child Homelessness – Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com, May 29, 2019

Editorial: If Children Are the Priority, Then Bolster the Ohio Housing Trust Fund – Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com, May 19, 2019

Many Ohioans Struggle to Pay Rent & Have a Safe Place to Call Home – Fox 45, Dayton, May 15, 2019

This Affordable Housing Project Helps Keep Parents in College, and It’s Growing – Columbus Business First, May 15, 2019

Editorial: To Save More Babies, We Have to Work on Housing – Columbus Dispatch, Mar. 27, 2019

Columbus Council Approves Funding For Fighting Homelessness – WCBE 90.5 FM, Mar. 19, 2019

Report: Many Poor Ohioans Lack Safe, Affordable Place to Call Home – Cleveland Scene, Mar. 19, 2019

More local government funding and targeted housing aid to help homeless and lead-poisoned children should be among Gov. DeWine’s budget priorities: editorial – Cleveland.com, Mar. 13, 2019

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  Click here to watch the video news conference calling for emergency rental assistance. News clips: https://radio.wosu.org/post/ohio-landlords-and-tenants-call-federal-rental-assistance-during-pandemic#stream/0 https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/tenants-landlords-pushing-congress-for-help-in-latest-relief-bill https://www.10tv.com/article/housing-advocates-push-federal-rental-assistance-2020-apr https://www.nbc4i.com/news/concerns-grow-over-paying-rent-during-covid-19-crisis/ https://dayton247now.com/news/local/ohio-renters-landlords-push-for-emergency-rental-assistance-needed-during-pandemic https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/may-rent-due-landlords-fear-nonpayment-could-surge-this-month/c94bL6o3Q32zK5lzIgKwhK/ [...]

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