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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
In need of rental assistance? Here’s how to apply in Richland County – Mansfield News Journal, Feb. 11, 2021
How much rent relief will I get? You’re more likely to get help if you’re white and live in rural America – USA Today, Feb. 11, 2021
Many don’t understand how to file for CDC’s Eviction Moratorium, some end up homeless – Dayton 24/7, Feb. 6, 2021
Many struggle to find housing after evictions during pandemic – ABC 6 Dayton, Feb. 5, 2021
Biden’s plan to halt evictions does not address ‘structural problems,’ housing advocates say – NBC News, Jan. 29, 2021
Biden administration extends eviction moratorium for tenants who can’t pay rent due to coronavirus – Cleveland.com, Jan. 21, 2021
Dayton area has not seen eviction crisis; here’s why advocates believe it’s been delayed – Dayton Daily News, Jan. 4, 2021
2020
2021 Forecast: Density debate to heat up as housing market booms – Columbus Business First, Dec. 30, 2021
Relief is on the way for tenants struggling to pay rent, though advocates still brace for evictions caused by pandemic in 2021 – Dec. 28, 2020
Biden’s directive on housing discrimination bodes well for positive change, Ohio advocates say – Cleveland.com, Dec. 21, 2020
Eviction crisis needs a community solution, experts say – Toledo Blade, Dec. 20, 2020
Joe Blundo: Grants help nonprofits that aid Ohioans teetering on edge of homelessness – Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 20, 2020
The CDC banned evictions for those affected by Covid. Why are tenants being thrown out on the street? – NBC News, Dec. 17, 2020
Years of work fighting for Northeast Ohio earn Marcia Fudge a seat at Biden’s Cabinet table – Cleveland.com, Dec. 13, 2020
Past Due: Tenants suffer as public housing authorities grapple with low funding, long wait lists – Toledo Blade, Dec. 13, 2020
Inside Franklin County’s evictions court, as ‘disaster’ looms – Columbus Business First, Dec. 11, 2020
Past Due: Public housing renters long targeted for eviction over small dollar amounts – Toledo Blade, Dec. 7, 2020
Public housing renters long targeted for eviction over small dollar amounts – Toledo Blade, Dec. 6, 2020
Advocates make plea for hunger, homeless and children’s relief – The Elyria Chronicle, Dec. 4, 2020
Lawmakers seek Ohio moratorium on evictions, foreclosures – Ohio Capital Journal, Dec. 4, 2020
Pressure Mounts On Congress For New Aid Package – Gongwer News Service, Dec. 4, 2020
‘Hunger should not be a legacy of this pandemic’: Advocacy groups call for COVID-19 relief – Fox 28 Columbus, Dec. 3, 2020
Groups Ramp Up Work on Budget Agenda for Ohio Kids – Cleveland Scene, Nov. 30, 2020
National medical groups back the CDC in Akron case over eviction moratorium involving the coronavirus – Cleveland.com, Nov. 30, 2020
Homelessness already a struggle, but curfew could add complications – Ohio Capital Journal, Nov. 26, 2020
Akron Municipal Court reverses course, resumes some virtual eviction hearings – Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 19, 2020
Unsheltered from the storm: Greater Akron homeless community facing cold temperatures, fewer emergency beds in pandemic – Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 18, 2020
Agencies helping the poor fear a dreadful new year – Ohio Capital Journal, Nov. 17, 2020
CDC Eviction Moratorium isn’t protecting everyone, and non-profits are overwhelmed – Dayton 24/7, Nov. 18, 2020
Calls for Emergency Housing Assistance Answered in Ohio – Public News Service, Oct. 27, 2020
DeWine, state leaders announce $430M in coronavirus relief – Ohio Capital Journal, Oct. 26, 2020
Northern Ohio landlords sue CDC over coronavirus eviction moratorium, claiming agency overreached – Cleveland.com, Oct. 23, 2020
Governor, GOP lawmakers unveil coronavirus stimulus package – Toledo Blade, Oct. 23, 2020
Advocates: Ohio’s poor increase as feds dither on coronavirus relief – Ohio Capital Journal, Oct. 13, 2020
Eviction protection, assistance available. But local renters must act – Dayton Daily News, Sept. 25, 2020
Advocates urge at-risk tenants to apply for eviction moratorium – Ohio Capital Journal, Sept. 24, 2020
The changing landscape of evictions in Franklin County – Columbus Alive, Sept. 11, 2020
Franklin County landlords must show up to evict – Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 4, 2020
Cleveland advocates wonder if Trump administration’s eviction moratorium will hurt renters – Cleveland.com, Sept. 3, 2020
The Homeless Have Voting Rights but Face Many Hurdles – Governing, Sept. 3, 2020
New eviction ban puts local lawsuit on hold, but raises questions for tenants, landlords – Local 12 WKRC, Sept. 2, 2020
Critics: Eviction ban may only delay wave of homelessness – Associated Press, Sept. 2, 2020
COHHIO Updates
Housing Policymaker Profiles: Rep. Phil Plummer
State Rep. Phil Plummer is the first elected leader that we have chosen for our new statewide profile series highlighting leaders across [...]
Sign Here: Housing Is Infrastructure!
Congress and the White House are currently working on the Biden Administration’s infrastructure proposal, which calls for a $213 billion investment in [...]
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 [...]
Wanted: Housing Policy Associate
COHHIO seeks a Housing Policy Associate responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging its network in action on federal and state policy [...]
Legislature Unanimously Endorses Supportive Housing
A proposal to ensure that supportive housing can continue helping Ohioans overcome homelessness and behavioral health issues got a unanimous thumbs up [...]
We’re Hiring! Equity & Training Coordinator
The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio is seeking a full-time, self-motivated, experienced individual to assist in coordination of technical assistance [...]
Housing Wins!
Two big pieces of news out of Washington this week. First, Congress approved the American Rescue Plan Act, which includes nearly $50 [...]
February 2021 BWC News from CareWorks Comp
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” ~Winston [...]
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 [...]
