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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
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 [...]
Update: Housing Funding & Relief Package On The Move
Congress is currently working on legislation that includes nearly $40 billion in new funding to help people avoid eviction and foreclosure during [...]
Emergency Rental Assistance
If you have been laid off or lost income during the coronavirus pandemic and recession, you might qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance. [...]
Housing Now for Homeless Families
The Housing Now for Homeless Families Program (HNHF) offers grants to local nonprofits that provide temporary financial assistance and supportive services to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Workers’ Comp Update – December 2020
We wanted to share the news with COHHIO members that CareWorks of Ohio, Ltd. is merging with CompManagement Health Systems, Inc. effective [...]
Congress (Finally) Passes Rent Relief, HUD Appropriations
Good news! Congress has agreed to include a $25 billion emergency rental assistance program in the economic relief bill expected to pass [...]
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 [...]
