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
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
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
Months after the CARES Act, communities still await federal homeless aid – USA Today, Aug. 28, 2020
State won’t consider most of funding request by advocates for the poor – Ohio Capital Journal, Aug. 24, 2020
Ohio energy utilities gear up to resume service disconnections – Energy News, Aug. 14, 2020
August Likely To Bring More Evictions For Ohioans – WOSU, Aug. 7, 2020
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states – Associated Press, Aug. 4, 2020
Affordable housing advocates say families are falling behind in rent, mortgages – Columbus Business First, July 28, 2020
Pandemic, economic crisis to trigger wave of evictions, experts say – Dayton Daily News, July 19, 2020
Editorial: Evictions, shutoffs make virus crisis worse – Columbus Dispatch, July 18, 2020
New Report Shows More Ohioans In Danger Of Being Homeless Due To COVID19 – Statehouse News Bureau, July 17, 2020
Ohio’s Housing Insecurity Can Pose Health Risks To Renters – WCBE 90.5 Columbus, July 16, 2020
Rent “Out of Reach” for Many Ohio Workers – CityBeat Cincinnati, July 15, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could face eviction in a ‘long, disastrous fall’ – Columbus Business First, July 10, 2020
Coronavirus: Schools, homeless in line for state assistance – Dayton Daily News, July 10, 2020
Helping the Homeless – WHBC 1480, July 9, 2020
Single mother in Elyria scrambling to pay rent so she isn’t evicted in the middle of the pandemic – WOIO 19 News Cleveland, July 8, 2020
More than 500,000 Ohioans couldn’t pay rent last month, census survey estimates – Ohio Capital Journal, July 8, 2020
Coronavirus: Homeless with COVID-19 to need housing long-term – Columbus Dispatch, July 6, 2020
Fighting homelessness and housing insecurity during a pandemic – Columbus Alive, July 2, 2020
Government, nonprofits working to prevent wave of evictions in Cleveland – Freshwater Cleveland, June 30, 2020
COHHIO Updates
Basic Needs Press Conference
ADVOCATES URGE ROBUST COVID-19 RELIEF FOR STRUGGLING OHIO FAMILIES COLUMBUS, Ohio [December 3, 2020] – Representatives from the Ohio [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Emergency Rental Assistance
If you have been laid off or lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic and recession, you might be able to find [...]
Save with COHHIO’s Workers’ Comp Program
COHHIO's organizational members can dramatically reduce their workers' compensation premiums by joining our group rating program. If you'd like to learn more, [...]
Upcoming COHHIO Webinars
COHHIO's Training & Technical Assistance Department has several upcoming webinars you don't want to miss! Click the links below to register: [...]
At-Risk Tenants Urged to Apply for Eviction Moratorium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPT. 22, 2020 CONTACT: Marcus Roth, marcusroth@cohhio.org At-Risk Tenants Urged to Apply for Eviction Moratorium Housing advocates on Tuesday [...]
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 [...]
Evicted or in between places? You still have the right to VOTE
Now might not seem like the time to worry about the next election if you’re about to lose your home. But whether [...]
Together, the Ohio Balance of State and Mahoning CoCs Publish HMIS Request for Proposals
In the coming weeks, the Ohio Balance of State CoC’s HMIS and the Mahoning CoC’s HMIS will be merged into the same [...]
