Breaking Ground – November 2018
November 2018 In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks that the 2018 election is now finally over. Our Ohio Votes program worked overtime this fall registering voters [...]
Bill’s August Update
Labor Day is approaching, which means campaign season is just around the corner. That thought might give you a sense of nausea, but the fact is the upcoming campaign season [...]
In Other Developments – Aug. 2018
Columbus recently upped its commitment to preserving and developing affordable housing in the city's South Side, bringing the investment among the city, Community Development for All People, Nationwide Children's Hospital, [...]
Ohio Votes August Update
The deadline to register voters (Oct. 9) for the fall election is less than 50 days away! These close elections, like the race for Ohio's 12th Congressional District, show us [...]
COHHIO Launches Statewide Point in Time Homeless Data Map
COHHIO’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) team recently created a new tool that helps visualize the severity of homelessness throughout Ohio’s 88 counties. For the first time ever, aggregate data [...]
BoSCoC New Diversion Process Shows Promise
The strategy of Diversion is based on the notion that it’s better to help someone avoid homelessness than to wait and figure out how to restore housing stability once they’ve [...]
BoSCoC to Launch Online Education Resource for Providers
The world of homeless services is full of many different terms and acronyms that providers must be familiar with in order to stay on top of best practices and HUD-mandated [...]
Report: Ohio Jobs Don’t Pay Enough to Afford the Rent
Only two of the top 10 occupations in Ohio actually pay their employees enough to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to a report released Wednesday. Ohio’s housing wage increased [...]
State Report Finds Too Many Ohioans Can’t Afford Rent, Face Eviction
One-quarter of all Ohio’s renters – nearly 400,000 households – now spend over half their income on rent, according to a report the state released Tuesday. The median Ohio renter [...]
Bill’s May Update
Nearly 60,000 Ohioans experienced homelessness in 2016. Almost one-third of them were children. Nearly 10,000 were victims of domestic abuse. The data source is understood to be an undercount and [...]
