Ohio BRIDGES
In February 2018 Ohio became the 28th state to extend foster care. However, different from child welfare, Ohio BRIDGES is a completely voluntary program designed to promote permanency and self-sufficiency. [...]
BoSCoC To Launch Coordinated Entry Toolkit
Since Coordinated Entry (CE) was implemented in January 2018, the Ohio Balance of State Continuum of Care has continued to provide ongoing training and technical assistance to providers. In addition [...]
Advocacy Worked – Housing Wins!
I just returned from Washington with great news: the budget bill that Congress passed represents a significant victory for housing and homelessness! I spent most of the week in D.C. [...]
Report Shows Gap in Affordable Housing in Ohio
Ohio has a severe shortage of homes that are affordable to poor Ohioans, according to a report issued Tuesday, but the ongoing housing affordability crisis has barely registered among the [...]
In Other Developments…
Lighthouse Youth and Family Services opens Sheakley Center for Youth As Hamilton County groups are working to end youth homelessness by 2020, Lighthouse Youth and Family Services recently increased the [...]
Bill’s Update
The Trump administration’s budget proposal came out earlier this month and its bad news for housing and homeless advocates. The president wants to cut HUD’s budget by $8.8 billion, or [...]
ODSA Announces Homeless Grant Awards
The Ohio Development Services Agency recently awarded grants totaling nearly $26 million in state and federal funding to help 72 local agencies working to prevent homelessness, provide emergency shelter, and [...]
A Snapshot of Homelessness in Your Community
Thanks to everyone who recently braved the col weather to find people living on the land in their communities for the annual Point-In-Time count, like these volunteers with Columbus's Community [...]
President Trump’s HUD Budget Would Increase Housing Insecurity
Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s proposed 18.3 percent cut to the U.S. Department [...]
Sign Up Now For Increased Housing Resources!
We all know that there is tremendous unmet need in the state for housing that low-income people can afford. However, there is good news: Congress’s recent bipartisan budget agreement is [...]
