Coalition On Homelessness and Housing in Ohio

06/01/2026

Jesse Rabinowitz, of the National Homelessness Law Center, has some messaging advice for Ohioans advocating against laws to criminalize homelessness: We’re sick and tired of homelessness too. It’s messed up that people are living outside in the richest country in the world and it doesn’t need to be like that. But these laws that make it a crime to be homeless actually make homelessness worse by wasting money that should go toward housing and services toward police, jails, and courts.

05/28/2026

Jesse Rabinowitz from the National Homelessness Law Center joined our 30 at 3:00 Policy Briefing and offered some messaging advice on the Point In Time Count: don’t get stuck in the data. Root our shared values: everyone needs a place to live and we are not meeting people’s basic needs. The solution is to build a system where everyone has a safe place to live.

05/04/2026

Utah’s legislature wisely rejected a foolhardy plan to create a massive camp for the state’s unsheltered homeless population. The proponents say, “it’s not compassionate to leave people on the street to die.” On that point, we agree. But warehousing humans in detention camps and forcing treatment on them is neither compassionate nor effective. The only solution to homelessness is a home. Let's leave these failed policies to the past and work together on creating more affordable housing with services to help people overcome the challenges that led to homelessness.

State lawmakers declined to back a Trump-inspired plan to move 1,300 homeless people to a campus on the edge of Salt Lake City, but supporters are trying to keep the plan’s spirit alive.

04/22/2026

Thank you Stacia Naquin for moderating our plenary session with Brian Goldstone and helping to illuminate the issue of working homelessness! 10TV - WBNS

The event has drawn roughly 800 advocates, service providers, policymakers and housing experts to downtown Columbus.

04/21/2026

Ohio has a shortage of 266,000 affordable homes available for its most vulnerable renters. That’s just 37 units per 100 low-income households. Today on COHHIO's Day of Giving we’re trying to get 266 donations, 1 for every 1,000 missing homes. Your gift to COHHIO supports our efforts to advocate for a better future when every Ohioan can afford a place to live.
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/20daogivi/

04/21/2026

Ohio is short 266,000 affordable and available homes for its most vulnerable renters. Today is COHHIO's Day of Giving. Our goal today is 266 donations, one for every thousand missing homes. Your gift to COHHIO supports the advocacy necessary to create a better future where every Ohioan can afford a place to live.
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/20daogivi/

04/14/2026

One week until Housing Ohio 2026! We're at 740 registered - close to breaking last year's record. We still have some space left, so register today!
https://cohhio.org/provider-resources/housing-ohio-conference/

04/03/2026

We're seeking a creative videographer to help tell the story of COHHIO and to highlight several factors that contribute to Ohio's affordable housing crisis. Spread the word!

We're seeking a video production partner to create several videos to support COHHIO's advocacy, education, fundraising, and public awareness. Deadline: April 23, 2026 Download Request for Proposals

04/01/2026

Just 20 days left to the Housing Ohio 2026 conference! It’s not too late but space is filling up, so don't hesitate - register today! Keynotes are Donald Whitehead, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, and Brian Goldstone, author of "There Is No Place for Us". And dozens of workshops on immigration, reentry, homelessness prevention, transition age youth, affordable housing, human trafficking, housing first, fundraising, tenants rights, street outreach, fair housing, racial equity, shared housing, direct cash transfer, mixed income neighborhoods, voter registration, and access to counsel just to name a few. Many thanks to major supporters OCCH and Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)!

03/05/2026

The 2026 Gap Report released today shows:
--45% of Ohio’s 1.58 million renters are paying more than they can afford on rent
--73% of the lowest income renters spend over half their income on rent, up from 66% five years ago.
“The data confirms what we hear all the time – renters across the board are having more trouble paying rent,” said Amy Riegel. “For people at the bottom of the pay scale, rent is gobbling up most of their paychecks. But this report shows the rent Pac-Man is moving up the income ladder.”
https://cohhio.org/the-gap-report-2026/