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Welcome to COHHIO: Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio

A house is the basis for a home. It's the structure inside which our lives unfold; where we nurture our children, face our challenges and celebrate our milestones. For a house to become a home it must be safe, decent, affordable - and available. In Ohio, more affordable housing is badly needed. Last year, approximately 150,000 Ohioans were homeless. Nearly one in four Ohioans could not afford the fair-market rent of a two-bedroom unit; and foreclosures continue to crush the dream of home ownership in Ohio at a rate that is three times higher than the national average.

At COHHIO we believe that everybody should have a home, so we advocate on behalf of those who do not. COHHIO supports a range of housing assistance services in Ohio, including homeless prevention, emergency shelters, transitional housing and permanent affordable housing with linkages to supportive services, as needed. Helping hundreds of housing organizations and homeless service providers pursue their missions, COHHIO provides public policy advocacy, training and technical assistance, research and public education.

Since 1994, COHHIO has worked on behalf of every Ohioan in need of a house, in hopes that someday these simple physical structures can become lasting homes filled with life's possibilities