Advocating for Housing Solutions

Alignment happens in real time at events like the COHHIO Housing Ohio Conference held during National Fair Housing Month.

Something important shifts when nearly 800 housing providers, advocates, and elected officials (State Senator, Michelle Reynolds – thank you!) come together in one space. Silos start to break down. Assumptions get challenged. The gap between policy and practice gets smaller.

In reality, housing instability isn’t a single-system issue. It sits at the intersection of healthcare, workforce, education, and economic mobility. No one organization — or sector — can solve it alone.

The COOHIO conference created space to:

🏠Share what’s actually working (and what’s not).

🏠Translate policy into practice — and practice back into policy.

🏠Build the relationships that make real coordination possible.

🏠Elevate the voices of those with lived experience.

Most importantly, events like these remind us that behind every data point is a person navigating systems that were never designed to be simple. If we’re serious about addressing housing instability, we have to stay connected, aligned, and willing to evolve — together.

Attending on behalf of MVCAP: Katie O’Donoghue Ly, VP & COO, Megan Campbell, Darke County Director, Nick Trimbach & April Gibson, Greene County Case Managers.