COHHIO is involved in a range of housing assistance services in Ohio, including homeless prevention, emergency shelters, transitional housing and permanent affordable housing with linkages to supportive services. COHHIO assists hundreads of housing organizations and homeless service providers in Ohio.

The COHHIO Directory of Services lists more than 900 nonprofit housing agencies and services that help prevent homelessness in Ohio. Organized alphabetically by county, this quick reference guide provides user-friendly information to help people avoid homelessness and find affordable housing.

The State of Ohio has developed several programs to help people who are ready to move our of nursing homes. These resources can point you to information about eligibility and services.

• Community Living Resources Poster
• Nursing Facility Community Transition Resource Packet

County Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Boards have information about local housing resources for individuals with mental illness. Use the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities County Board Directory to locate the board that serves your area.

The Ohio Housing Locator is an online tool to find apartments and homes for rent throughout the state. Search by zip code, city or county, and use filters for rent amount, number of bedrooms or other needs. The site also contains links to information on rental assistance, fair housing laws, accessibility, homeownership and long-term care.

Ohio Recovery Housing (ORH) is an alliance for individuals and organizations operating quality recovery housing in Ohio. ORH is a state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), which creates and maintains standards of excellence for recovery housing.

Using the Recovery Housing Locator search feature on the ORH website, you can search for recovery housing for yourself or someone else. Results will provide you with a list of options for counties that currently have an ORH Associate. The database is updated monthly.

The Residential State Supplement provides financial assistance to adults with disabilities who can live in eligible community housing. The person must be enrolled in Medicaid and receiving Social Security, SSI or SSDI. The RSS benefit helps pay for accommodations, supervision and personal care services. For more information or to apply call 614-752-9316. View the Residential State Supplement brochure.

Recovery Requires a Community assists people diagnosed with mental illness to move to and remain in community housing. It pays for goods and services not covered by other funding programs. For more information or to apply, call 614-644-0617.

Building, Bridging and Linking

• Building, Bridging and Linking – A Guide to Landlord Engagement

Connecting Residents to Resources

• RSS and RRC
• SOAR for Housing University

Creating a Disaster Plan

• Class 2 - Housing University - Policies Plans - Disaster Plan Excessive Temperature

Home Modification

• Recovery Housing: Development Services Agency Resources 
• Home Modification and Weatherization Programs

Homeless Systems 101

• Continuum of Care 101
• Rapid ReHousing Program
• Ohio BoSCoC Coordinated Entry

Knowledge Informing Transformation

• Boyle - Evidence-based Practices
• Power - Evidence-based Practices

Medication Assisted Treatment Sessions

• Naloxone/Narcan Training for an Opiate Overdose
• The Woodrow Project - Mat in Recovery Housing

OhioMHAS Application System

• Class 2-Housing University - Policies Plans - FAQ

Opening Plenary

• Investing in Ohio's Future

Operating in Full Compliance with Lanadlord Tenant Law

• Maskovyak - Landlord Tenant Law

Opioid Use Disorder and MAT 101

• ABC's of MAT Housing Conference

Overcoming NIMBY Opposition

• Weaver - Overcoming NIMBY Opposition
• Wooding - NIMBY Presentation - HU

Peer Run Organizations

• Peer Run Organizations - September 16

Policies, Plans and Protocols

• Class 2 - Policies Plans - Psychiatric and Medical Storage Roommate

Recovery Housing Capital Toolkit

• 2019-09-16 Housing University 2019 OhioMHAS Capital Presentation
• Recovery Housing Capital Application Toolkit OCFC Arch City

Recovery Housing for Parents and Children

• Guillion - RH Parents and Children
• Recovery Housing for Families

Recovery Housing Guidebook

• Recovery Housing Guidebook Presentation

Resources in Working with Special Populations

• Special Populations - Criminal Justice Reba McCray

Social Enterprises

• The Briermost Foundation, Inc. - Ellsworth Acres

Social Model of Recovery

• Housing University Social Model of Recovery

Startig Your Ohio Adult Care Facility

• Housing University RF2 New Operator Training

Strategies to Improve Housing Access and Stability for LGBTQ

• LGBTQ Housing Panel - Melissa Meyer LYS
• Welter - Improving Impact - Serving LGBTQ Individual With Dignity and Respect 

Supported Employment

• Housing University Employment

Tactics and Tools for Marketing

• Colleen Bain FINAL OHMAS Housing University
• Greg Jones Housing University PPT 2019

Using Medicaid to Fund Services

• Keith Stahl PPT - Using Medicaid to Fund PSH Services
• Leah Werner PPT - OHMAS U - Medicaid Things to Consider
• Mary and Megan PPT - Medicaid Presentation at Housing University
• OhioMHAS PowerPoint
• Peer to Peer Roundtables PowerPoint

Presentations and Handouts | October 1, 2018

Authentic Engagement Best Practices for Making Meaningful Connections

• Authentic Engagement
• Racial Equity Provided within the Context of Young Adult Services

Bridges Out of Poverty Opening Plenary

• Bridges Keynote Handout | Oct 6, 2017

Peer to Peer Roundtables

• Peer to Peer Roundtables 2018 - Notes from discussions

Permanent Supportive Housing 101 Part 1&2

• Community Housing Network
• ICAN Housing - Getting People Back Under Roof with Dignity and Care
• MVHO - The Business of Housing the Homeless
• PSH101 Where to Begin

Quantita McRoberts Luncheon Plenary

• Quanita McRoberts Keynote

Recovery Housing Basics

• Recovery Housing Basics
• Social Model of Recovery Housing
• Social Model Basics Worksheet
• University Photo Presentation

Recovery Housing Capital Tools, from Financing to Building Codes

• Building Codes
• OBC Informational Doc
• OCFC Recovery Housing Lending Product
• OhioMHAS Capital General Timeline and Process Overview
• OhioMHAS Community Capital Funding Information
• Project Budget Tool Recovery Housing (Excel)

RF2 Business Planning, Best Practices and Operations Part 1&2

• RF2 Business Planning, Budgeting and Best Practices for Operations Part 1
• RF2 Business Planning, Budgeting and Best Practices for Operations Part 2

Telling Your Story Media and Public Discourse About Supportive Housing

Handouts

• Foodbank to Close Farm
• Lower Lights Market
• OOR18 Release
• Sheriff Sale Sober House
• TWC Press Release
• Telling Your Story Media & Public Discourse on Housing

Understanding the Law How State and Federal Laws Apply to Recovery Housing

• Landlord - Tenant Law

Presentations and Handouts | October 2, 2018

Communication Safety

• 10 Principles of Defusing Anger
• Deescalation of Emotional States A&I
• Transforming the Language
• What Angry People Want and Need wKey Points

Connecting Residents to Benefits and Resources

• Connecting Residents to Benefits & Resources
• Connecting Residents to Resources

Don't Worry Be Happy Luncheon Plenary

• Happiness

Growing From Grassroots

• Board Governance Webinar 2016
• Sharing the Journey from Grassroots to Fully Operational

Guide to Blended Management

• Del-Mor Dwellings Corp - Blended Management

How to Make Your Agency Trauma Informed

• Housing and Homelessness Trauma Informed Care Resources
• Trauma Bibliography

Insurance 101

• Insurance 101 RF2 & RH - Rinehart Insurance
• RF2 & RH Insurance 101 - OCCH

Marketing and Media Relations Emerging Trends

• Griffin Assoc What's In and What's Out?

Recovery Housing Policy, Procedures & Forms

Handouts

• Creating an Incident Form Worksheet
• Housing Meeting Log
• Orientation Checklist
• Resident Rights Statement Worksheet
• Scenarios Creating a Policy 1
• Scenarios Creating a Policy 2
• Scenarios Creating a Policy 3
• Scenarios Creating a Policy 4
• Scenarios Creating a Policy 5
• Best Practices for Policies Procedures and Forms

RF2 Rules and Regulations

• Links for Class 2 Facility Presentation
• ODPS Active Aggressor Pocket Card
• RF2 Rules and Regulations

Social Enterprise

• How Lindy's Treats are Made
• Social Ventures

Resources:

General Housing Resources

OCCH Physical Asset Tracking Tool

• Handbook
• Physical Asset Tracking Tool - How to?

OCCH Tools and Calculators

• OCCH Basic Asset Management Formulas (Excel)
• OCCH Basic Financial Formulas (Excel)
• OCCH Basic Property Level Formulas (Excel)
• Community Capital Assistance Project Process Guidelines
• Envisioning Living Environments For People With Mental Illness
• Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws ODSA
• Fair Housing Rights and Responsibilities
• Nursing Facility Community Transition Packet
• OhioMHAS Housing Definitions 2017
• OhioMHAS Housing Definitions Crosswalk 2017

Permanent Supportive Housing Resources

Enterprise Supportive Housing and Homelessness Resources

• Best Practices
• Creating a Home for People with Special Needs
• Embracing Success
• Property Management

Permanent Supportive Housing Evidence Based Practices EBP Kit

• SMA10-4510-01 - Getting Started - PSH
• SMA10-4510-02 - How to Use EBP KITS - PSH
• SMA10-4510-03 - Training Frontline Staff - PSH
• SMA10-4510-04 - Tools for Tenants - PSH
• SMA10-4510-05 - Evaluating Your Program - PSH
• SMA10-4510-06 - Building Your Program - PSH
• SMA10-4510-07 - The Evidence - PSH
• SMA10-4510-08 - Brochure - PSH
• SMA10-4510-09 - Using Multimedia - PSH
• SMA10-4510 - Powerpoint - PSH

TAC PSH Resources

• Best Practices Civil Rights PSH 29
• Leveraging Medicaid
• Louisiana Brief
• Olmstead Supportive Housing
• PSH 20

Recovery Housing Resources

• 2013 Ohio Environmental Scan
• Best Practice Guidance MAT
• Essential Elements of Recovery Housing
• Fair Housing Pamphlet
• HUD Recovery Housing Policy Brief
• NARR Ethics Code Final July 2016
• National Recovery Residence Quality Standards Oct 7, 2015
• Ohio Recovery Housing
• Recovery Housing Policy Brief
• Suhlf Covening Report

Residential Facility Class 2 (ACF)

• 2018 RSS Brochure
• ACF Business Tool Kit
• OACFA Brochure
• Recovery Requires a Community Brochure

• Agenda
• CARGOMINIUMS Presentation Slides
• Daybreak - Montgomery County
• Star House - Franklin County

• Agenda for Housing Models Showcase Day
• OhioMHAS Housing Definitions
• PowerPoint Slides for the Housing Models Showcase Day

• Class Two RCF Health Assessment Sample Form
• Adult Care Homes-Gambling Survey Prev 3719
• Personal Care Services Training 2-10-2019
• Provision of Personal Care Services in a Class Two Facility 2019

• Agenda
• ORH Update Presentation PowerPoint Slides
• Toolkit Presentation PowerPoint Slides
• OCCH Green Development Companion
• OhioMHAS Quality Housing Criteria
• Recovery Housing Project Toolkit
• Proforma Recovery Housing Spreadsheet

• Personal Care and Self Administration of Medication Training Presentation
• Waiver Overview Presentation
• Area Agencies on Aging Map

• Agenda

PowerPoint Presentations:

• Recovery Housing Resource Meeting
• Ohio Recovery Housing Update
• Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Training
• Ohio Capital Finance Corporation, Recovery Housing Lending Products
• The Social Model of Recovery

Handouts:

• The Social Model of Recovery
• Recovery Housing Info Sheet
• Bibliography

• Agenda

PowerPoint Presentations:

• Recovery Housing Resource Meeting
• Ohio Recovery Housing Update
• Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Training
• Ohio Capital Finance Corporation, Recovery Housing Lending Products
• The Social Model of Recovery

Handouts:

• The Social Model of Recovery
• Recovery Housing Info Sheet
• Bibliography

• ACF AOT Presentation
• 5122-30-16 Incident Reporting 5122-30-17 Seclusion and Restraint Class Two and Class Three ACF
• Class Two Residential Facility Quarterly Meeting 3/13/18
• Proposed Discharge Notice to Resident RF
• Residential Incident Notification Class 2_3_DMHAS Draft
• Residential Licensure Application Class Two Revised 3/9/18
• Ohio AOT Implementation Manual

• Trauma Informed Care
• Long Term Care Ombudsman
• RSS
• Smoking Free Environments

• Developing a Trauma-Informed Culture for Housing Providers
• Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care: Program Fidelity Scale Version 1.3 (1-14)
• The Creating Cultures of Trauma Informed Care Self Assessment

• Handout (coming soon)
• Webinar Registration Link

• RF2 Manual

• Trauma Informed Care in Homeless Service Settings | August 2017

• Motivating Residents for Housing Success - January 2017