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The 2021 accomplishments of Housing Our Future.

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Housing Our Future

Housing Our Future is a broadly inclusive initiative that is working within multiple channels to ensure that someday soon in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, everyone will have access to a safe, affordable place to call home in a community of their choice. 

A strategy focused on preserving existing affordable housing and encouraging new housing production, Housing Our Future localizes data and trends to present a complete picture of what housing constraints look like in Hamilton County and makes tangible, high-priority recommendations for change.

The strategy puts forth policies and programs designed to:

Protect our most vulnerable residents
Preserve and develop long-term affordability
Invest in housing that builds strong, inclusive communities
Create equitable growth without displacement
Build the capacity for development and innovative ownership structures
Provide pathways to sustainable homeownership and generational wealth creation

For more on Housing Our Future’s core values and strategic priorities, click here.

2021 Accomplishments

Drove momentum toward its core strategies

The Impact

Cincinnati, Hamilton County jurisdictions, and local partners prioritized affordable housing policies and funding programs

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Members demonstrated their commitment to equity and the protection of legacy residents through all levels of their work.

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Expanded affordable housing partnerships and promoted proactive communication and engagement

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State of Housing

Steering Committee

The Housing Our Future (HOF) Coalition Steering Committee is charged with the planning, and oversight of the implementation of the HOF Strategy, including the support and coordination necessary to develop policies, projects, and programs necessary to achieve the HOF goals.

Mo Adlon, Cincinnati Development Fund

Kristen Baker, Deputy, LISC Greater Cincinnati

Jeff Beam, The Community Builders

Liz Blume, Community Building Institute

Mary Burke Rivers, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing

Barbara Busch, Working in Neighborhoods

Laura Castillo, Housing Opportunities Made Equal

Valerie Daley, LISC Greater Cincinnati

Philip Denning, The Port

Kevin Finn, Strategies to End Homelessness

Tonia Godfrey, Greater Cincinnati Realtist Association

Jeanne Golliher, Cincinnati Development Fund

Gina Hemenway, Mercy Health Cincinnati

Dani Isaacsohn, Cohear

Gregory Johnson, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority

Robert Killins, Jr., Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Steve Johns, Hamilton County

Pete Metz, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

Jessica Powell, Talbert House

John Schrider, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio

Kathy Schwab, Community volunteer

Steve Smith, Model Group

William Weber, City of Cincinnati

Larry Williams, The Cincinnatus Association

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Successful candidates in the 2021 election will set the priorities and policy agendas and shape the trajectory of housing for years to come. With an issue as critical and complex as housing, it is important that we are all talking and raising housing as a priority.

LISC Greater Cincinnati created EMPOWERING ACTION to encourage productive conversations with lawmakers.

Everyone has a stake in housing. We invite you to add your voice.

Sample Questions for Candidates

Below you will find a few sample questions that you can pose directly to candidates. The questions highlight key priorities identified in Housing Our Future and ask candidates to share their solutions. We also encourage you to pose questions that reflect your unique set of experiences and perspectives. This is an opportunity to share how important housing is to you and your community.

What role should local government play in addressing affordable housing?

If elected, how will you prioritize affordable housing?

How will you support increased production housing and investment in neighborhoods, including housing that is affordable to moderate- and low-income neighbors?

How will you expand opportunities for homeownership for all households, especially as home sale prices continue to increase and opportunities for homeownership are threatened by investors buying homes and turning them into rental homes?

What stakeholders will you engage with to set your housing policy agenda? Examples might include housing advocates, developers, community development corporations, community councils, etc.

How will you help longtime homeowners stay in their homes, including those facing increasing property taxes and challenges with property maintenance?

How will you ensure that more households have housing they can afford in neighborhoods where they want to live?

What actions will you take to protect our most vulnerable neighbors from housing insecurity, including neighbors facing homelessness and paying so much for housing that they cannot pay for other necessities like food and health care?