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Equal Rights NOW! Takeaways from Homeless Bill of Rights teach-in
Last week we heard from Homeless Congress Leaders and legal experts on how the Homeless Bill of Rights will impact our community. Learn how you can advocate for City Council to pass the bill.
Cleveland City Council Passes Pay to Stay Legislation: What Renters Need To Know
On August 10th, 2022, members of Cleveland City Council voted unanimously to pass Pay to Stay legislation! While it's not the strongest tenant protection housing advocates can imagine, it's a step in the direction towards making fairness the status quo for renters behind on their rent who come up with the money owed. Thanks to everyone who reached out to councilmembers to express your support!
Housing Help, Not Handcuffs: Criminalization of Homelessness and Street Outreach as an Alternative
Do you work or live in a place where unhoused people spend their time? What do you do when you encounter someone who may be experiencing homelessness? Often times we see someone in crisis and turn to emergency services for help. However, this can often do more harm than good. Join NEOCH to learn about those effects, laws that target unhoused people, and how NEOCH's outreach team can help when you meet someone experiencing homelessness.
Root Causes of Homelessness Series: online and in person
Dispel homelessness myths and learn how the problem is perpetuated through systemic racism and the commodification of housing. Hear from NEOCH staff and board members about the historical and modern causes of homelessness, and what we can do to build a world where everyone has a safe place to call home.
NEOCH WEBINAR: Harm Reduction in Homeless Services
Learn how people experiencing addiction are criminalized, penalized, and dehumanized within social services, and what you can do to create a healthier environment for the people you serve.
Join our team! NEOCH Is Hiring A Street Outreach Coordinator
The Street Outreach Coordinator is responsible for coordinating NEOCH’s street outreach services in collaboration with our street outreach team and the NEOCH Street Outreach Collaborative.
Northeast Ohio housing advocates hold teach-in on renters’ rights
Tenants in disputes with landlords, ranging from a lack of heat to rodent infestation, often aren’t aware of their rights, many housing advocates say. To raise awareness, several nonprofits hosted a teach-in February 9.
Renters are Protected in Other Ohio Cities. Could Cleveland be Next?
Tenants in a number of Ohio cities, ranging from Akron to Yellow Springs, have something that their counterparts in Cleveland lack — renter protection rights
Cleveland Renters with Vouchers Struggle to Find Housing
Housing rights activists and community groups in Cleveland are hoping to convince Mayor Bibb and city council to adopt renters’ protections that would make source of income discrimination illegal.
FREE WEBINAR SERIES: LGBTQ 101
Homeless and social service providers: Learn how best to meet the unique needs of LGBTQ people who come to your organization for help, and how to make them feel welcomed.
We Remember You: 2021 Homeless Memorial
On Tuesday, December 21st - the longest night of the year - NEOCH gathered with local advocates and community members to remember those with lived experience of homelessness who passed away in 2021.
Webinar series: Trauma Informed Care
Homeless service providers: Learn to know the signs of trauma, manage our own vicarious trauma, and best practices to manage both.
What Has Caused the Crisis of Homelessness in our Community?
NEOCH often gets calls during November asking how folks can help our unhoused neighbors. At NEOCH we believe the best thing we can do this November is learn about the root causes of homelessness and work toward systemic change in our community.
Past due: Housing advocates ask Cleveland mayoral candidates to take a stand on renters’ rights
A coalition of housing advocates and area organizations is asking Cleveland mayoral candidates Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley to support renter protection legislation.
FREE Event: Root Causes of Homelessness
NEOCH presents information on how homelessness is perpetuated through systemic barriers to housing. NEOCH seeks to dispel homelessness myths, and shift the narrative from individual responsibility, to systemic accountability.
Mayoral Candidates Justin Bibb & Kevin Kelley: Protect Cleveland Renters on Day 1
Join us in asking Mayoral Candidates Justin Bibb & Kevin Kelley to implement deeply researched, community-informed, and little-to-no-cost renter protections that are ready to be introduced on their FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.
FREE WEBINAR SERIES: CLEVELAND HOUSING 101
Learn the ins and outs of the housing and shelter systems in Cuyahoga County. Participants will get an overview of how people become housing insecure and homeless, what their options are, and how they can access the resources they need to regain stability. Participants will also learn about fair housing law, tenants’ rights, and the eviction process.
FREE WEBINAR SERIES: LGBTQ 101
Learn how best to meet the needs of LGBTQ people who come to your organization for help, and how to make them feel welcomed. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the queer and trans experience, what it’s like for LGBTQ people to seek assistance from social service organizations, and how to overcome their unique barriers to housing.
Black Trans Lives Lost: Remembering Lea & TierraMarie
More than a year after her death, Lea Daye’s name and memory still hold enormous weight.
NEOCH is Hiring a Housing Justice Community Organizer!
NEOCH is seeking a dynamic, passionate, and skilled organizer with experience in community organizing or social justice movement work for its full-time Housing Justice Community Organizer position. You should apply if you are interested in running and winning campaigns for housing justice.