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COAAA outlines home‑support caseloads and asks council to fund a $100,000 housing assistance match to pull down state dollars
Summary
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging reported rising housing calls and rent burdens among older adults and asked the city to fund $100,000 that would leverage approximately $400,000 in state funding to expand a one‑time housing assistance program that helps older adults avoid displacement.
Grant Ames, government and community relations manager at COAAA, told the committee the agency case‑manages about 12,000–14,000 people annually across its eight‑county region and conducts roughly 47,000 home visits per year. He said calls for housing assistance have risen to roughly 1,500–1,600 in the prior year and described the program as a small but effective…
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