Franklin County Auditor Affordable Housing Fair Conversations

As we prepare to celebrate our Independence day, affordable housing is fast becoming one of the most important issues facing our county and our country. For too many, housing is a day-to-day fight. Jobs have been lost, rents and mortgages are coming due, and a looming eviction crisis awaits us. 

This July, I want to explore with our community partners how we can expand the availability of affordable housing for a community that desperately needs it. In pre-pandemic times, the Auditor’s office hosted Affordable Housing Fairs with partner organizations that provided information and resources on housing for the community. But like many public gatherings, those are being postponed in the interest of public health.

Instead, I'm taking the Affordable Housing Fair "virtual" for the month of July, hosting affordable housing experts at each of my weekly community hours this July. 

We’ll delve into topics like services that help seniors pay for utilities, services that repair homes for seniors, low income services for families and seniors, and services that help persons with disabilities with housing needs. We’ll also explain how the Auditor’s office can help, including the Homestead Exemption, the Property Tax Assistance Program, and information we have gathered on other community resources that can help with housing.

Among the many groups that will join me are MORPC, IMPACT, Homeport, Franklin County Office on Aging, Nationwide Children’s Healthy Homes, United Health Care—Housing Navigator Dept, Community Housing Network, Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, Homes on the Hill, and Community Mediation of Central Ohio. 

There are many components to making housing affordable, and they all make a difference. Housing is a clear social determinant of health, and I'm committed to using this office to help Franklin County residents in any way I can. As always, you can reach me at mstinziano@franklincountyohio.gov, or at 614-525-HOME.

July Community Hours ~ Virtual Affordable Housing Fair Conversations

*Streamed live on facebook at @mstinziano.

Wednesday, July 1st 11:00am

MORPC and IMPACT

Thursday, July 9th 9:30am

Homeport and Franklin County Office on Aging

Tuesday, July 14th 4:00pm

Nationawide Children's Healthy Homes and United Health Care

Thursday, July 23rd 12:00pm

Community Housing Network and the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel

Thursday, July 30th 10:00am

Homes on the Hill and Community Mediation of Central Ohio