Rep. McNally Announces $112,000 in State Funding for Supportive Housing

Funding provides supportive services for households, facilitates transition to permanent housing

February 5, 2025

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $112,000 in state funds for the YWCA Mahoning Valley in Ohio’s 58th District from the Supportive Housing Program, a program helping nonprofit and local government agencies provide supportive services and housing to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

“Supportive housing initiatives play a significant role in ensuring that every Ohioan has access to a secure and stable place to live,” said Rep. McNally. “Thousands of people will be able to overcome obstacles, stabilize their life, and become self-sufficient thanks to these funds.”

The 2025 Ohio Department of Development Supportive Housing Program (SHP) announced $10.6 million in grants through the Supportive Housing Program to help 32 nonprofit and local government agencies provide opportunity for stable, long-term housing for people who are homeless through supportive housing operations. Nonprofit agencies, units of local government, and public housing authorities that provide transitional housing to homeless persons and permanent supportive housing for homeless disabled persons are eligible to apply for this award. These awards will allow 12 agencies to operate 15 transitional housing programs and 22 agencies to operate 42 permanent supportive housing programs over a two-year period. The program provides funding for operations (and limited funding for services) in permanent supportive housing and facility-based transitional housing programs

YWCA Mahoning County’s funding will be delegated towards:

Providing transitional housing for 24 households in Mahoning County.
Achieving an 83 percent transition rate to permanent housing with an average stay of 240 days.

Administered by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), SHP aims to provide opportunity for stable, long-term housing for people who are homeless through supportive housing operations. The program consists of two components, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, and provides two-year grants that support rental assistance initiatives, operations, supportive services, administration, and data collection and evaluation. Currently, the program serves 12 agencies that operate 15 transitional housing programs, and 22 agencies operate 42 permanent supportive housing programs — benefiting approximately 6,416 Ohioans and leveraging a combined total of around $50.4 million in additional resources for these agencies