The Center for Community Solutions is conducting a series of workshops around Ohio to provide a technical perspective on state budget and revenue issues. The initial workshops were held in the fall of 2009 in eight major urban areas of Ohio and in Athens.
The workshops take a look back at the SFY 2010-2011 budget and identify systems that are most under stress as a result of decisions made during the process. However, more important are presentations on maintaining human service and education spending in a recession, the results of tax reform (2005) and its effect on revenues, revenue increases from fees and gambling, and the long-term structural deficit and reliance on one-time revenues and their impact on the SFY 2012-2013 state budget.
From these presentations, tough decisions facing Ohio decision makers are identified. Participants also are given training in strategic advocacy to affect these decisions. Health and social service providers and advocates, public policy directors, funders, county employees, public officials, and anyone desiring a better understanding of the state budget are invited and encouraged to attend. There is no charge for the workshops. They are supported by funders of Community Solutions and local partnerships.
All attendees receive a printed copy of Financing Ohio's Future: Human Services in Tough Times: Primer. You can download the online version here:
Schedule (to date):
- August 9: Marysville
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Union County Services Building
Conference Room
940 London Avenue
Marysville, OH 43040
- August 16: Steubenville
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Jefferson County C.A.C.
114 North Fourth Street
Steubenville, OH 43952
- August 18: Newark
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Licking County United Way
68 West Church Street, Suite 203
Newark, OH 43058
- August 23: Chillicothe
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Ross County Department of Job and Family Services
475 Western Avenue
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Past Dates and Locations:
- August 4: Logan
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Southeast Ohio Regional Foodbank
- August 3: Zanesville
1:30-3:00 p.m.
MEOAG/Muskingum County Community Action Agency
- August 3: St. Clairsville
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Belmont County Department of Job & Family Services
- August 2: Ashtabula
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Ashtabula County Head Start
- July 29: Ironton
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Ironton Park Avenue Senior Center
- July 29: Jackson
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Jackson First Presbyterian Church
- July 28: Georgetown
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Adams-Brown Economic Opportunities
- July 27: Lisbon
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Columbiana Co. Community Action
- July 26: Portsmouth
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Fifth Third Bank Building/COAD Office
- July 26: Chillicothe
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Ross County Department of Jobs and Family Services
- May 26: Fremont (Thank you to our sponsor Sandusky County Family and Children First Council)
9:00-11:00 a.m.
David Carr Lecture Lab
- May 17: Lebanon (Thank you to our sponsor the Warren County Family and Children First Council)
1:00-3:00 p.m.
The Ohio State University Extension Office
- May 14: Elyria (Thank you to our sponsors Lorain County Community College and the Public Services Institute of Lorain County Community College)
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lorain County Community College
Spitzer Conference Center
- March 31: Fairfield (Thank you to our sponsors the Butler County Educational Service Center and United Way of Butler County)
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Butler County Educational Service Center
- March 30: Marietta (Thank you to our sponsor the Cooperation for Ohio Appalachian Development)
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Washington State Community College
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March 18: Dayton (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of the Greater Dayton Area)
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Miami Valley Child Development Center
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March 16: Defiance
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Defiance County East Building
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January 28: Kirtland (Thank you to our sponsor: Nonprofit and Public Service Center at Lakeland Community College)
2:30-4:30 p.m.
Lakeland Community College
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January 21: Canton (Thank you to our sponsor: Canton Area Association for the Education of Young Children)
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Stark County Community Action Agency
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December 15: Columbus
2:30-4:30 p.m.
LifeCare Alliance
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December 10: Cleveland
10:00 a.m.-Noon
Center for Families and Children
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December 8: Toledo (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of Toledo, Lucas County)
Noon-2:00 p.m.
Emergency Management Services
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December 3: Mahoning Valley (Thank you to our sponsor: Wean Foundation)
2:30-4:30 p.m.
The D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitors Center
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November 17: Akron (Thank you to our sponsor: Job and Family Services)
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Summit County Job Center
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November 12: Cincinnati (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of Greater Cincinnati)
10:00 a.m.-Noon
The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
Health Foundation Conference Facility
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November 4: Athens (Thank you to our sponsor: COAD)
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Athens Community Center
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October 28: Dayton (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of Greater Dayton)
3:00-5:00 p.m.
The Schiewetz Leadership Training Center
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