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 23: Chillicothe
Ross County Department of Job and Family Services
- August 18: Newark
Licking County United Way
- August 16: Steubenville
Jefferson County C.A.C.
- August 9: Marysville
Union County Services Building
- August 4: Logan
Southeast Ohio Regional Foodbank
- August 3: Zanesville
MEOAG/Muskingum County Community Action Agency
- August 3: St. Clairsville
Belmont County Department of Job & Family Services
- August 2: Ashtabula
Ashtabula County Head Start
- July 29: Ironton
Ironton Park Avenue Senior Center
- July 29: Jackson
Jackson First Presbyterian Church
- July 28: Georgetown
Adams-Brown Economic Opportunities
- July 27: Lisbon
Columbiana Co. Community Action
- July 26: Portsmouth
Fifth Third Bank Building/COAD Office
- July 26: Chillicothe
Ross County Department of Jobs and Family Services
- May 26: Fremont (Thank you to our sponsor Sandusky County Family and Children First Council)
David Carr Lecture Lab
- May 17: Lebanon (Thank you to our sponsor the Warren County Family and Children First Council)
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)
Lorain County Community College
- March 31: Fairfield (Thank you to our sponsors the Butler County Educational Service Center and United Way of Butler County)
Butler County Educational Service Center
- March 30: Marietta (Thank you to our sponsor the Cooperation for Ohio Appalachian Development)
Washington State Community College
- March 18: Dayton (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of the Greater Dayton Area)
Miami Valley Child Development Center
- March 16: Defiance
Defiance County East Building
2009
- January 28: Kirtland (Thank you to our sponsor: Nonprofit and Public Service Center at Lakeland Community College)
Lakeland Community College
- January 21: Canton (Thank you to our sponsor: Canton Area Association for the Education of Young Children)
Stark County Community Action Agency
- December 15: Columbus
LifeCare Alliance
- December 10: Cleveland
Center for Families and Children
- December 8: Toledo (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of Toledo, Lucas County)
Emergency Management Services
- December 3: Mahoning Valley (Thank you to our sponsor: Wean Foundation)
The D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitors Center
- November 17: Akron (Thank you to our sponsor: Job and Family Services)
Summit County Job Center
- November 12: Cincinnati (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of Greater Cincinnati)
The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
- November 4: Athens (Thank you to our sponsor: COAD)
Athens Community Center
- October 28: Dayton (Thank you to our sponsor: United Way of Greater Dayton)
The Schiewetz Leadership Training Center
For information on these programs and others as they are scheduled, please contact David Howard, 216-781-2944 x406, dhoward@CommunitySolutions.com.
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