The number and percent of people living in poverty in Cleveland appears to have dropped in 2020, according to the American Community Survey 5-year estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Although the change is not statistically significant, improvements in the economic circumstances for children continued a recent trend, and estimates of child poverty in...
Author: Emily Campbell
February 18, 2022
Children’s Health Stakeholder Roundtables
January 10, 2022
Community Solutions Consulting: 2021 in review
From as far away as California to as nearby as the office across the street, more than a dozen organizations sought assistance from The Center for Community Solutions in 2021. Our experts conduct research, perform analysis, produce content, and provide advice. The pace and breadth of people reaching out for help has only increased during...
January 3, 2022
New Data Shows Ohio Children at Lowest Poverty Rate in 20 Years
The most reliable and comprehensive estimates show a large drop in child poverty in 2020, while poverty rates for working age adults and older adults remained largely unchanged. The new poverty information was released by the US Census Bureau as the 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Experimental Data. Better news on child poverty in Ohio...
November 15, 2021
When Will We Get Good Data on 2020?
The Center for Community Solutions uses data from the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in nearly every research project we conduct. As we’ve written in the past, we consider ACS to be the gold standard for reliable, relevant data on a host of community conditions. Since 2005, we’ve been spoiled...
August 23, 2021
Why Are Some Ohioans Still Resisting Vaccination?
In recent press briefings, Governor Mike DeWine referred to “two Ohios”: one that is vaccinated and largely safe from the harms of COVID-19 and one that is unvaccinated and for whom coronavirus remains a serious threat. As the Delta variant surges through Ohio communities and hospitalizations rise, we are also seeing increases in the number...
August 9, 2021
What challenges Ohio families faced during the pandemic
We need your help! The Center for Community Solutions and Ohio Association of Foodbanks wants to understand what challenges Ohio families faced during the pandemic and what has helped. Please take 10 minutes to complete the online survey. Results will be available in October and we will share them widely with policy makers and...
July 28, 2021
Learn and Share! Lorain County Racial Equity Data
July 21, 2021