“A world in which you would want to grow older.” – World Health Organization definition of an Age-Friendly World Over the past ten years, the Center for Community Solutions has collaborated with cities and counties throughout Ohio as they have engaged in the process to become Age-Friendly communities. The first guide to Age-friendly cities was...
Author: Emily Muttillo (Emily Muttillo)
Housing Affordability has remained stable in Cuyahoga County
The Center for Community Solutions worked with United Way of Greater Cleveland in 2023 to develop a community needs assessment. The project examined the conditions in Cuyahoga County related to Economic Mobility, Housing Stability and Health Pathways. The full report and executive summary provide analysis of data, pre-existing community assessments and 211 data trends. Mixed...
Community Engagement: How to Make It Meaningful
Think about the last community engagement event you attended. How did you feel about it during and after? How did you know about it? Why did you decide to go? Who else was there? Were you glad you went or did it feel like someone was checking a “community engagement box”? Through our consulting services,...
Why is mental health care so hard to find with private insurance?
The Center for Community Solutions recently partnered with the Community Counseling Center of Ashtabula County to examine the behavioral health needs in Ashtabula County. One thing that came up in nearly every conversation we had with community members and stakeholders was the difficulty of finding behavioral health providers who accepted private insurance. Our community survey...
Building Intentional Disability Community
The way we interact and connect with other people has been continually changing since early 2020. With the abrupt onset of COVID-19 many of us physically isolated ourselves from contact with anyone outside of our immediate living space. We collectively learned how to meet virtually and socialize in ways that did not require sharing air....
Welcome Angela Maher to Community Solutions!
Please welcome Angela Maher to Community Solutions. Angela joined the Research team as an Associate on September 1st. Prior to joining Community Solutions, Angela worked as the Grants & Data Manager at the West Side Catholic Center, where she regularly used secondary data to demonstrate support for program funding. Prior to her work at West...
Welcome Suzanna Thiese to Community Solutions
Please welcome Suzanna Thiese to Community Solutions. Suzanna will join the Research team as a Fellow on Tuesday, August 16th. Suzanna recently completed her Ph.D. in Nursing where her research focused on the social determinants of maternal mortality and medical mistrust among Black women in America. Prior to joining Community Solutions, Suzanna worked as a...
We Wear the Mask campaign celebrates Juneteenth through community art
On Saturday, June 18th join Healthy Cleveland in celebrating Juneteenth at Morning Star Baptist Church from noon to 4 pm. The celebration will include the unveiling of a mural and recognition of the We Wear the Mask call for art selections. The day will include live music, free food, face painting, games, and much more....
Population Changes in Cleveland’s Inner Ring Suburbs
The state of Ohio, along with the rest of the county, has seen a growth in the older adult population over the past ten or so years. This subset of the population is expected to continue to increase until about 2030 when Gen X enters the older adult age group. Both the number of adults...