The budget is moving quickly through the Senate process, and we wanted to offer an update on where things stand. The budget bill, now formally Amended Substitute House Bill 33 (hereafter referred to as HB33) was officially referred to the Senate Finance committee on May 3. Now the informal hearings that have already been occurring...
In March 2023 the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments were cut, impacting the Ohio households that depended on those funds to feed themselves and their families. Much ink has been rightfully spilled on this impending issue of hunger and food insecurity in Ohio. Data gathered by Community Solutions may add meaningful insights to...
You may have heard of awareness markers for mental health such as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, but did you know there is a World Maternal Mental Health Day? A day to raise awareness, change attitudes to reduce stigma, and influence policies about maternal mental health, World Maternal Mental Health Day takes place on May 3,...
It’s been a busy few weeks (months…years….?) in the Ohio legislature. Last we checked in, the Governor’s version of the state budget—House Bill (HB) 33—was making its way through the House of Representatives. The House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, along with the other issue area subcommittees, heard testimony from a diverse set...
Gayle Channing Tenenbaum, Ohio’s premier champion for children and families, passed away on April 17, 2023. Gayle dedicated over 40 years of her life to all aspects of human services and was known as the go-to woman for children and family issues. Gayle was affectionately called “G-Force” for the gentle pressure she exerted when lobbying...
In March of 2020, under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), all individuals who were enrolled in Ohio Medicaid or became enrolled after March 18, 2020 were not permitted to be disenrolled from the program unless the individual met one of the following circumstances: voluntarily requested the discontinuance of Medicaid coverage was no...
For 110 years, Community Solutions has welcomed hundreds of men and women as employees and volunteers. Notably, of the 16 executive directors, only two have been women: Leona Bevis in the 1970s and Nancy Travers, 1996-1997. Let’s meet Leona Bevis and appreciate the pivotal role she played in Community Solutions’ history. Going ‘beyond social work’...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Andrea Elliot Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City follows one homeless family in New York City during the 2010s. The book describes experiences of Dasani and her family as they navigate school, shelters, and the social service systems which are meant to be the safety net...
By: Kyle Thompson, Policy Assistant and Alex Dorman, Research Fellow Poverty is a significant problem that impacts many different communities, families, and individuals across America. In Ohio, over thirteen percent of the population lives in poverty, and roughly 30 percent of the population lives near poverty (earning 200 percent of the federal poverty line). In...
The Center for Community Solutions recently released profiles for Ohio’s state legislative districts. We do this as a public service and make the profiles widely available. They include demographic, economic, education, and other data. While we caution against comparing one district against another (sample sizes can be small and lead to large margins of...
