Poverty & Safety Net

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Wealth affects health: disparities increase the risk of poor health outcomes

Suzanna Thiese
April 22, 2024
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Levies on the 2024 Ohio Primary Ballot: What Passed?

Kyle Thompson
April 1, 2024
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Ohio’s childcare crisis: The State and families are both paying the costs

Angela Maher
March 25, 2024
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Poverty Speaks 2023: Climbing out of poverty

Angela Maher
March 18, 2024
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Poverty Speaks 2023: Getting help

Suzanna Thiese
March 4, 2024
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Thirteen Health and Human Services levies on the March ballot

Kyle Thompson
March 4, 2024
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Never Safe: The experience of Black women in Northeast Ohio?

Brandy Davis
February 26, 2024
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Housing Affordability has remained stable in Cuyahoga County

Emily Muttillo
February 26, 2024
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Cleveland Leadership Center: A familiar face in a new chair

Emily Campbell
February 26, 2024
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Poverty Speaks 2023: Making tough choices

February 20, 2024
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Ohio House appropriates “Super Duper Fund;” Senate action still to come

John R. Corlett
February 20, 2024
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"Fast Car" and the poverty ties that bind us

Patti Carlyle
February 12, 2024
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Emily Campbell at the City Club: 5 Things about poverty in Cleveland

Emily Campbell
February 5, 2024
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GCARP 2023 grantees: Initiatives and results

Kyle Thompson
December 18, 2023
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Status of Women: Ohio women are educated, engaged, and stretched

Suzanna Thiese
December 11, 2023
Poverty & Safety Net
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What is the status of Ohio women in 2023?

Emily Campbell
December 11, 2023
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

Provisions to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Quality Control System

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2023
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Ohio public policy developments we’re grateful for

Community Solutions Team
November 20, 2023
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Comments on proposed TANF regulations due December 1

Tara Britton
November 13, 2023
Poverty & Safety Net
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New Opportunities to Improve Linkages between Health and Justice Systems

Community Solutions Team
November 13, 2023
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Department of Children and Youth: supports, goals, and leadership

Kyle Thompson
November 6, 2023
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Research

Progress and Opportunities in Ohio’s Developmental Disabilities System

Community Solutions Team
May 8, 2023
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

April 18: Testimony for the Public Assistance Benefits Accountability Task Force

Community Solutions Team
April 18, 2023
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Moving Past Declarations: Confronting the Barriers

December 12, 2022
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The State of Student Debt Relief - Here’s what you should know

Kyle Thompson
December 5, 2022
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Moving beyond Racism as a Public Health Crisis declarations

December 5, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

November 15: Joint Committee to Examine the Activities of the Protection and Advocacy System

Kyle Thompson
November 15, 2022
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Understanding The Living Wage

Alex Dorman
November 14, 2022
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Building Intentional Disability Community

Emily Muttillo
November 7, 2022
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A village of diverse opportunities for youth in Buckeye-Woodhill

Zulma Zabala
November 7, 2022
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Three strategies to address Ohio’s ‘benefit cliff’

John R. Corlett
October 17, 2022
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State of Ohio Health and Human Services 2022

Community Solutions Team
October 13, 2022
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Dear County Executive: how will you address our housing crisis?

Community Solutions Team
September 13, 2022
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Cleveland Proposes Spending Plan for $102M in ARPA Funds

Community Solutions Team
September 5, 2022
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Yes, people DO want to work: workforce development in Buckeye-Woodhill

Zulma Zabala
September 5, 2022
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Housing Burden vs. Home Bliss: a chance for stability in Buckeye-Woodhill

Zulma Zabala
August 1, 2022
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Greater Cleveland American Rescue Plan Coalition Releases Policy Asks

Community Solutions Team
August 1, 2022
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How to be a more prepared, patient, and joyful voter

Eboney Thornton
July 18, 2022
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New Pandemic EBT changes boost food security for Ohio’s children

Rachel Cahill
July 4, 2022
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Cleveland’s Chief Strategy Officer Bradford Davy Discusses Mayor Bibb’s ARPA Process

Community Solutions Team
July 4, 2022
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New Ohio SNAP vendor and three ways to improve EBT service

Rachel Cahill
June 20, 2022
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Race appears to be the greatest determinant of child poverty in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
June 20, 2022
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Poverty in the LGBTQ Community; Ohio and Nationally

John R. Corlett
June 20, 2022
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What it takes to become lead-safe certified

Natasha Takyi-Micah
June 13, 2022
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There is no Other anymore

Zulma Zabala
June 6, 2022
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Final Federal ARPA Rules Give Cuyahoga County Greater Flexibility in Spending the Funds

Community Solutions Team
May 31, 2022
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Giving voices to people at the margins

Community Solutions Team
May 30, 2022
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Barriers to accessing and navigating OhioWIC: user experiences can inform improvements

Community Solutions Team
May 2, 2022
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Public Health Emergency Unwind: Nutrition

Community Solutions Team
April 11, 2022
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Exploring the Digital Divide in Ohio

Alex Dorman
April 4, 2022
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Impact of Ohio Substitute House Bill 327 on Non-Profit Organizations

John R. Corlett
April 4, 2022
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Public Health Emergency Unwind: What’s going on with student loans?

Tara Britton
March 28, 2022
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HHSA Considers Homelessness Services and Child Support

Will Tarter
March 21, 2022
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Poverty data for 2016-2020 shows mixed results for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County

Emily Campbell
March 21, 2022
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What’s Going on with ARPA in Greater Cleveland?

Community Solutions Team
March 21, 2022
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Unwinding Emergency Pandemic Supports

Community Solutions Team
March 7, 2022
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Official Poverty Calculations fail to capture families’ true economic situations

Emily Campbell
February 28, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

Policy Change Can Reduce Benefit Cliffs and Incentivize Work

Emily Campbell
February 22, 2022
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WIC promotes racial equity, reduces infant mortality, and increases use of preventive health care

Community Solutions Team
February 21, 2022
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Higher education shouldn't be a lifetime sentence to debt

Community Solutions Team
February 7, 2022
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The Menthol Movement: How Tobacco Became a Racial Justice Issue

Community Solutions Team
January 31, 2022
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Data without context can be dangerous

Alex Dorman
January 31, 2022
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More than just a refund: EITC helps lift people from poverty

Eboney Thornton
January 24, 2022
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New Data Shows Ohio Children at Lowest Poverty Rate in 20 Years

Emily Campbell
January 3, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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HHSA Committee Extends Guardianship Contract with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

Will Tarter
November 29, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

November 18: Interested Party Testimony on HB428

Eboney Thornton
November 18, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Exploring the Thrifty Food Plan: A SNAP Shopping Experiment

Alex Dorman
October 25, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Safety Net in the Latest State Budget

Community Solutions Team
October 18, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Tracking of American Rescue Plan Spending Underway

Community Solutions Team
October 18, 2021
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Helping young refugees find their voices

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
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Decline in Supplemental Poverty Measure Shows Positive Effect of Pandemic Economic Stimulus

Community Solutions Team
September 20, 2021
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Cleveland Neighborhoods 2021

Community Solutions Team
September 15, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Dear Mayor, How Will You Help Our Neighbors Living in Poverty?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
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Navigating Pandemic EBT

Emily Muttillo
August 30, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Frequently Asked Questions about using SNAP online

Community Solutions Team
August 30, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ohio’s Cash Assistance Program Fails to Meet Ongoing Need

Community Solutions Team
August 23, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Twenty-five Years Later, U.S. Policy Shifts on Aid to Poor Families with Children

John R. Corlett
August 23, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ohio Works First Program Considered Last During COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
August 23, 2021
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Webinar: Funding for Workforce Development in Cuyahoga County

Eboney Thornton
July 23, 2021
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