INTRODUCTION Ohio’s County Departments of Job and Family Services are in the midst of significant changes to the way they administer public assistance programs – including food, cash and medical assistance. These programs are designed to help low-income families get back on their feet. In each of Ohio’s 88 counties, new technology and business processes...
Research Priority: Health and Human Services
April 23, 2018
Hungry for Policy: Searching for Solutions to Food Insecurity in Ohio Medicaid
Loren Anthes, Public Policy Fellow April 23, 2018 INTRODUCTION The United States spends twice as much as other industrialized nations on health care but performs worse on many population health outcomes.[1] While this spending is primarily the result of pricing and administrative costs, it is also a consequence of non-medical factors influencing the health of...
February 16, 2018
Adult Protective Services: Providing Context in an Aging State
February 14, 2018
Growing Numbers of Cuyahoga County Seniors Seeking Hunger Relief; Underscoring Importance of Reauthorizing SNAP
John R. Corlett, President and Executive Director February, 2018 Later this year the U.S. Congress will take up the reauthorization of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) via the Farm Bill. While the role of SNAP in helping needy families, children and the disabled is fairly well understood, SNAP is also critically important for reducing...
February 13, 2018
The State of the Cuyahoga County Budget: Looking Back and Looking Forward
The State of the Cuyahoga County Budget: Looking Back and Looking Forward William Tarter, Jr., MPA Public Policy Associate & Community Advocacy February, 2018 In this edition of County Budgeting Matters, we will examine the strategies that Cuyahoga County Executive, Armond Budish, used for developing the 2018-2019 biennium budget, compare the 2017 process to the...
November 16, 2017
Substance Use Prevention in Ohio: Programs, Policies, and Funding to Target Addiction Before it Starts
Substance Use Prevention in Ohio: Programs, Policies, and Funding to Target Addiction Before it Starts Brie Lusheck, Public Policy Associate Adam White, Graduate Assistant Tara Britton, Lynde Fellow & Director of Public Policy November 2017 In this issue of State Budgeting Matters, The Center for Community Solutions (CCS) seeks to provide a landscape of the...
November 2, 2017
Cuyahoga County JFS: On the Road to Providing a Superior Customer Experience
Cuyahoga County JFS: On the Road to Providing a Superior Customer Experience Rachel Cahill, Guest Author November 2, 2017 The Cuyahoga County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently completed a year-long strategic planning process in order to assess how the agency is making a positive difference in the lives of county residents and...
October 6, 2017
A Preview of the 2018-2019 Cuyahoga County Biennial Budget
A Preview of the 2018-2019 Cuyahoga County Biennial Budget William Tarter, Jr., Policy Planning Associate and Community Advocacy October 6, 2017 This paper focuses on the Health and Human Services (HHS) Levy Fund budget and, to a lesser extent, the General Operating Fund budget. The HHS Levy fund is funded in large part by the...
August 2, 2017
State Budget, As Enacted: Ohio Departments of Aging, Developmental Disabilities, & Job and Family Services
State Budget, As Enacted: Ohio Departments of Aging, Developmental Disabilities, & Job and Family Services Brie Lusheck, Public Policy Associate August 2, 2017 Looks at the Ohio Departments of Job and Family Services, Department of Developmental Disabilities and Aging budget requests, as enacted in the state budget. Key Takeaways The Ohio Department of Aging (ODA)...