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Older Adults
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Population Changes in Cleveland’s Inner Ring Suburbs

Emily Muttillo
May 2, 2022
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Nominations Open: $25K Nonprofit and Most Treasured Volunteer Awards

Community Solutions Team
May 2, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Barriers to accessing and navigating OhioWIC: user experiences can inform improvements

Community Solutions Team
May 2, 2022
Behavioral Health
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Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Mental Health Pipeline

Eboney Thornton
April 25, 2022
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Cuyahoga County Council HHSA Committee Approves Salvation Army Contract

Will Tarter
April 18, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Student loan payment pause extended again, Department of Education announces a reset plan for students in default

Tara Britton
April 18, 2022
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Measuring Racial Segregation in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
April 18, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ohio Benefits Self-Service Portal Gets Important Upgrade; Ohio Starts to Commit to Human Centered-Design

Rachel Cahill
April 11, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Public Health Emergency Unwind: Nutrition

Community Solutions Team
April 11, 2022
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Greater Cleveland Area Organizations Seek to Build Human Capital Through Ohio’s Capital Budget

John R. Corlett
April 11, 2022
Behavioral Health
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Prevention services and systems of care key to implementing OhioRISE

Community Solutions Team
April 4, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Exploring the Digital Divide in Ohio

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

John R. Corlett
April 4, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Public Health Emergency Unwind: What’s going on with student loans?

Tara Britton
March 28, 2022
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Emily Campbell and Emily Muttillo Move into New Leadership Roles at Community Solutions

John R. Corlett
March 28, 2022
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Racism as Public Health Crisis: Impact on Black Health Care Workers

March 28, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
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Lessons of Two Years of COVID-19: Impacts of an Offline System for WIC Beneficiaries in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
March 21, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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HHSA Considers Homelessness Services and Child Support

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

Emily Campbell
March 21, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

What’s Going on with ARPA in Greater Cleveland?

Community Solutions Team
March 21, 2022
Medicaid
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Unwinding the Public Health Emergency: Ohio Medicaid

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
March 14, 2022
Older Adults
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Getting older and getting connected

Emily Muttillo
March 7, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Unwinding Emergency Pandemic Supports

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

Emily Campbell
February 28, 2022
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Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Declarations are only the first step

February 28, 2022
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Cuyahoga County HHSA committee awards more than $137 million in contracts at February meeting

Will Tarter
February 21, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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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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Traveling to Africa: Reclaiming our identity and expanding Black pride

Natasha Takyi-Micah
February 21, 2022
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Children's Health Stakeholder Roundtables

Emily Campbell
February 18, 2022
Behavioral Health
Article

Sign up for OhioRISE updates, listening sessions and training

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
February 7, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Zulma Zabala joins The Center for Community Solutions as Senior Fellow, Community and Racial Equity

John R. Corlett
February 7, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Higher education shouldn't be a lifetime sentence to debt

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

Community Solutions Team
January 31, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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Data without context can be dangerous

Alex Dorman
January 31, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

More than just a refund: EITC helps lift people from poverty

Eboney Thornton
January 24, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
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New guidance to implement 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage, up from 60 days

Tara Britton
January 24, 2022
Behavioral Health
Article

Cuyahoga County Finalizes 2022-2023 Biennial Budget

Will Tarter
January 18, 2022
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Kate Warren appointed Director of Greater Cleveland ARP Council

John R. Corlett
January 18, 2022
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When a researcher puts on her walking shoes: Reflections on our new Ward Fact Sheets by a former candidate

Community Solutions Team
January 18, 2022
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Community Solutions Consulting: 2021 in review

Emily Campbell
January 10, 2022
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Four New Members Appointed to Center for Community Solutions Board of Directors

John R. Corlett
January 10, 2022
Medicaid
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Vaccination efforts in Ohio have saved Medicaid millions

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
January 10, 2022
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AFC elects new officers of Advisory Committee

Julie Patterson
January 3, 2022
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Taneisha Fair Appointed Research Associate

John R. Corlett
January 3, 2022
Older Adults
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Council on Older Persons perseveres on policy change during pandemic

Will Tarter
January 3, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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New Data Shows Ohio Children at Lowest Poverty Rate in 20 Years

Emily Campbell
January 3, 2022
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HSAN: The Importance of Knowing Racism’s Impact on Public Health Webinar

Eboney Thornton
December 17, 2021
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Exploring the Justice Gap: the barriers Northeast Ohio residents face in the legal system

Alex Dorman
December 13, 2021
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Advocates for Ohio's Future: A Look Back at 2021

Community Solutions Team
December 13, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
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Equitable maternal health care remains priority for federal and state governments

Natasha Takyi-Micah
December 6, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ohio among first three states approved to issue Pandemic EBT benefits for missed school meals during 2021-2022 school year

Rachel Cahill
December 6, 2021
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World AIDS Day 2021: 40 Years of AIDS Activism and Transforming Lives

Julie Patterson
November 29, 2021
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Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition aims to eliminate menthol cigarettes in local communities

Natasha Takyi-Micah
November 29, 2021
Medicaid
Article

Ohio Opioid Settlement of $800 Million Creates OneOhio Plan, and Need for Scrutiny

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
November 29, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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HHSA Committee Extends Guardianship Contract with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

Will Tarter
November 29, 2021
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5 People You Need to Know: Most Treasured Volunteers of 2020-2021

Community Solutions Team
November 22, 2021
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When Will We Get Good Data on 2020?

Emily Campbell
November 15, 2021
Article

Overwhelming Support for HHS Levies on Election Day

Community Solutions Team
November 15, 2021
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Community Solutions Joins Effort to Support Non-Profit Cleveland Newsroom

John R. Corlett
November 11, 2021
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The Center for Community Solutions Establishes Half Million CCS Endowment Fund for Racial Equity

John R. Corlett
October 29, 2021
Older Adults
Article

Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee Approves Contract to support county senior centers

Will Tarter
October 25, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and how state and local current prevention efforts provide resources for families in poverty

Natasha Takyi-Micah
October 25, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Exploring the Thrifty Food Plan: A SNAP Shopping Experiment

Alex Dorman
October 25, 2021
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Voters in more than half of Ohio counties will see health and human services levies on their ballots in November

Community Solutions Team
October 25, 2021
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2021 Celebration of Human Services Virtual Event

Eboney Thornton
October 22, 2021
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HHSA Committee hears medical examination contract and two homeless services contracts

Will Tarter
October 22, 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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Patti Carlyle Joins Community Solutions as Director of Communications and Digital Strategy

John R. Corlett
October 18, 2021
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HSAN: Understanding the Process and Issues of the County Budget

Eboney Thornton
October 18, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article

Awardees’ new program to keep Ohio families together

Community Solutions Team
October 11, 2021
Medicaid
Article

2021 October Medicaid Institute

Eboney Thornton
October 9, 2021
Article

2021 AFC Responsive and Targeted Grants announced

Julie Patterson
October 7, 2021
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State Budgeting Matters: Introduction and connection to budget resources

Tara Britton
October 4, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Helping young refugees find their voices

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
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Dear Mayor, How Will You Address the Concerns of the City's Residents?

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
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HHSA Approves Contracts on SNAP Work Requirements and Homeless Services

Will Tarter
September 29, 2021
Older Adults
Article

COOP Mayoral Forum

Eboney Thornton
September 22, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Decline in Supplemental Poverty Measure Shows Positive Effect of Pandemic Economic Stimulus

Community Solutions Team
September 20, 2021
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Community Solutions Appoints Three Distinguished Visiting Fellows

John R. Corlett
September 20, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Lessons learned from the National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium

Natasha Takyi-Micah
September 16, 2021
Article

Initial thoughts on the new 2021 Cleveland Neighborhood Fact Sheets

Alex Dorman
September 13, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article

How you can engage with the work of OhioRISE, Ohio’s new program to address the needs of multi-system youth

Tara Britton
September 13, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Community Solutions Launching Effort to Track and Influence Federal Relief Funding Flowing into Ohio

John R. Corlett
September 7, 2021
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Dear Mayor, How Will You Help Survivors of Assault and Abuse?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Dear Mayor, How Will You Address Infant and Maternal Mortality?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
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Dear Mayor, How can Community Solutions Help You Navigate the Health and Human Services Needs of the Community?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
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Dear Mayor, Will You Listen to What the Community has to Say?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 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
Behavioral Health
Article

Dear Mayor, How Will You Support Our Children's Mental Health?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
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Dear Mayor, How Will You Support the Health and Safety of Residents?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
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Dear Mayor, Public Health Matters. What Will You Do to Support It?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Older Adults
Article

Dear Mayor, How Will You Support Older Adults?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Dear Mayor, Many of Our Babies are Dying Before Their First Birthday. How Will You Help Change This?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Navigating Pandemic EBT

Emily Muttillo
August 30, 2021
Medicaid
Article

In Medicaid, Money Talks (If You Listen)

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 30, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Frequently Asked Questions about using SNAP online

Community Solutions Team
August 30, 2021
Article

Why Are Some Ohioans Still Resisting Vaccination?

Emily Campbell
August 23, 2021
Article

Cuyahoga County Council HHSA Committee Approves Three Contracts Before Recess

Will Tarter
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
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Dozens of organizations around the state, including several in Cuyahoga County, set to receive TANF funding from Governor’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives

Tara Britton
August 16, 2021
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