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Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Paying someone else’s mortgage: Many Black Americans struggle to own a home

Community Solutions Team
January 19, 2021
Older Adults
Article
OhioRISE

Community Solutions’ 2022-23 budget priorities

Community Solutions Team
January 18, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

SNAP online food purchasing expands

Community Solutions Team
January 11, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Ohio plans to extend Pandemic EBT program for remainder of 2020-2021 school year

Rachel Cahill
January 11, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Workforce

Racial disparities extend to unemployment in Ohio

Emily Campbell
January 4, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

Doulas play crucial role in maternal health

Community Solutions Team
January 4, 2021
Article

John Corlett's Top 15 Reports of 2020

Community Solutions Team
December 28, 2020
Older Adults
Article
Data

Looking forward to the next age wave in 2031

Community Solutions Team
December 21, 2020
Older Adults
Article

Council on Older Persons Year in Review: A constant advocate for seniors in 2020

Community Solutions Team
December 21, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Welcome to the #CCSKitchen: The making of a hashtag

Community Solutions Team
December 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
State Budget

What to watch for heading into Ohio’s next state budget

Community Solutions Team
December 14, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Workforce

$1.2 million to help local restaurants. 28,450 COVID-19 cases, 716 deaths

Community Solutions Team
December 7, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
County Policy

Cuyahoga County Executive and Council to spend remaining CARES Act dollars

Community Solutions Team
December 7, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

This World AIDS Day

Community Solutions Team
November 30, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

Video: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Community Solutions Team
November 25, 2020
Article

Remembering: the Equal Justice Initiative

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
County Policy

The Status of Ohio’s Women: Maternal Mortality

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Data

“This is not a drill folks.” 19,926 COVID-19 cases, 664 deaths in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Article
Data

General Election results in a year of record turnout

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

Prioritize Customer Needs in Ohio Benefits System

Community Solutions Team
November 16, 2020
Medicaid
Research
Children and Youth

Children's Medicaid eligibility in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
November 16, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

What an ACA repeal could mean for maternal health

Community Solutions Team
November 9, 2020
Article

Election Day through the eyes of Community Solutions poll workers

Community Solutions Team
November 9, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Data

Health and human service levies received bi-partisan support across the state

Emily Campbell
November 5, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Budish: Record mail, early vote in Cuyahoga County, how to report voter intimidation

Community Solutions Team
November 1, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19

Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccine plan

Community Solutions Team
October 28, 2020
Article

WATCH Celebration 2020: Most Treasured Volunteer Awards

Community Solutions Team
October 27, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

Increasing Medicaid caseloads during the pandemic, what can we learn?

Community Solutions Team
October 26, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Benefit Cliff

Ohio working families face benefit cliffs and plateaus

Emily Campbell
October 26, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Caregiving
Children and Youth

New Groundwork Ohio report advocates for lead safe child care facilities

Community Solutions Team
October 23, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
County Policy

Budish administration makes major decision on remaining $100 million of CARES Act funds

Community Solutions Team
October 23, 2020
Article

WATCH Celebration 2020: Anisfield-Wolf Awards

Community Solutions Team
October 22, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

A new tool to promote safe birth spacing in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
October 19, 2020
Behavioral Health
Research
Opioid Epidemic

Ohio's tobacco master settlement agreement: History, lessons learned and considerations for Ohio

Community Solutions Team
October 15, 2020
Article

WATCH Celebration of Human Services: Public Service Awards

Community Solutions Team
October 13, 2020
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

AIDS Funding Collaborative announces new Catalyst Grants

Julie Patterson
October 12, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Diaper need is an unspoken reality for many families

Community Solutions Team
October 12, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Homelessness

HHSA Committee approves contracts, hears about effect of pandemic on homeless

Community Solutions Team
October 6, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio Department of Health provides update to the Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality

Community Solutions Team
October 5, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio is again the focus of federal maternal health funding

Community Solutions Team
October 5, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Tips on voting during #COVID from the perspective of a poll worker

Community Solutions Team
September 30, 2020
Older Adults
Article
Caregiving

Ohio kinship care during the pandemic

Community Solutions Team
September 28, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Friday Webinar: How COVID Has Impacted the Federal Budget and Services

Community Solutions Team
September 25, 2020
Medicaid
Public testimony

Testimony for the Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, Hope Lane SB 327 testimony

Community Solutions Team
September 22, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Tara Britton: Senate Bill 326, Interested Party Testimony

Tara Britton
September 22, 2020
Medicaid
Public testimony

Testimony for the Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, Hope Lane SB 328 testimony

Community Solutions Team
September 22, 2020
Older Adults
Article
COVID-19

Council on Older Persons engaging in social issues during COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
September 22, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19

Last year, income increased and poverty decreased, but what about 2020?

Community Solutions Team
September 21, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Local Policy

Cleveland is now the poorest big city in the country

Emily Campbell
September 21, 2020
Article
COVID-19
State Budget

Friday Webinar: How COVID Has Impacted State Government and Services

Community Solutions Team
September 18, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Ohio approved for second round of Pandemic-EBT benefits for 490,000 school children

Rachel Cahill
September 15, 2020
Article
County Policy
COVID-19
Local Policy
State Budget

Friday Webinar: How COVID Has Impacted Local Governments and Services

Community Solutions Team
September 11, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
COVID-19

Federal COVID-19 grant funding to Ohio

Community Solutions Team
September 8, 2020
Article

Community Solutions' policy priorities

Tara Britton
September 8, 2020
Medicaid
Article

Webinar: Prices for Common Procedures in Ohio’s Hospitals Vary Widely

Community Solutions Team
September 4, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Survey: How has COVID-19 disrupted your agency?

Emily Campbell
August 31, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Minority health matters

Community Solutions Team
August 31, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
Data
Opioid Epidemic

Early indications show that overdoses are rising again

Tara Britton
August 31, 2020
Article
COVID-19

The Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ Community

Community Solutions Team
August 28, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Local Policy

Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition is one step closer to making Cleveland lead safe

Community Solutions Team
August 25, 2020
Medicaid
Research

At What Cost: Price and Common Procedures in Ohio’s Hospitals

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 24, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
Criminal + Legal

The impact of policing on law enforcement mental health

Community Solutions Team
August 24, 2020
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County HHS levy process enters new phase

Community Solutions Team
August 21, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
COVID-19
Data

Is the Status of Women Getting Worse in Ohio? Preliminary Health and Economic Data Shows Reason for Concern

Emily Campbell
August 17, 2020
Article
COVID-19
Data

What if Ohio had only 100 women?

Community Solutions Team
August 17, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

March of Dimes birth spacing project

Community Solutions Team
August 17, 2020
Article
COVID-19
Data

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls in the US

Community Solutions Team
August 14, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
COVID-19

Coronavirus affects pregnancy after all

Community Solutions Team
August 14, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Data
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Struggling Ohioans need relief, not shame

Community Solutions Team
August 3, 2020
Article

Friday Webinar: Rep. Janine Boyd and Sen. Stephanie Kunze

Community Solutions Team
July 31, 2020
Article
COVID-19

Are you confused about COVID-19 testing? You’re not alone.

Community Solutions Team
July 23, 2020
Article
COVID-19
Data

New Trump census memo sows mistrust, accurate census count vital for Ohio’s future

Community Solutions Team
July 23, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE

Multi-system youth funding offers lifeline to Ohio families

Tara Britton
July 20, 2020
Article
Data

Friday Webinar: Update on the Census

Community Solutions Team
July 17, 2020
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19

The Reentry Act: reducing spread and recidivism during COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
July 14, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee approves emergency assistance contracts in June meetings

Community Solutions Team
July 13, 2020
Article
County Policy
Workforce

Raising awareness, invigorating workers and providing support

Community Solutions Team
July 13, 2020
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Workforce

More than 1 million Ohioans aren’t working because of coronavirus. They still need help.

Emily Campbell
July 10, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Data

The status of Ohio’s women: Birth spacing

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 2020
Behavioral Health
Article
Caregiving
COVID-19

Are you okay? Caring for the caregiver

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 2020
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We make data digestible. Community Solutions produces fact sheets highlighting demographic, health, and social indicators for communities around Ohio. We examine data indicators within poverty, education, employment, income, health outcomes, and public benefit programs. Policymakers and direct service organizations use this resource to better understand the communities they serve and advocate for improved health and social conditions around the state.

Federal Congressional Districts in Ohio

These fact sheets explore demographics, economic stability, food security, housing, education and employment, health, and funding sources in each of Ohio's 15 Federal Congressional Districts. Data from 2025.

Medicaid in Ohio by County

More than 25 percent of Ohio's population receives health care coverage from Medicaid. These fact sheets explore those covered populations, work requirements, and the potential for coverage loss if policy or funding changes are made to the program. Data released 2025.

Cleveland Wards

City of Cleveland Ward fact sheets highlight pre-pandemic demographic, health, and social indicators in the City of Cleveland. The fact sheets include basic demographic information about each neighborhood and pre-pandemic data on employment and income, poverty, education, housing and health. Data released 2021 and 2022.

Ohio Legislative Districts

By matching Census block groups with the boundaries of Ohio’s new legislative districts, then to data points from the U.S. Census Bureau, we created fact sheets for each of the 132 legislative districts. Fact sheets include demographic information about each district, as well as district-level data on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released in 2023.

Geauga County Municipalities

These fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the cities, townships, and villages of Geauga County. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each Municipality on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released in 2024.

Lake County Municipalities

These fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the cities, townships, and villages of Lake County. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each Municipality on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released in 2024.