Poverty & Safety Net

Hunger, public benefits, and tax policies impact Ohio families and their ability to thrive. We lead in research and data analysis on policy, economics, and shifting demographics. Strengthening the health and human services safety net by identifying the needs that can reduce poverty.

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Want a recession-resilient economy? Protect SNAP

Rachel Cahill
March 31, 2025

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Poverty waits in long, cold lines

Community Solutions Team
June 10, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Greater Cleveland Foodbank present to county committee

Community Solutions Team
June 10, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Testimony for the House Health Committee, Interested party testimony Tara Britton

Tara Britton
June 4, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Solutions that chip away at racial disparities in criminal justice

Community Solutions Team
May 28, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Syringe services programs in two more Ohio counties

Community Solutions Team
May 20, 2019
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Emergency assistance services contract focus of county health, human services and aging committee

Community Solutions Team
April 22, 2019
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Where is the justice? Addressing racial disparities in the juvenile justice system

Community Solutions Team
April 8, 2019
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A first look at health and human services in Governor Mike DeWine's budget

Tara Britton
March 18, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Family health, homeless services contracts focus of Cuyahoga County HHSA Meeting

Community Solutions Team
March 11, 2019
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MetroHealth Receives Health Care Contract for Kids in Cuyahoga County Custody

Community Solutions Team
March 4, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Addressing racial disparities in childhood: Opportunities in education

Community Solutions Team
February 25, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Implementing a trauma-informed approach in public assistance programs

Community Solutions Team
February 11, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Driver’s license suspensions disproportionately impact poor Ohioans

Community Solutions Team
January 28, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Workforce Training the focus of first HHSA meeting of 2019

Community Solutions Team
January 28, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Extreme consequences across Ohio if SNAP benefits not funded

Community Solutions Team
January 22, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ohio community groups face challenges helping needy Ohioans navigate new benefits system

Community Solutions Team
January 14, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Racial Disparities

Community Solutions Team
December 6, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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18 Questions for the 2018 Election

Community Solutions Team
October 1, 2018
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How are Cuyahoga County schools teaching sex education?

Community Solutions Team
September 24, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Cleveland is dead last in child poverty

Emily Campbell
September 17, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Public Comment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Community Solutions Team
June 12, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Wraparound Services for Young People in Poverty: Taking a Look at CCMEP with New Program Data

Community Solutions Team
May 14, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Poverty: When one age group is different from the rest

Community Solutions Team
March 29, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Public Comments to the Ohio Department of Medicaid on the Proposed Medicaid Work Requirement Waiver

Community Solutions Team
March 12, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Adult Protective Services: Providing Context in an Aging State

Community Solutions Team
February 16, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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The State of the Cuyahoga County Budget: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Will Tarter
February 13, 2018
Poverty & Safety Net
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Substance Use Prevention in Ohio: Programs, Policies, and Funding to Target Addiction Before it Starts

Community Solutions Team
November 16, 2017
Poverty & Safety Net
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2018-2019 State Budget, As Enacted: Ohio Departments of Medicaid and Health

Community Solutions Team
August 1, 2017
Poverty & Safety Net
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2018-2019 State Budget, As Enacted: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Community Solutions Team
July 31, 2017
Poverty & Safety Net
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2018-2019 State Budget, Senate Budget: Ohio Departments of Medicaid and Health

Community Solutions Team
June 23, 2017
Poverty & Safety Net
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2018-2019 State Budget, House Passed: The Ohio Department of Medicaid

Community Solutions Team
May 17, 2017
Poverty & Safety Net
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2018-2019 State Budget, As Introduced: The Ohio Department of Medicaid

Community Solutions Team
March 30, 2017
Poverty & Safety Net
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Big City Problems in Ohio’s Small Towns

John R. Corlett
November 10, 2016
Poverty & Safety Net
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Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program: Ohio Moving Forward

Community Solutions Team
October 3, 2016
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ending Welfare As We Knew It

John R. Corlett
August 18, 2016
Poverty & Safety Net
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Human Services 101: A Straightforward Guide to the Social Services in Ohio

Emily Campbell
June 30, 2016
Poverty & Safety Net
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Meet the honorees from Celebration 2024

Madison Van Epps
Poverty & Safety Net
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Fifty-four health and human service levies pass in November

Kyle Thompson
Poverty & Safety Net
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The next Ohio budget cycle has officially begun

Dylan Armstrong
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