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Our recommendations for Job and Family Services funding in the state budget

Emily Muttillo
January 20, 2025

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Poverty & Safety Net
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When will Ohio have a final state budget? A timeline refresher

Tara Britton
January 27, 2025
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Community Solutions welcomes new board members in 2025

Jason Kluk-Barany
January 27, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
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Our recommendations for Job and Family Services funding in the state budget

Emily Muttillo
January 20, 2025
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Data is never done, especially when it comes to representation

Eboney Thornton
January 20, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
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Remembering Bryan Jones, HIV survivor and advocate

Emily Campbell
January 20, 2025
Medicaid
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Tracking the Medicaid work requirement process in Ohio

Kyle Thompson
January 20, 2025
Medicaid
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Ohio’s proposed Medicaid work requirement could cost thousands of Ohioans their healthcare coverage

Emily Campbell
January 13, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
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Community Solutions’ State Budget priorities for 2026-27

Tara Britton
January 13, 2025
Maternal & Infant Health
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The Support Guide for Healthy Pregnancy may aid those working with birthing parents using substances while pregnant

Natasha Takyi-Micah
January 13, 2025
Medicaid
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Medicaid work requirements hearing and written comments

Tara Britton
January 5, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
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New! Interactive Maps with data about women living in Ohio

Emily Muttillo
January 4, 2025
Poverty & Safety Net
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What is a Christmas Tree Bill and when is it used?

Kyle Thompson
December 23, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Advocate voices and the power of participation in the state budget process

Audrianna Rodriguez
December 16, 2024
Older Adults
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Six organizations informing COOP’s work in 2024

Jason Kluk-Barany
December 16, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Data to go...literally on wheels!

Emily Muttillo
December 9, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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5 Things to know about Census Hardship Data for Ohio

John R. Corlett
December 9, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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From lead-safe to lead abatement: tackling lead-based properties in Cleveland

Natasha Takyi-Micah
December 9, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Barriers and Access to Resources in the Union-Miles Neighborhood 

Tamikka James-Haygood
November 24, 2024
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Dignity, visibility, and the right to be counted: SOGI data in LGBTQ+ research

Andrew M. Snyder
November 18, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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ARPA 3 Years later: Lessons learned in Ohio

Dylan Armstrong
November 18, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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New Human Services Chamber launching in December

Emily Campbell
November 17, 2024
Behavioral Health
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The Great Minds Fellowship expands programming to support mental and substance use services in Ohio

Natasha Takyi-Micah
November 11, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Natasha Takyi-Micah appointed to leadership team by The Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force

Tara Britton
November 11, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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U.S. Census to halt publication of state-level hardship data

John R. Corlett
November 11, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Neighborhood Family Practice partners with Birthing Beautiful Communities

November 11, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Staying nonpartisan when everyone is talking about the upcoming election

Emily Campbell
October 21, 2024
Medicaid
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Setting the Medicaid Growth Rate

Brandy Davis
October 21, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Sixty-one health and human service levies appear on ballots across Ohio

Kyle Thompson
October 21, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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If Cleveland’s higher and lower income households were represented by just 100 households each, where would they live?

Alex Dorman
October 21, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Cuyahoga County’s tree canopy is shrinking: Health, environmental, and economic effects 

Angela Maher
October 21, 2024
Older Adults
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Council on Older Persons (COOP): Older adults ensure strong neighborhoods

Community Solutions Team
October 17, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Redlining and voter turnout

Emily Campbell
October 14, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Data Days: Using data for civic engagement, social justice, and advancing policy 

Jason Kluk-Barany
October 7, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Community Solutions supports annual Glenn Leadership Forum, October 18

Tara Britton
October 7, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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The Jedi public health approach and four more ways to address weathering

Natasha Takyi-Micah
October 7, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Ohio is doing its part to improve medicated-assisted treatment in correctional settings

Dylan Armstrong
September 30, 2024
Medicaid
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Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee focuses on sustainable growth in rate setting meeting

Brandy Davis
September 30, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Populations growing and shrinking in Cleveland, by age

Emily Muttillo
September 30, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Current state of Ohio’s state budget

Tara Britton
September 30, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Joint Committee on Agency Review (JCARR) considers doula certification rules

Natasha Takyi-Micah
September 23, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Five year anniversary screening of Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story

Emily Muttillo
September 23, 2024
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CROWN Act 101

Eboney Thornton
September 20, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Cleveland’s population is steady, older adult poverty continues to grow

Emily Campbell
September 16, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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The importance of seeing yourself in the data

Emily Muttillo
September 9, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Why we changed how we’re calculating race data

Alex Dorman
September 9, 2024
Behavioral Health
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988 and Suicide Prevention Awareness Day + Month

Kyle Thompson
September 6, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Policy innovation could encourage young people to work while protecting SNAP benefits

Emily Campbell
September 3, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Mind the gap: Causes of women’s lower earnings compared to men

Angela Maher
September 3, 2024
Medicaid
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Community Reinvestment Collaborative Plan proposals are in review

Brandy Davis
September 3, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Ohio observes fourth annual Overdose Awareness Day

Dylan Armstrong
September 3, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Multiracial identity, interracial relationships, and invisibility

Kyle Thompson
August 19, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock of the Kirwan Institute is our Celebration 2024 keynote speaker

Eboney Thornton
August 19, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Solutions to combat substance misuse and maternal mental health conditions

Natasha Takyi-Micah
July 22, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Women of Central Ohio: be a part of StoryCorps

Angela Maher
July 22, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Disability Pride Month celebrates 34 years since the passage of the ADA

Suzanna Thiese
July 22, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Capital Improvements Budget: What Changes have been made?

Kyle Thompson
July 8, 2024
Medicaid
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What’s the big deal about Chevron (as it relates to Medicaid)?

Brandy Davis
July 8, 2024
Behavioral Health
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A tribute to Jerry Freewalt, advocate for multi-system youth

Tara Britton
July 8, 2024
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BIPOC staff feeling unseen and unheard in the workplace is all too common

Tara Hereford
July 8, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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STEM education and training can help lift women out of poverty

Eboney Thornton
June 24, 2024
Behavioral Health
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OneOhio application has closed: What do we know?

Dylan Armstrong
June 24, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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The invisibility of LGBTQ+ communities in data

Alex Dorman
June 17, 2024
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Our North Star values and racial equity commitment

Community Solutions Team
June 17, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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My Experience with SNAP Employment & Training Requirements in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
June 10, 2024
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Welcome Philip Myers!

June 10, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Introducing Community Solutions' Treuhaft Fellow for Health Planning, Natasha Takyi-Micah

Emily Campbell
June 10, 2024
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AIDS Funding Collaborative responsive grants process is open

Julie Patterson
June 5, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Congressional briefing releases 2024 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards

Natasha Takyi-Micah
May 20, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Social marketing for the 988 Lifeline to raise public awareness

Kyle Thompson
May 20, 2024
Behavioral Health
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RecoveryOhio and Suicide Prevention: Ohio’s new agenda for behavioral health

Kyle Thompson
May 13, 2024
Older Adults
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Powered by connection: Social solutions to loneliness in older adults and people with disabilities

Emily Muttillo
May 6, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Being a woman, surrounded by women: Collaborate Cleveland Women’s Breakfast

Madison Van Epps
May 6, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Commission on Infant Mortality and Department of Children and Youth meet to discuss maternal and infant health

Kyle Thompson
May 6, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Hundreds of Ohio nonprofits ineligible for millions in community development funds following federal rule changes

Community Solutions Team
April 29, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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The Village of Joy: A new birth for Birthing Beautiful Communities

April 29, 2024
Medicaid
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Ohio’s Medicaid managed care plans reinvest in Ohio communities

Brandy Davis
April 29, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Wealth affects health: disparities increase the risk of poor health outcomes

Suzanna Thiese
April 22, 2024
Medicaid
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On Medicaid While Black

Brandy Davis
April 22, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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How do maternal mental health conditions affect birthing parents and their babies?

Natasha Takyi-Micah
April 22, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Reporting changes for non-fatal overdoses in Ohio

Dylan Armstrong
April 22, 2024
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Community Champions at ThirdSpace Action Lab: RDEI and building community

Zulma Zabala
April 15, 2024
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Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Healthcare is essential

Kyle Thompson
April 15, 2024
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AIDSWatch 2024: Ohio Delegation Helps Safeguard Public Funding for HIV

Julie Patterson
April 15, 2024
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Governor DeWine’s State of the State 2024: Focusing on Ohio’s children

Tara Britton
April 15, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Disparities in maternal mental health: a rising public health issue

Natasha Takyi-Micah
April 15, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Levies on the 2024 Ohio Primary Ballot: What Passed?

Kyle Thompson
April 1, 2024
Older Adults
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Cuyahoga County Health, Human Services, and Aging Committee stresses need to support older adults

Jason Kluk-Barany
April 1, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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April is National Minority Health Month, but what is it about?

Natasha Takyi-Micah
April 1, 2024
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Flexin’ in my melanin: Exploring colorism and its impact on our world

Eboney Thornton
March 25, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Ohio’s childcare crisis: The State and families are both paying the costs

Angela Maher
March 25, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Behavioral health disparities in Appalachia and rural Ohio

Kyle Thompson
March 25, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Poverty Speaks 2023: Climbing out of poverty

Angela Maher
March 18, 2024
Older Adults
Article

Age-Friendly Consulting Services

Emily Muttillo
March 18, 2024
Medicaid
Article

OneOhio Recovery Foundation accepting proposals

Dylan Armstrong
March 11, 2024
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5 Things advocates need to know

Will Tarter
March 11, 2024
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Has anything improved for Black women in Cleveland? Project Noir survey is open.

March 11, 2024
Behavioral Health
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Residents with low income aren’t getting the mental health care they need

Alex Dorman
March 11, 2024
Medicaid
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Cuyahoga County Community Reinvestment Collaborative Plan: Call for proposals

Brandy Davis
March 11, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Poverty Speaks 2023: Getting help

Suzanna Thiese
March 4, 2024
Poverty & Safety Net
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Thirteen Health and Human Services levies on the March ballot

Kyle Thompson
March 4, 2024
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