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Poverty & Safety Net
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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
Article

Getting older and getting connected

Emily Muttillo
March 7, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

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
Article

Higher education shouldn't be a lifetime sentence to debt

Community Solutions Team
February 7, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

The Menthol Movement: How Tobacco Became a Racial Justice Issue

Community Solutions Team
January 31, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Data without context can be dangerous

Alex Dorman
January 31, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
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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
Article

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
Article

Exploring the Justice Gap: the barriers Northeast Ohio residents face in the legal system

Alex Dorman
December 13, 2021
Article

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
Article

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
Article

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
Article

HHSA Committee Extends Guardianship Contract with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

Will Tarter
November 29, 2021
Article

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
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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
Article

Tracking of American Rescue Plan Spending Underway

Community Solutions Team
October 18, 2021
Article

Patti Carlyle Joins Community Solutions as Director of Communications and Digital Strategy

John R. Corlett
October 18, 2021
Article

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
Article

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
Article

Dear Mayor, How Will You Address the Concerns of the City's Residents?

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
Article

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
Article

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
Article

Dear Mayor, How Will You Support the Health and Safety of Residents?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Article

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
Article

Twenty-five Years Later, U.S. Policy Shifts on Aid to Poor Families with Children

John R. Corlett
August 23, 2021
Article

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
Medicaid
Article

Feds reject Ohio's Medicaid work requirement program

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 16, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Latest Maternal Morbidity Report Reveals Maternal Health Crisis Worsening

Tara Britton
August 16, 2021
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Loren Anthes, Will Tarter promoted to senior fellow, fellow

John R. Corlett
August 9, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Community engagement on American Rescue Plan Act dollars vary widely across the county

Will Tarter
July 30, 2021
Article

Learn and Share! Lorain County Racial Equity Data

Emily Campbell
July 28, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Webinar: Funding for Workforce Development in Cuyahoga County

Eboney Thornton
July 23, 2021
Article

Racial Disparities in Lorain County

Emily Campbell
July 21, 2021
Article

A Reflection on My First State Budget

Community Solutions Team
July 19, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Ohioans Across the State to Continue Receiving Extra Hunger Assistance, Helping Families and Economic Recovery

Emily Campbell
July 16, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Call the Midwife!

Eboney Thornton
July 12, 2021
Article

State Budget Reflection

Tara Britton
July 12, 2021
Article

Cuyahoga County HHSA Passes Contract Expanding Popular OPTIONS Program

Will Tarter
July 6, 2021
Article

Honoring Community Solutions’ Longest Serving Professionals

John R. Corlett
July 6, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Need to address college student hunger gains well-deserved attention and momentum

Community Solutions Team
June 28, 2021
Article

Redistricting in Ohio: What has Happened and What is Next?

Community Solutions Team
June 28, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

SNAP already employs strong anti-fraud measures to ensure program integrity

Community Solutions Team
June 21, 2021
Article

Racial equity and reparations are good for everyone

Community Solutions Team
June 18, 2021
Article

Ohio and Juneteenth

Will Tarter
June 17, 2021
Article

Juneteenth: Just add it to the list of what we don’t learn in school

Eboney Thornton
June 16, 2021
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