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Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Racial Equity

Zulma Zabala joins The Center for Community Solutions as Senior Fellow, Community and Racial Equity

John R. Corlett
February 7, 2022
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE

Sign up for OhioRISE updates, listening sessions and training

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
February 7, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Data
Local Policy
Racial Equity

Data without context can be dangerous

Alex Dorman
January 31, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Racial Equity

The Menthol Movement: How Tobacco Became a Racial Justice Issue

Community Solutions Team
January 31, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act

New guidance to implement 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage, up from 60 days

Tara Britton
January 24, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

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

Eboney Thornton
January 24, 2022
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
County Policy
Local Policy

Kate Warren appointed Director of Greater Cleveland ARP Council

John R. Corlett
January 18, 2022
Behavioral Health
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County Finalizes 2022-2023 Biennial Budget

Will Tarter
January 18, 2022
Medicaid
Article
COVID-19
State Budget

Vaccination efforts in Ohio have saved Medicaid millions

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
January 10, 2022
Article
Consulting
Data

Community Solutions Consulting: 2021 in review

Emily Campbell
January 10, 2022
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth

New Data Shows Ohio Children at Lowest Poverty Rate in 20 Years

Emily Campbell
January 3, 2022
Older Adults
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

Council on Older Persons perseveres on policy change during pandemic

Will Tarter
January 3, 2022
Article

Taneisha Fair Appointed Research Associate

John R. Corlett
January 3, 2022
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative

AFC elects new officers of Advisory Committee

Julie Patterson
January 3, 2022
Article
County Policy
Racial Equity

HSAN: The Importance of Knowing Racism’s Impact on Public Health Webinar

Eboney Thornton
December 17, 2021
Article
Advocates for Ohio's Future

Advocates for Ohio's Future: A Look Back at 2021

Community Solutions Team
December 13, 2021
Article
County Policy
Criminal + Legal

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

Alex Dorman
December 13, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

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
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Racial Equity
State Budget

Equitable maternal health care remains priority for federal and state governments

Natasha Takyi-Micah
December 6, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Local Policy

HHSA Committee Extends Guardianship Contract with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

Will Tarter
November 29, 2021
Medicaid
Article
Opioid Epidemic

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

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
November 29, 2021
Article
County Policy
Local Policy
Racial Equity

Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition aims to eliminate menthol cigarettes in local communities

Natasha Takyi-Micah
November 29, 2021
Article
AIDS Funding Collaborative
LGBTQ+

World AIDS Day 2021: 40 Years of AIDS Activism and Transforming Lives

Julie Patterson
November 29, 2021
Article

5 People You Need to Know: Most Treasured Volunteers of 2020-2021

Community Solutions Team
November 22, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Children and Youth

November 18: Interested Party Testimony on HB428

Eboney Thornton
November 18, 2021
Article
County Policy

Overwhelming Support for HHS Levies on Election Day

Community Solutions Team
November 15, 2021
Article
COVID-19
Data

When Will We Get Good Data on 2020?

Emily Campbell
November 15, 2021
Article
County Policy
Local Policy

Community Solutions Joins Effort to Support Non-Profit Cleveland Newsroom

John R. Corlett
November 11, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Research
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: Maternal and infant health make significant strides in most recent state budget

Natasha Takyi-Micah
November 8, 2021
Older Adults
Research
Food Insecurity
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio Department of Aging

Will Tarter
November 1, 2021
Older Adults
Research

State Budgeting Matters: Ohio Department of Aging

Will Tarter
November 1, 2021
Older Adults
Public testimony

October 20: Council On Older Persons' Interested Party Testimony

Community Solutions Team
October 26, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Exploring the Thrifty Food Plan: A SNAP Shopping Experiment

Alex Dorman
October 25, 2021
Older Adults
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee Approves Contract to support county senior centers

Will Tarter
October 25, 2021
Behavioral Health
Research
Opioid Epidemic
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: Mental Health and Addiction Services Funds New Focus Areas, Enhancing Existing Programming

Tara Britton
October 25, 2021
Article
County Policy
Homelessness

HHSA Committee hears medical examination contract and two homeless services contracts

Will Tarter
October 22, 2021
Article

2021 Celebration of Human Services Virtual Event

Eboney Thornton
October 22, 2021
Article
County Policy

HSAN: Understanding the Process and Issues of the County Budget

Eboney Thornton
October 18, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
Data
State Budget

Tracking of American Rescue Plan Spending Underway

Community Solutions Team
October 18, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
State Budget

Safety Net in the Latest State Budget

Community Solutions Team
October 18, 2021
Medicaid
Research
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: The State of Medicaid

Community Solutions Team
October 11, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE

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
AIDS Funding Collaborative

2021 AFC Responsive and Targeted Grants announced

Julie Patterson
October 7, 2021
Article
Local Policy

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

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Helping young refugees find their voices

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
Article
County Policy
Homelessness
SNAP P-EBT EBT
Workforce

HHSA Approves Contracts on SNAP Work Requirements and Homeless Services

Will Tarter
September 29, 2021
Older Adults
Article
Local Policy

COOP Mayoral Forum

Eboney Thornton
September 22, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony
Racial Equity

September 22: Written Opponent Testimony on HB 322 and HB 327

Community Solutions Team
September 22, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
Data

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

Community Solutions Team
September 20, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Lessons learned from the National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium

Natasha Takyi-Micah
September 16, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
County Policy
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Cleveland Neighborhoods 2021

Community Solutions Team
September 15, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article
Children and Youth
OhioRISE

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
Article
Data
Local Policy

Initial thoughts on the new 2021 Cleveland Neighborhood Fact Sheets

Alex Dorman
September 13, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Local Policy

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

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Older Adults
Article
Local Policy

Dear Mayor, How Will You Support Older Adults?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Article
Local Policy

Dear Mayor, Public Health Matters. What Will You Do to Support It?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Article
Local Policy

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

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article
Children and Youth
Local Policy

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

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

Dear Mayor, How Will You Help Our Neighbors Living in Poverty?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Article
Local Policy

Dear Mayor, Will You Listen to What the Community has to Say?

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

Dear Mayor, How can Community Solutions Help You Navigate the Health and Human Services Needs of the Community?

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

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

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Article
Local Policy

Dear Mayor, How Will You Help Survivors of Assault and Abuse?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
Data

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

John R. Corlett
September 7, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Frequently Asked Questions about using SNAP online

Community Solutions Team
August 30, 2021
Medicaid
Article

In Medicaid, Money Talks (If You Listen)

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 30, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Navigating Pandemic EBT

Emily Muttillo
August 30, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
COVID-19
Workforce

Ohio Works First Program Considered Last During COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
August 23, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth

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

John R. Corlett
August 23, 2021
Article
COVID-19

Why Are Some Ohioans Still Resisting Vaccination?

Emily Campbell
August 23, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
TANF
Benefit Cliff

Ohio’s Cash Assistance Program Fails to Meet Ongoing Need

Community Solutions Team
August 23, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Data

Latest Maternal Morbidity Report Reveals Maternal Health Crisis Worsening

Tara Britton
August 16, 2021
Medicaid
Article
Workforce

Feds reject Ohio's Medicaid work requirement program

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
August 16, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
County Policy
State Budget

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

Will Tarter
July 30, 2021
Article
Consulting
Data
Racial Equity

Learn and Share! Lorain County Racial Equity Data

Emily Campbell
July 28, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Children and Youth
Workforce

Webinar: Funding for Workforce Development in Cuyahoga County

Eboney Thornton
July 23, 2021
Article
Consulting
Food Insecurity
Racial Equity

Racial Disparities in Lorain County

Emily Campbell
July 21, 2021
Article
State Budget

A Reflection on My First State Budget

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

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

Emily Campbell
July 16, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony
Food Insecurity
Racial Equity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

July 15: Community Solutions' USDA Racial Equity Comments

Community Solutions Team
July 14, 2021
Research

Cuyahoga County Business Survey Results

Emily Campbell
July 13, 2021
Article
State Budget

State Budget Reflection

Tara Britton
July 12, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

Call the Midwife!

Eboney Thornton
July 12, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Recommendations to improve customer service for Ohio’s EBT customers

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Workforce

Funding for Workforce Development in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 2021
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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.

Cuyahoga County Municipalities

These fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the cities, townships, and villages of Cuyahoga 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 2018 and 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.

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.

Cleveland Neighborhoods

City of Cleveland Neighborhoods fact sheets and data profiles highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the City of Cleveland. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each neighborhood on employment and income, poverty, education, housing and health. Data released in 2016, 2021, and 2024.

Cuyahoga County Council Districts

Cuyahoga Council District fact sheets highlight demographic, health, and social indicators in the City of Cleveland. The fact sheets summarize and the data profiles provide extensive information about each district on employment and income, poverty, education, housing, and health. Data released 2017 and 2024.

Status of Women

Ohio enjoys a high rate of health care coverage, at 95%. Yet maternal health challenges continue to impact the health of women and their families. Women are more likely to be caregivers, and Ohio mothers work at rates higher than the national average. Even when working, Ohio women with children are more likely to live in poverty. Having children increases the likelihood of living in poverty by four-fold. Data released in 2023.