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Older Adults
Public testimony

October 20: Council On Older Persons' Interested Party Testimony

Community Solutions Team
October 26, 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
Older Adults
Article
County Policy

Cuyahoga County HHSA Committee Approves Contract to support county senior centers

Will Tarter
October 25, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Exploring the Thrifty Food Plan: A SNAP Shopping Experiment

Alex Dorman
October 25, 2021
Article

2021 Celebration of Human Services Virtual Event

Eboney Thornton
October 22, 2021
Article
County Policy
Homelessness

HHSA Committee hears medical examination contract and two homeless services contracts

Will Tarter
October 22, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
State Budget

Safety Net in the Latest State Budget

Community Solutions Team
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
Article
County Policy

HSAN: Understanding the Process and Issues of the County Budget

Eboney Thornton
October 18, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article
OhioRISE

Awardees’ new program to keep Ohio families together

Community Solutions Team
October 11, 2021
Medicaid
Research
State Budget

State Budgeting Matters: The State of Medicaid

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
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Helping young refugees find their voices

Community Solutions Team
October 4, 2021
Article
Local Policy

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

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
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

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

Community Solutions Team
September 22, 2021
Older Adults
Article
Local Policy

COOP Mayoral Forum

Eboney Thornton
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
Article
Data
Local Policy

Initial thoughts on the new 2021 Cleveland Neighborhood Fact Sheets

Alex Dorman
September 13, 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
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
Article
Local Policy

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

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
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
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 Will You Help Our Neighbors Living in Poverty?

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
Article
Local Policy

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

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
Older Adults
Article
Local Policy

Dear Mayor, How Will You Support Older Adults?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 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
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
COVID-19
SNAP P-EBT EBT

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
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Frequently Asked Questions about using SNAP online

Community Solutions Team
August 30, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
TANF
Benefit Cliff

Ohio’s Cash Assistance Program Fails to Meet Ongoing Need

Community Solutions Team
August 23, 2021
Article
COVID-19

Why Are Some Ohioans Still Resisting Vaccination?

Emily Campbell
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
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
COVID-19
Workforce

Ohio Works First Program Considered Last During COVID-19

Community Solutions Team
August 23, 2021
Medicaid
Article
Workforce

Feds reject Ohio's Medicaid work requirement program

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

Latest Maternal Morbidity Report Reveals Maternal Health Crisis Worsening

Tara Britton
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

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 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
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
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

Call the Midwife!

Eboney Thornton
July 12, 2021
Article
State Budget

State Budget Reflection

Tara Britton
July 12, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
Workforce

Funding for Workforce Development in Cuyahoga County

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 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
Public testimony
Disability
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT
State Budget

July 1: Community Solutions’ Statement on Ohio’s Biennial Budget

John R. Corlett
July 1, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

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 P-EBT EBT

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
Medicaid
Public testimony
Food Insecurity
Managed Care
SNAP P-EBT EBT
State Budget

June 17: Letter to the Conference Committee on House Bill 110

John R. Corlett
June 17, 2021
Article

Juneteenth’s reemergence

June 15, 2021
Medicaid
Article

Ohio General Assembly Must Protect Procurement, Not Contractor Profits

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
June 14, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Juneteenth: Learning to Walk in the Shoes of Those Who Had None

Community Solutions Team
June 14, 2021
Older Adults
Public testimony
County Policy

June 10, 2021: House Families, Aging & Human Services Committee

Community Solutions Team
June 10, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy
Local Policy

How the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition is making an impact in the community

Natasha Takyi-Micah
June 7, 2021
Medicaid
Public testimony
Children and Youth
Food Insecurity
OhioRISE
SNAP P-EBT EBT

June 3, 2021: Interested Party Testimony Senate Finance Committee

Community Solutions Team
June 3, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Research
COVID-19
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

Temporary Emergency Hunger Assistance is Buoying Ohio’s Economy

Emily Campbell
June 1, 2021
Article
County Policy
COVID-19

County Executive delivers State of the County address amidst recovery

Will Tarter
May 24, 2021
Behavioral Health
Article
Children and Youth
OhioRISE

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

Community Solutions Team
May 24, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
Food Insecurity
SNAP P-EBT EBT

An opportunity for Ohio to knock out child hunger this summer

Rachel Cahill
May 23, 2021
Article
Consulting

Community Solutions consulting: Where advocacy and strategy meet

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
May 17, 2021
Poverty & Safety Net
Article
County Policy

Mixed results for health and human service levies across the state

Emily Campbell
May 17, 2021
Older Adults
Research
COVID-19

How various disparities impact nursing home residents' health across Ohio

Natasha Takyi-Micah
May 10, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

How midwives help outcomes for women and babies

Natasha Takyi-Micah
May 10, 2021
Article
COVID-19
Data
Local Policy
Workforce

Inability to miss work contributes to vaccine hesitancy and likely, lower vaccination rates

Community Solutions Team
May 10, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

May 5, 2021: Testimony Ohio Senate Health Committee

Community Solutions Team
May 5, 2021
Article

Previous Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award Winners

Community Solutions Team
May 1, 2021
Medicaid
Article
OhioRISE

OhioRISE

Community Solutions Team
April 29, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article
Doulas

How are midwives regulated in Ohio?

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
April 26, 2021
Medicaid
Article

Webinar: Virtual Medicaid Institute

Community Solutions Team
April 23, 2021
Medicaid
Research

Prescription for price: Pharmacy reform in Ohio Medicaid

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
April 19, 2021
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Explore the fact sheets

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.