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Community Organizations Band Together to Help Families Access, Navigate Expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC)

***For Immediate Release *** October 20, 2021 Katherine Ungar, Policy Associate Alison Paxson, Policy & Communications Associate Children’s Defense [...]

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Nearly 1 in 5 Ohio Students Were Not Graduating on Time Even Before COVID-19 Upended the Educations of Millions of Ohio Children, New Report Shows

UNDER EMBARGO until Monday, June 21 at 12:01 a.m. ET Kim Eckhart, KIDS COUNT Project Manager 614-312-8469 keckhart@childrensdefense.org Alison Paxson, Policy and Communications Associate 937-206-2576 [...]

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Little Progress Made on Ohio Child Poverty

***For Immediate Release *** September 27, 2019 Ashon McKenzie, Policy Director 614-221-2244 amckenzie@childrensdefense.org Dr. Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS – Data [...]

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Ohio Sees Deep Declines in Child Benefit Enrollment: Economic Improvement May Only Tell Part of the Story

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** August 1, 2019 Dr. Nicole Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Dr. Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS – [...]

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New Report: U.S. Can Lift 5.5. Million Children Out of Poverty Right Now

April 30, 2019 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director tnajera@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data nthomas@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 New Report: U.S. Can Lift 5.5. Million Children [...]

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Nearly 1 in 3 Ohio Children Live in Families Where No Parent Has Regular, Full-time Employment

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** December 24, 2018 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-226-6383 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Nearly 1 in 3 [...]

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Ohio Students Are Spending Too Much Time Out of School According to New State and County Profiles

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** December 20, 2018 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-226-6383 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Ohio Students Are Spending [...]

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More Than Half of a Million Ohio Children Live in Poverty, and Ohio Ranks Worst in Nation for Multiracial Child Poverty Rate

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** September 13, 2018 Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Tracy Nàjera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org More Than Half of [...]

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Nearly 70,000 Children Have Escaped Poverty in Ohio Since 2014

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 14, 2017 For More Information Contact: Ashon McKenzie amckenzie@childrensdefense.org (614) 221-2244 Nearly 70,000 Children Have Escaped Poverty in Ohio Since [...]

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Ohio Makes Gains in Latest National Rankings for Child Well-Being

For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 13, 2017 For More Information Contact: Ashon McKenzie amckenzie@childrensdefense.org (614) 221-2244 Child poverty on the decline, but more investment needed [...]

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