Kim Eckhart Joins Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio to Lead Ohio KIDS Count Project
COLUMBUS – Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio (CDF-Ohio) is proud to announce that Kim Eckhart will be joining its team to lead Ohio KIDS COUNT Project. KIDS [...]
Read MoreLittle 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 [...]
Read MoreOhio 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 – [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund-Ohio Welcomes Craig S. Diaz to its Ohio Advisory Board
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** July 22, 2019 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Pam Kreber, Associate Director 614-221-2244 pkreber@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS – The Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio [...]
Read MoreMore Ohio Parents Have High School Diplomas, Opening Up Economic Opportunity, but Racial Disparities Persist for their Children
30th KIDS COUNT® Data Book provides the most comprehensive annual report on child well-being in the United States COLUMBUS — The share of Latinx children [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund-Ohio Selects its 2019 Beat the Odds Scholars
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** June 6, 2019 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Pam Kreber, Associate Director 614-221-2244 pkreber@childrensdefense.org Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Selects its 2019 [...]
Read MoreNew 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 [...]
Read More40 Percent of Ohio Teenagers in Foster Care Placed in Group Homes, Increasing 10 Percent from 2007
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** April 2, 2019 Tracy Nájera Executive Director tnajera@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 Nikki Thomas Manager, Research and Data nthomas@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 40 Percent of [...]
Read MoreOHIO CENSUS ADVOCACY COALITION HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF 2020 CENSUS ON CENSUS ADVOCACY DAY
For Immediate Release April 1, 2019 The Ohio Advocacy Coalition Contact: Ashon McKenzie | amckenzie@childrensdefense.org | 614-221-2247 OHIO CENSUS ADVOCACY COALITION HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF [...]
Read MoreChild Advocacy Coalition Affirms Support for DeWine Budget Investments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2019 Contact: Andrea Magaña Lewis, Paul Werth Associates alewis@paulwerth.com or 614.224.8114 Child Advocacy Coalition Affirms Support for DeWine Budget [...]
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