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40 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 [...]

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OHIO 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 [...]

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Child 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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Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Welcomes Yolanda Zepeda to its Ohio Advisory Board

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** February 22, 2019 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Pam Kreber, Associate Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS – The Children’s Defense [...]

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Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Welcomes the Honorable Bob Taft to its Ohio Advisory Board

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** March 1, 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 [...]

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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 [...]

Child Welfare Early Childhood Education Ending Child Poverty Health Kids Count

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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Ohio Missing Opportunities to Give Young Adult Parents and Their Kids a Boost

For Immediate Release September 26, 2018 For More Information Contact: Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Tracy Nájera 614-221-2244 ext. 203 tnajera@childrensdefense.org New [...]

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The 2020 Census Could Miss More Than 100,000 Ohio Children

For Immediate Release June 28, 2018 For More Information Contact: Ashon McKenzie, Policy Director 614-221-2244 ext. 204 amckenzie@childrensdefense.org Tracy Nájera 614-221-2244 ext. 203 tnajera@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS, [...]

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Inaccurate 2020 Census Could Impact $21 Billion of Ohio’s Federal Funding

For Immediate Release November 29, 2017 For More Information Contact: Ashon McKenzie, Policy Director 614-221-2244 amckenzie@childrensdefense.org or Pam Kreber, Interim Director 614-221-2244 pkreber@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS [...]

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