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Thousands of Ohio Children at High Risk of Needlessly Losing Health Insurance Coverage when Public Health Emergency Ends

Thousands of Ohio Children at High Risk of Needlessly Losing Health Insurance Coverage when Public Health Emergency Ends A new report released today from researchers [...]

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New Data Finds Number of Uninsured Children Increasing at Alarming Rate

OCTOBER 9, 2020 RELEASE Kelly Vyzral, Senior Health Policy Associate Tracy Nájera, Executive Director Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio 614-805-0204 614-226-6383 kvyzral@childrensdefense.org [...]

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Children’s Defense Fund, Partners Announce Finish Line Project in Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Kelly Vyzral, Senior Health Policy Associate 614-221-2244 kvyzral@childrensdefense.org [...]

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Ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to Lift Injunction on the Public Charge Rule Represents Loss for Children and Families

COLUMBUS – The Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio is deeply disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, yesterday, to lift the injunction on new restrictions the Trump [...]

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Georgetown University Report Shows Big Increase in Number of Uninsured Children in Ohio

Ashon McKenzie, Policy Director 614-221-2244 amckenzie@childrensdefense.org Dr. Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Georgetown University Report Shows Big Increase in Number of Uninsured Children in [...]

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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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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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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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