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New 2021 KIDS COUNT County Profiles Provide Roadmap for Equity-Driven Recovery Focused on Children & Families

***For Immediate Release *** August 10, 2021 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-226-6383 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Morghan Hyatt, Data Policy Associate 614-572-6466 mhyatt@childrensdefense.org New 2021 KIDS COUNT County Profiles Provide Roadmap for Equity-Driven [...]

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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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Ohio families struggle with food security during COVID crisis; mental health care and housing also areas of concern

***Embargoed until Monday, December 14 at 1201am ET*** Kim Eckhart, Kids Count Project Manager [...]

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Ohio’s national rank in child well-being paints a sobering pre-COVID-19 picture for leaders

***For Immediate Release *** Kim Eckhart, Kids Count Project Manager Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-312-8469 614-221-2244 keckhart@childrensdefense.org tnajera@childrensdefense.org Ohio’s national rank in [...]

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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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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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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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