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Child Health
Experts predict that thousands of children could lose their Medicaid by mistake. We’re counting on schools to help us reach families and get ahead of this so that students stay connected to healthcare.
Child Poverty
On this King Day, we must ask ourselves if we are truly willing to honor the legacy of Dr. King by taking the necessary risks to ensure that there is a tomorrow for our young people.
CDF State Office Reports
Through your support, CDF-Ohio successfully fought on the side of Ohio’s children in 2022, holding firm to our values of hope, courage, integrity, and justice.
Child Welfare
The passing of this bipartisan bill comes at a pivotal time when families nationwide, regardless of racial, economic, and social background, are rising out of unforeseen, unprecedented, and unpredictable circumstances.
Education
This week, CDF-Ohio submitted testimony urging the House Primary and Secondary Education committee to remove extremely harmful language to enact the Save Women’s Sports Act inserted into HB 151.
Education
Ohio State Board of Education Members Must Protect Ohio Youth from Discrimination by Rejecting Board Member’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Resolution.
Education
This December is Universal Human Rights Awareness Month. All across the world people are fighting for fundamental human rights like equality based on gender, religion, and ethnicity, access to healthcare, and the right to education.
Child Welfare
For decades, growing partisan gerrymandering across the country has carved out districts that unfairly favor certain politicians or groups, creating a mismatch in the priorities of the people and those representing them.
Education
I grew up learning about activists and activism, but I didn't get a chance to see it firsthand until a friend invited me to volunteer on a political campaign where he was serving as a campaign fellow. I didn't know that was something you could do, and I especially didn't know that it was something you could do in high school.
Health
Today, CDF-Ohio's Senior Health Policy Associate, Kelly Vyzral, testified in support of H.B. 142, which passed the Ohio House in June with near unanimous bipartisan support.
Featured Blog Series
From the desk of President and CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, discover a new take on child well-being and advocacy. Read to learn more about shaping conversations, policies, and actions for improving the lives of our nation's children and youth.
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