Child Welfare
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Child Welfare
CDF-Ohio and Partners Urge Ohio Senate to Support Foster-to-College Scholarship Act
This month, a group of students with experience in foster care, alumni of foster care, and their allies wrote a letter to members of the Ohio Senate to urge them to support the Foster-to-College Scholarship Act.
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Child Welfare
CDF-Ohio Testifies on Ohio's Budget Bill in Ohio Senate
This week, CDF-Ohio submitted testimony to the Ohio Senate Health Committee and the Ohio Senate Education Committee calling on lawmakers to make budgetary decisions in the interests of all Ohio’s children.
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Child Welfare
Ohio Parent's Rights Bill is Not a Parent's Rights Bill at All
As an organization, CDF-Ohio strongly supports policies grounded in data and research that empower parents and caregivers to be meaningfully engaged with their children’s schools, educators, and learning.
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Child Welfare
Testimony: Flat Tax Proposal Would Impact Ohio’s Ability to Invest in Children for Years to Come
Every two years, lawmakers have the important opportunity to invest in children and their future through the budget process. The budget is a moral document that is a reflection of our priorities as a state, and we must do right by our children and youth—the future of Ohio.
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Child Welfare
Testimony: Rolling Back Child Labor Laws Never the Answer
Sub. S.B. 30 would fundamentally undermine that joy by infringing on the precious time children have to be just that—children.
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Child Welfare
HJR 1 Threatens Our Democracy, Our Voice, and Our Children
The well-being of our children is inextricably tied to the well-being of our democracy. On Wednesday, CDF-Ohio joined partners at the Ohio Statehouse to oppose House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1) and stand up for our democracy and the power of the people to have direct say in the laws that govern them.
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Child Welfare
Creating a Pathway to Higher Education for Youth with Experience in Foster Care
This week, CDF-Ohio’s Interim Director Kim Eckhart convened a group to testify alongside her before the Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education to advocate for an amendment that creates a pathway to higher education for youth with experience in foster care.
