Ohio

  • Policy in Action

    Learn about policies that impact families and actions you can take to protect your community's interests.

    October 6, 2024

    Ohio
  • 2024 CDF-Ohio Celebration of Joy

    Children’s Defense Fund celebrated 50 years of service in 2023. Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio will continue the celebration as a part of the national initiative to recognize our fifty years of unleashing the joy in growing up.

    September 19, 2024

    Ohio
  • Child Nutrition

    School Meals Support Ohio Student Health and Learning

    Hunger in Ohio remains unacceptably high. One in six children, and as many as one in four children in certain counties, lives in a household that faces hunger—that’s 413,000 kids across Ohio. Yet more than one in three kids that live in a food insecure household doesn’t qualify for school meals.

  • Child Health

    The Importance of Immunization for Back to School in Ohio

    It’s back-to-school season in Ohio and parents are busy making sure their children are prepared for a successful school year. One of the most important things parents can do to prepare their children for success is to make sure they are up to date on their immunizations.

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