2015 State of Poverty in Ohio Report

Shortly after welcoming guests to a morning press conference to release the 2015 State of Poverty in Ohio Report, Phil Cole, executive director of OACAA, paused, looked at the crowd and said, “Poverty isn’t easy.” There are nearly 1.8 million people in Ohio that fall below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) according to the latest report written in cooperation with …

Combating poverty through CDL career training

Content originally published in the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency Winter 2016 Victories Everyday Newsletter In 2015 Mayor John Cranley introduced his Hand Up Initiative, a city program designed to lift families out of poverty through job training. As part of this initiative, CAA received a $100,000 grant to establish a new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program where participants receive training, …