Description OACAA and the Strategic Research Group will release the 2024 State of Poverty in Ohio Report on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at The Ohio Statehouse Ladies’ Gallery. The press conference will begin at 1:30 p.m. This year, this report will highlight how the experience of poverty affects Ohio children, with housing, food, and infant mortality as the focus areas. …
State of Poverty Report Toolkit, 2022
Today, we celebrate the release of the 2022 State of Poverty in Ohio Report! For nearly 30 years, this report has depended on reliable data sources and unbiased researchers to show the Community Action Network, elected officials, and local partners some of Ohioans’ greatest barriers to self-sufficiency. This year’s report features four areas of focus: employment issues, childcare, student loan debt, …
State of Poverty in Ohio 2017
This afternoon, we released our 25th annual State of Poverty in Ohio Report during a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse. This report has certainly grown over the past 25 years, transitioning from a joint project with our Cleveland agency to now partnering with Thoughtwell (formerly Community Research Partners) to review and analyze data surrounding poverty in our state. This report not only …
2016 State of Poverty: A Portrait of Ohio Families
The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, in cooperation with Community Research Partners (CRP), released the 2016 State of Poverty: A Portrait of Ohio Families this afternoon during a press conference at The Ohio Statehouse. The report highlights trends and factors contributing to poverty in an effort to better understand the circumstances that affect Ohioans. Philip E. Cole, executive director of …
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 …
State of Poverty in Ohio Report 2014
In cooperation with Community Research Partners (CRP), OACAA released the State of Poverty in Ohio Report on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. The report, which is now available online, aims to illustrate the effects of poverty in an effort to understand economic hardships today and over the last fifty years. Throughout the report, you will learn about many of the …