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May 23, 2024
State Legislative Update, May 20-24
The week saw a flurry of activity on bills in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the State Senate: SB 273 (Establish Child Care...

May 22, 2024
Groundwork Ohio Provides Testimony for House Concurrent Resolution 16
By Caitlin Feldman, Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team and Policy Coordinator Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn Note: the following proponent...


May 16, 2024
State Legislative Update, May 13-17
It was a busy week for child-centered policy in the Ohio Statehouse. Representatives introduced five house bills that would support child...

May 14, 2024
Creating Trauma-Responsive Care for Children
By Caitlin Feldman, Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team and Policy Coordinator Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn Caitlin Feldman, Groundwork Ohio’s...

May 14, 2024
Engaging Family Voices: Introducing the Family Voice Workbook
By: Lynanne Gutierrez, President, Groundwork Ohio Follow Lynanne on Twitter and LinkedIn At Groundwork Ohio, advocacy isn't just a...

May 9, 2024
The Week in Policy: May 6–10, 2024
By Brittany Boulton, Managing Director of Advocacy and Engagement, Groundwork Ohio Follow Brittany on Twitter and LinkedIn There was...

May 8, 2024
Groundwork Ohio Submits Comments on Proposed Early Intervention Program Changes
By Troy Hunter, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Performance, Groundwork Ohio Follow Troy on Twitter and LinkedIn The Ohio...

May 2, 2024
Smoking Cessation for Medicaid-Covered Pregnant Women
By: Kezia Ofosu Atta, Policy Manager, Groundwork Ohio Follow Kezia on LinkedIn The Prevalence of Smoking and its Effects on Ohio’s...

Apr 30, 2024
Groundwork Ohio Announces Early Childhood Fellowship Class of 2025
More than two dozen early childhood professionals from across the state will meet annually Columbus, OH: Groundwork Ohio is thrilled to...

Apr 25, 2024
Universal parenting support matters and is happening in Ohio
Guest blog by Lisa Golden, Implementation Consultant, Triple P As April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, it’s a great time to...


Apr 23, 2024
Testimony in Support of House Bill 352
By Caitlin Feasby, Statewide Coordinator, Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn Note: This statement, written by...

Apr 19, 2024
Young Children Waiting on Adults to Act
By: Lynanne Gutierrez, President, Groundwork Ohio Follow Lynanne on Twitter and LinkedIn Are you a family who’s struggling to pay the...

Apr 18, 2024
Join Groundwork Ohio in Amplifying Parent Voices through the RAPID-Ohio Survey Project
By Troy Hunter, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Performance, Groundwork Ohio Follow Troy on Twitter and LinkedIn The RAPID Survey...


Apr 17, 2024
Ohio Celebrates Black Maternal Health Week
By: Kezia Ofosu Atta, Policy Manager, Groundwork Ohio Follow Kezia on LinkedIn Too many Black moms and babies are dying from preventable...


Apr 17, 2024
Exciting Developments for Ohio's Child Care
By Troy Hunter, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Performance, Groundwork Ohio Follow Troy on Twitter and LinkedIn Governor Mike...

Apr 10, 2024
Ohio Kids Win in Gov. DeWine's State of the State
In response to Governor Mike DeWine’s State of the State address, Groundwork Ohio’s CEO Shannon Jones issued the following statement....

Apr 3, 2024
National survey of Medicaid policies reveals opportunities for infant-early childhood mental health services in Ohio
By Caitlin Feasby, Statewide Coordinator, Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn Following a 50-state survey, the...

Apr 2, 2024
Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month: Working Together to Make Ohio Safer
By Danielle Vandegriff, Executive Director/CEO, Ohio Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers As April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness...

Apr 1, 2024
Groundwork Ohio Spring 2024 Roadshow Listening Tour
By Brittany Boulton, Managing Director of Advocacy and Engagement, Groundwork Ohio Follow Brittany on Twitter and LinkedIn Groundwork...

Mar 25, 2024
Get Engaged with the State of the State
By: Shannon Jones, CEO, Groundwork Ohio We work every day to ensure Ohio is the best place to be a young child. But we can’t do it alone....
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