Groundwork Ohio's Roadshow visited Stark and Portage Counties to explore child care, family health, and economic stability.

Explore Groundwork Ohio's Lucas County Roadshow stop, highlighting maternal health, kindergarten readiness, and early intervention services.

Ohio’s Black infant mortality disparity demands more than safe sleep education—it requires addressing the conditions that make safety difficult for families.

Groundwork Ohio’s Roadshow visited Clark County, where community leaders highlighted challenges facing families—from child care and housing to mental health—and a shared commitment to better connect families with the resources already available.

Meet United Way Wayne and Holmes Counties and learn how it connects families with resources and strengthens communities across rural Ohio.

New research maps Ohio’s IECMH services, workforce, and system needs—and offers a roadmap for strengthening support statewide.

Groundwork Ohio’s Roadshow visited Scioto County to hear from families and professionals about Early Intervention, health care, recovery, and barriers to accessing resources.

Groundwork Ohio’s Roadshow visited Butler and Franklin Counties to hear how collaboration, child care, health care and resources shape family life.

Ohio’s infant mortality rate is at its lowest in 20 years, but significant disparities remain. Learn what the data tells us.

Ohio families share what needs to change to build on progress and improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

Groundwork Ohio’s Roadshow visited rural northwest Ohio to hear how four counties are working together to connect families with care and support.

At the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s KIDS Summit, leaders celebrated progress for Ohio’s children and families and explored what’s next.

During National Breastfeeding Month this August, The Nursing Nest’s Paige Sunnenberg shares why supporting families means creating spaces where they can feed, care for their babies and participate in community life.

Groundwork Ohio’s Roadshow 2026 visited Miami and Preble counties to hear from local leaders, providers and partners about what families need to thrive.

Ohio’s prevention-focused Safe Babies approach took center stage at the 20th Annual Safe Babies Cross Sites Convening.

Georgetown University’s new resource explains why Medicaid is critical to supporting early childhood educators, children, and families in Ohio.

Learn how Invest in Children supports young children, families, and early childhood professionals across Cuyahoga County.

Learn how Medicaid strengthens the health of Ohio's moms, babies, and young children through investments that support healthy starts.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid released new DC:0–5 Medicaid guidance to improve diagnosis, billing, and access to developmentally appropriate mental health care for young children.

Groundwork Ohio Early Childhood Leadership Fellow Shashi DeHaan shares how timely mental health support strengthens families and improves outcomes for young children.