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.

Learn how Children’s Hunger Alliance is addressing childhood hunger and helping Ohio children thrive through meals, education, and advocacy.

Safe Babies Ohio partners from across the state gathered in Columbus to strengthen prevention-focused strategies, share outcomes, and advance collaboration supporting young children and families.

Groundwork Ohio urges policymakers to protect Medicaid coverage for young children, pregnant women, and families as House Bill 795 advances.

A new Ohio Department of Children and Youth PAMR report examines pregnancy-related deaths in 2021, highlighting preventable factors, racial disparities, and opportunities to improve maternal health outcomes statewide.