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Jan 24, 2024
Maternal Health: Discussing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
By Molly Mottram Associate Director, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation The initial year following the birth of a child poses a...
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Jan 18, 2024
A Lifetime of Experience Leading to Becoming a Family Child Care Provider
As part of the curriculum provided through the Early Childhood Leadership Fellowship, each Class of 2023 Fellow met with LORE...
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Jan 17, 2024
Groundwork Ohio Announces Leadership Update
Columbus, OH -- Groundwork Ohio, the state’s leading advocacy organization focused on issues impacting the prenatal period to age five,...
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Jan 10, 2024
Providing Critical Support for Kinship Care Families
As part of the curriculum provided through the Early Childhood Leadership Fellowship, each Class of 2023 Fellow met with LORE...
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Jan 8, 2024
Following a Passion to Teach
As part of the curriculum provided through the Early Childhood Leadership Fellowship, each Class of 2023 Fellow met with LORE...
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Dec 14, 2023
Celebrating Advocacy and the Early Childhood Leadership Fellowship Class of 2023
By Troy Hunter, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Performance, Groundwork Ohio Follow Troy on Twitter and LinkedIn On Saturday,...
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Dec 8, 2023
Dept. of Children and Youth Grants to Support Vital Early Child Care Programs Throughout Ohio
Columbus, OH --Â Â We are excited to see today's announcement from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) announcing $15 million...
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Nov 30, 2023
NAEYC Conference: Amplifying Equity, Diversity, and Belonging in Early Childhood Education
By Troy Hunter, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Performance, Groundwork Ohio Follow Troy on Twitter and LinkedIn The National...
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Nov 17, 2023
Gestational Diabetes and Prematurity Prevalence in Ohio
By Kezia Ofosu Atta, Policy Assistant, Groundwork Ohio Follow Kezia on LinkedIn The Intersection of Diabetes and Pregnancy As November...
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Nov 14, 2023
Making the Case for High Quality Early Childhood Learning
By Malissa Harris, Family Action Network Member Americorps VISTA Member Tax Time Intern at United Way of Central Ohio My three children...
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Nov 13, 2023
Child Welfare and Infant Mental Health
By Delaney Jones, Community Coordinator, Safe Babies of Cuyahoga County I have often heard the line of thinking within our child welfare...
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Nov 8, 2023
Planting Seeds to Grow Child Care in Rural & Appalachian Ohio
By Troy Hunter, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Performance, Groundwork Ohio Follow Troy on Twitter and LinkedIn Throughout Ohio,...
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Nov 8, 2023
Finding the Butterfly Effect in Advocacy
By Dr. Andrea Weisberger, Director of Education and Early Childhood Mental Health, The Buckeye Ranch Early Childhood Leadership...
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Nov 1, 2023
Reflecting on a Week of Connections
By: Becca Thomas, Managing Director, Communications, Groundwork Ohio Follow Becca on Twitter and LinkedIn Our team recently traveled to...
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Oct 31, 2023
Ohio Domestic Violent Rate at its Highest
By Lisa DeGeeter, Esq, Director of Systems Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Ohio Domestic Violence Network The Ohio Domestic Violence Network...
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Oct 12, 2023
Ohio Take the Wheel
New 2023 Ohio Prental-to-3 Policy Roadmap Released and You’re in the Driver’s Seat By: Lynanne Gutierrez, Chief Operating & Policy...
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Oct 3, 2023
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
By Caitlin Feasby, Statewide Coordinator, Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn Established by President Ronald...
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Oct 2, 2023
Goodwill Opens First Child Care Center in Chillicothe
By Jona Ison, Business Development and Communications Coordinator, Goodwill of South Central Ohio
As the 2023-24 school year approached,
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Sep 26, 2023
Coming Together for Families Through the Safe Babies Court Team
By Caitlin Feasby, Statewide Coordinator, Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn As the statewide coordinator of the...
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Sep 20, 2023
Behavioral Health Workforce in Appalachia
By Patrick Caniglia, Policy and Research Fellow, Appalachian Children Coalition The Issue After years of hard work, a long-awaited need...
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