Volume 3  Number 6  December, 2015
Results of the 2015
Community Solutions
Annual Survey
By Emily Campbell, Assistant Director;
Williamson Family Fellow for Applied
Research
Responses to the question, “When you think of the work of The Center for Community Solutions, what comes to mind,” were consistent with what we see as the core of our work. The Center for Community Solutions regularly reaches out to advocates and community leaders across Ohio to ask for input about the most pressing issues facing the state. This year, 448 people responded to our online survey, conducted between July 22 and August 7, 2015. The target for the survey were individuals connected to Community Solutions through our e‐mail distribution list and social media. We raffled a $100 Target gift card to thank participants for their time and input. Those who have consulted our resources generally find them useful. The results of questions about the utilization and usefulness of particular issue areas and products will be used to improve our communications. 1 Common Ground, Vol. 3, Number 6, December, 2015 © The Center for Community Solutions
Meet the Author: Emily Campbell
We also asked questions about the impression of Community Solutions as nonpartisan, and what sources people use to get information on health, social, and economic issues facing Ohio. Please visit this LINK to see the full results. The largest concentrations of respondents came from Cleveland and Columbus. Employees of nonprofit organizations made up more than half of the respondent pool; another 23 percent worked at government agencies. The views of executives, managers/ administrators, and professional staff were well‐represented.
Emily Campbell joined The Center for Community Solutions in May, 2007. As associate director, she provides direction and maintains oversight of Community Solutions’ programs, projects, processes, and functions. She also directs the Applied Research team, guiding staff members who examine a variety of health, social, and economic conditions. Her research and analysis includes work on poverty, public and private funding of health and social services, and budget and fiscal issues. She has consulted with numerous nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies to provide data and public policy decision support. Prior to joining Community Solutions, Emily served with the U.S. House of Representatives as an aide to a Congressman from Pennsylvania. She completed undergraduate and graduate studies at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), where she majored in Economics and International Studies and received a Master of Arts in Political Science. In 2014, she received a Certificate in Management from the Weatherhead School of Management at CWRU. She serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of The Literacy Cooperative and is an active member of a number of advisory committees in Northeast Ohio. Emily was recently recognized by the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club as one of Northeast Ohio’s top “Movers and Shakers” under age 35. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Celebration of Human Services
Thank you to all who participated in the 2015 Community Solutions Annual Survey! Similar questions will be used in the survey going forward so we will be able to track changes over time and see the impact as our work continues to evolve. _______________________________________________________________ The 2015 Celebration of Human Services on November 17 included:  Presentation of the First Annual Center for Community Solutions Awards for Public Service in Honor of John A. Begala to two state legislators, Sen. Shannon Jones (R‐7) and Sen. Charleta Tavares (D‐15);  A keynote address by Ronn Richard, president & CEO of the Cleveland Foundation; 2 Common Ground, Vol. 3, Number 6, December, 2015 © The Center for Community Solutions
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Presentation of the annual Anisfield‐Wolf Memorial Award, a $20,000 prize to Care Alliance Health Center (read more here); and Presentation of five MTV: Most Treasured Volunteer Awards (read more here). 
THANK YOU to our sponsors and partners: Medical Mutual of Ohio (MTV sponsor), Cleveland Foundation (Anisfield‐Wolf Award), Centers for Families and Children (site sponsor), and Greater Cleveland Volunteers (event partner). 
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October 20—Medicaid Panel @ Northern Ohioans For Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE)—50 attendees (John Corlett) October 22—Age Friendly Cleveland Advisory Committee, Statistical Profile of Older Adults in Cleveland @ Woodhill Community Center (Cleveland)—30 attendees (Emily Campbell) October 23—Human Services Institute Featuring Peter Cappelli, Ph.D. @ The City Club of Cleveland—approx. 200 attendees October 23—Geauga Housing Coalition Annual Fundraiser, Housing Data in Geauga County @ , Metzenbaum Center (Chardon)—100 attendees (Emily Campbell) October 27—Advocacy Workshop @ 2015 Progress Institute—100 attendees (John Corlett) November 17 – Celebration of Human Services @ Center for Families and Children – 145 attendees November 18 ‐‐ Investing in Aging: Funders Perspective @ A.M. McGregor Home (COOP) – 75 attendees ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Media Notes (Sample; find more at
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October 5—aha!/Bridges Out of Poverty National Conference Plenary & Breakout Sessions, Omni Netherland Plaza (Cincinnati)—300 attendees (Gene Krebs) October 12—Human Services Institute & Community Forums Featuring Sam Quinones @ Xavier University (Cincinnati), The Ohio State University (Columbus), and The Columbus Metropolitan Club—800 attendees (approx. total) 
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CCS November 17, Celebration of Human Services event featured in CoolCleveland’s “PHOTOSTREAM: Center for Community Solutions Celebration of Human Services” (11/17/15) CCS report, “Drug Testing Bill Would Undermine Income Support Programs and Substance Abuse Recovery,” featured in Gongwer News Service’s “Report: Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Not Cost‐Effective” (11/16/15) CCS Public Policy Associate Tara Britton’s op‐ed “Much work left to do to combat the opiate crisis” featured on Cleveland.com (11/15/15) CCS report “Cuyahoga County WORKFORCE INDICATORS, 2014” and President and Executive Director John Corlett were quoted in Crain’s Cleveland Business, “Cuyahoga County goes to work on jobs” (11/15/15) CCS Public Policy Director and Edward D. and Dorothy E. Lynde Fellow Jon Honeck featured in 3 Common Ground, Vol. 3, Number 6, December, 2015 © The Center for Community Solutions
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Opposing Views’ “Ohio Bill Would Require Drug Testing For Public Assistance.” (11/5/15) Public Policy Director and Edward D. and Dorothy E. Lynde Fellow Jon Honeck featured in WBNS‐10TV’s “Ohio Lawmakers Want To Drug Test Welfare Recipients.” (11/4/15) President and Executive Director John Corlett’s blog, “Living on 2 Dollars a Day,” featured in Third Sector Today (10/26/15) Public Policy Associate Tara Britton’s op‐ed featured in the Akron Beacon Journal’s “Do more to fight opiate addiction.” (10/23/15) CCS 10/13/15 Human Services Institute Presents ʺSpotlight on Public Policy: The Opiate Epidemicʺ event featuring Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic, featured in Capitol Monitor; The Hannah Reportʹs “ʹDreamlandʹ Author Tells of Heroinʹs Ascendance in Ohio”; the Columbus Dispatch’s “Author tells Downtown audience of heroin epidemic in U.S., Ohio”; and FOX28’s “Author of Book on Heroin Speaks out About Fight Against it While in Ohio”; and the Telegraph‐Forum and Chillicothe Gazette’s “Author: Community key to Ohioʹs heroin crisis.” _______________________________________________________________
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Trends in State General Revenue Fund Tax Policy County Budget Agreement Reached; Nearly all Health and Human Service Reductions Restored Drug Testing Bill Would Undermine Income Support Programs and Substance Abuse Recovery County Executive Armond Budish Presents Proposed Two‐Year Cuyahoga County Budget to County Council Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish Poised to Introduce His First Two‐Year Budget _______________________________________________________________
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