2020 Webinars
September 18, 2020
COVID-19’s Impact on State Budgets and services
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about how COVID-19 has impacted Ohio’s state and agency budgets, and how Ohio is using CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds to respond to the pandemic. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides.
September 11, 2020
COVID-19’s Impact on local governments and services
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about how COVID-19 has impacted local governments and nonprofits and the services they provide . Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the full recording below.
In response to a question we received about how local governments can spend existing CARES dollars given current spending restrictions – Rachel Massoud shared the resources below:
https://ccao.org/wp-content/uploads/Federal-Coronavirus-Relief-Fund-Guidance1.pdf
July 31, 2020
Series Recap and Conversations with Rep. Janine Boyd and Sen. Stephanie Kunze
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions bring the Health and Human Services COVID-19 Policy Response Webinar Series to a close with a recap of the important policy topics covered over the last four months. We conclude with a conversation with state Representative Janine Boyd (D-Cleveland Heights) and Senator Stephanie Kunze (R-Hilliard), who lead and serve on their respective Health Committees, about the biggest issues facing their constituents and how they’ve stayed connected. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides. A full recording of the webinar is available below.
July 24, 2020
COVID-19 Impact on Community Health Centers
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about how COVID-19 has impacted the community health centers. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the recording below.
July 17, 2020
COVID-19 On the 2020 Census
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about how COVID-19 has impacted the 2020 Census. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the recording below
June 26, 2020
COVID-19 on Child Care
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about how COVID-19 has impacted child care in Ohio. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the recording below.
June 12, 2020
COVID-19 on Older Adults, Adult Protective Services and Home and Community Based Services
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about how COVID-19 has impacted older adults, adult protective services and home and community based services. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
June 5, 2020
COVID-19 on Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Multi-System Youth
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar where advocates talked about behavioral health, developmental disabilities, multi-system youth and the pandemic. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
May 29, 2020
Ohio's Pandemic EBT Program: Food Funds for Children Missing School Meals
AOF teamed up with organizations from across Ohio to spread the word about the new Pandemic EBT program that will provide $254 million in food funds to families with children who are missing out on school meals due to COVID-19.
We hosted an informational webinar on May 29th that included an overview of the program including frequently asked questions, what school districts are doing to inform parents, and special efforts needed to reach specific populations, such as immigrant families, children in foster care, and families with unstable housing. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the webinar recording below.
May 29, 2020
COVID-19 on Housing and the Homeless
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on May 29 where advocates talked about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on housing and the homeless. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides.
May 22, 2020
COVID-19 on K-12 and Higher Education
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on May 22 where advocates talked about the COVID-19 pandemic and education. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
May 15, 2020
COVID-19 on Racial Health Inequities
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on May 15 where advocates talked about racial inequities and the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
May 8, 2020
COVID-19 on Non-profits and Service Providers
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on May 8 where Emily Campbell talked about results to our COVID-19 survey asking interested parties how the pandemic has affected them. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
May 1, 2020
COVID-19 on Counties and Caseworkers
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on May 1 where advocates talked about how counties and county caseworkers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides.
April 24, 2020
COVID-19 on Medicaid
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on Friday, April 1 where advocates from the Center for Community Solutions, the Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) Ohio, and the Children’s Defense Fund Ohio discussed how COVID-19 has impacted Medicaid and health care access. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 on Food Access
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on Friday, April 1 where advocates from the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, the Greater Cleveland Foodbank, the Children’s Hunger Alliance and The Center for Community Solutions discussed what COVID-19 means for food access. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
April 10, 2020
COVID-19 on Federal HHS Assistance Programs & Unemployment Assistance
AOF and the Center for Community Solutions hosted a webinar on Friday, April 10 where advocates from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Policy Matters Ohio discussed what COVID-19 means for policy and what potential policy changes could mean to you. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
April 3, 2020
COVID-19 Federal Policy Response-Families First and CARES Act
On Friday, April 3, AOF in partnership with The Center for Community Solutions hosted a the first in a series of Friday webinars about policy changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic with experts from Community Catalyst, a national consumer health advocacy organization. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the webinar with Rachelle Brill, Senior Policy Analyst for Together For Medicaid and Eva Marie Stahl, Associate Director of Policy for the Children’s Health Initiative below.
January 16, 2020
Healthchek: Ohio Medicaid’s EPSDT Webinar
AOF hosted a webinar detailing Ohio’s Healthchek (EPSDT, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment) Program. EPSDT is a federal Medicaid Program applicable to children up to age 21 designed to find and treat health problems early so that children have better outcomes. Click here to download a PDF copy of the slides or watch the video below.
Speakers include:
Graham Bowman, Staff Attorney,Ohio Poverty Law Center
Kristin Hildebrant, Senior Attorney, Disability Rights Ohio
Kate McGarvey, Executive Director, Ohio State Legal ServicesAssociation
Teresa Lampl, CEO, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers