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A group of children services experts from around Ohio are putting together recommendations to improve the system. They say their mission must keep...
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An extra 20 weeks of unemployment compensation will be made available to eligible Ohioans once they have exhausted their other benefits.Bret Crow with…
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A collection of health and human services advocates are urging Ohio leaders to immediately work on revamping the unemployment compensation system in order…
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A new report from a group of business leaders shows many Ohio companies cannot get back on their feet because their employees no longer have affordable…
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Parents of K-12 students in Ohio who receive free or reduced school meals will soon see a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer – or P-EBT – card in the mail. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is sending the P-EBT cards to make up for the 53 days of school breakfasts and lunches students missed out on when the state’s public schools went virtual in March. Families will receive one card for every student in the free meals program. Each card will have $302 or $231, depending on when the student enrolled in the program.
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The fund that Ohio uses to pay jobless benefits is now broke – a fate that was predicted even before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, state leaders are…
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The state of Ohio has not been denying anyone unemployment benefits for COVID-19 related reasons, including concerns about contracting coronavirus on the…
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Ohio's unemployment compensation fund is officially broke, and the state has asked the federal government to borrow $3.1 billion so payments can keep…
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Reports of child abuse in Ohio are down dramatically, but those working in the field say they’re concerned that incidents are actually on the rise and…
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Marnie Behan got a surprising message last month from Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services about her ongoing unemployment payments. Instead of…