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Grounded by the pandemic, community groups work to save Cleveland’s census
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. By Lee Chilcote and Conor Morris When Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order in mid-March, Selina Pagan and other Latino leaders in…
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Why did 77 Ohio prisoners die of COVID-19, but just 10 in Pennsylvania?
A look at how overcrowding and poor design contributed to two of the worst national outbreaks This article was provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. By Cid Standifer For the first two months after…
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Ohio Schools & Nonprofits Scramble to Add Remote Learning Options For Students With Limited Connectivity
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. By Conor Morris When districts switched to remote learning in the spring, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a glaring divide: for example two-thirds of students in Cleveland…
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How can COVID-19 be stopped among homeless communities? One Ohio city looks to hotels
This article is part of the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative, a project composed of 16 Greater Cleveland news outlets including Eye on Ohio, which covers the whole state. To support us, please sign up for our free newsletter or text 216-867-6327. By Ginger Christ and Rachel Dissell A cherry-colored 10-speed rests inside the door…
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Kindred care: Congolese refugee community takes care of its own, and others, during COVID-19
By Sydney Kornegay Every Wednesday afternoon, members of the Congolese Community of Greater Cleveland (CCGC) in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood file onto Elijah Kidjana’s porch to grab donated boxes of fruit and vegetables. Some have lost their jobs due to coronavirus shutdowns. Others are searching for ways to feed children who can no longer access free…
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Tens of thousands of Ohioans told to repay unemployment benefits
After waiting weeks for unemployment insurance payments, some are receiving letters demanding they pay back thousands; software troubles continue to dog system By Cid Standifer Marnie Behan got a surprising message in April from Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services about her ongoing unemployment payments. Instead of sending her next unemployment payment, they said…
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Families weigh the risks of sending a loved one to a nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic
By Rachel Dissell Data analysis and Graphics by Cid Standifer In early March, just as Ohioans were learning about the first cases of novel coronavirus in the state, Anna Bondar’s grandfather fell at his Cleveland home. Luckily, the 92-year old, who lives with dementia, wasn’t injured badly. The tight-knit family started to discuss the possibility…
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The Uphill Battle Ohio Job Seekers Face
Buckeyes Battle Uneven Playing Field; COVID-19 exacerbates trends; Women and Young Workers Hit Particularly Hard By Kevin Williams Graphics by Cid Standifer Note: this article has been updated to include previously unavailable nursing home data. Carmine Ballard graduated from The Ohio State University in 2016, with two Bachelor of Arts degrees— one in Psychology, another…
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In Ohio’s coal country, pandemic pushes unemployment rate from bad to worse
As the novel coronavirus spread, Appalachian Ohio saw the state’s highest percentages of people out of work. By Kathiann M. Kowalski Ohio’s coal mining counties have been hit even harder as unemployment surged following the country’s novel coronavirus outbreak. As the statewide unemployment rate moved from 4.7% in February to 5.6% in March, counties in…