Rebuilding Ohio
Statewide coalition releases policy recommendations for rebuilding ohio communities in the wake of the covid-19 economic fallout
The Rebuilding Ohio Coalition released a platform of state policy recommendations for Ohio’s working families, businesses, neighborhoods, and downtowns.
This statewide Coalition represents over 325 community and economic development nonprofits and serves hundreds of small businesses, and thousands of families. The Coalition has issued this platform because of the potential it holds for regrowing local economies, stabilizing families, and building resilient communities as the COVID-19 crisis continues.
The Rebuilding Ohio platform offers a series of policy recommendations for state policymakers, which focus on three policy areas:
I. EMPOWER OHIO’S FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND FOOD SECURITY. Working families are especially hard hit by the pandemic; the Coalition’s seven recommendations provide a comprehensive approach that stabilizes families and improves the quality of life in marginalized communities.
II. FORTIFY OHIO’S SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAIN STREETS. Ohio’s cities and towns are all unique, thanks to their local businesses and merchants, as well as their beautiful downtowns and commercial corridors in. The Coalition’s four recommendations help local leaders retain and support local businesses and the heart of their communities.
III. STEWARD RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY AND BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY. With so few resources available and need so great, it is imperative that every dollar is stretched to the maximum. The Coalition offers three commonsense recommendations to ensure communities use state and federal investments strategically and building expertise at the same time.
To learn more about the Rebuilding Ohio Coalition and its platform, follow Twitter @OhioRebuild; visit: www.rebuildingohio.org; or contact Nate Coffman at (216 ) 854-6465 (m) (614) 461-6392 x 207 (o) or ncoffman@ohiocdc.org.
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Members of the Rebuilding Ohio Coalition: Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, Economic Community Development Institute (ECDI), Finance Fund Capital Corporation, Greater Ohio Policy Center, Heritage Ohio, NeighborWorks Collaborative of Ohio, Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing, Ohio CDC Association