OHIO WORKFORCE COALITION
Building a Network
Growing Engagement
Recommending Policy Changes
Advocating for Change
When Working Isn’t Enough: Wages and Public Benefits in Ohio
The Ohio Workforce Coalition commissioned The Center for Community Solutions to investigate wages, public benefit eligibility, and benefit uptake by occupation in Ohio. Despite working - often full-time - many Ohioans still require benefit assistance (e.g., SNAP and Medicaid) to access food and medical care. This report outlines key findings from 10 low wage occupations, benefit usage by occupation, and policy recommendations. Fact sheets for each occupation (e.g., childcare worker, home health aide, assemblers and fabricators) include wages, number of job openings, projected growth, benefit eligibility, and whether Black workers are overrepresented in the low wage job.
Framework for an Anti-Racist Workforce Development System
Join us in April when we hear from Dr. Lisa Bly-Jones, CEO of Chicago Jobs Council (CJC). Dr. Bly-Jones has over 20 years of experience in workforce development – implementing initiatives throughout the ecosystem, including with a workforce board, community college, and United Way.
CJC’s focus is creating an anti-racist workforce development system where all workers experience equity and do not live in poverty. In 2023, CJC embarked on a journey to offer the workforce field an anti-racist framework for workforce development. In this webinar, Dr. Bly-Jones will offer an overview of the framework and how CJC is advancing it throughout the field. We'll also hear what it means for everyone – from organizational leaders to program staff – to advance an anti-racist workforce development system.
Register now and invite your colleagues!
Thank You to our Organization-Level Members!
Ohio Workforce Coalition
Columbus, Ohio
Email: info@ohioworkforcecoalition.org