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The poor pay for Cleveland’s politics of privilege
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press November 2025) Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Community Solutions Emily Campbell issued a report in September of 2022 that said “the United States Census Bureau’s 2021 one-year estimates show that nearly 105,000 people in the City of Cleveland lived in poverty in 2021. Of those, more than…
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Ohio needs a helping hand to keep SNAP benefits for all
by: Che Gadison (Plain Press October 2025) Through the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (named by Donald Trump), there has been an attack on people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. In urban counties in Ohio almost 50% of those currently receiving SNAP benefits can expect to see significant cuts. Also, the…
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Old Brooklyn residents visit Rooms to Let exhibit in Slavic Village
by Greg Cznadel (Plain Press October 2025) On September 7th, Old Brooklyn residents Dot Martin, programmer for 91.1 FM, Lynette Filips, Old Brooklyn historian, and myself, experienced a Rooms to Let exhibit on the grounds of the Broadway School of the Music and the Arts, funder of our Old Brooklyn Citizens Resource Center’s art…
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Cuyahoga Job and Family Services Bridge Beyond Benefits Program helps low-wage workers
(Plain Press June 2025) Cuyahoga Job and Family Services (CJFS) has renamed the Benefit Bridge program to Bridge Beyond Benefits and is launching new online tools to help low-wage workers to build their bridge to financial freedom. The rebranded program includes coaching, planning, personal finance education, and other incentives to help workers succeed. The new program…
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Save Medicaid Expansion in Ohio.
by Che Gadison Health care coverage is in jeopardy for low-income adults in Ohio Medicaid Expansion provides healthcare to adults between the ages 19-64 with incomes below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level or $21,597 for a single individual. The federal government currently picks up 90% of the cost while the state of…
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“Rats R Us” – City of Cleveland ranks as the 10th rattiest city in the United States
by Arthur Hargate (Plain Press November 2024) So why is the recent story on Cleveland’s serious rat problem flying so quietly under the radar? Is it because the local media is so careful about negative stories about Cleveland? Is it because it would annoy the region’s powerful, privileged, and pampered elites, who only…
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Reducing Cleveland’s poverty rate should be a priority for policy makers
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press October 2024) Cleveland continues to have the second highest overall poverty rate and highest child poverty rate among American cities with populations of 300,000 or more. An analysis of data from the United States Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey by the Center for Community Solutions shows these data…
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Cleveland is the most stressed city in the U.S.
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press August 2024) The city of Cleveland, designated as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, tops yet another list. This time, despite the Mayor Bibb administration’s continuous promotional campaign to paint a picture of a glowing metropolis on the lake, filled with new statistical data…
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Local politicians fund wants of the wealthy over needs of the poor
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press June 2024) Cleveland bears the distinction of having the highest child poverty rate among big cities in the United States. Yet rather than addressing this critical issue, Cleveland politicians continue to prioritize the wants of the wealthy and powerful over the needs of its poorest citizens – Cleveland’s children…
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