With 22 partner newsrooms, reporters and community organizations embedded in nearly every corner of Northeast Ohio from Akron to Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodland neighborhoods, NEO SOJO is currently dedicated to targeting one issue — how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting communities — and spotlighting solutions. We want to tell stories that lift up ways to solve issues that plague our communities and change the conversation about what’s possible in Northeast Ohio.
Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative
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School of One/FacebookOhio’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a second bill that restricts access to LGBTQ+ healthcare are looming in the legislature. -
Michael Indriolo/The LandRefugees are building up Ohio’s declining population, and US Together is helping them develop, finance, and expand small businesses in hopes of lifting the local economies.
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Millions of Americans have already rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now comes the next phase: reaching people who are hesitant or face barriers accessing it. -
Cleveland is receiving more than half a billion dollars as part of a federal stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the pandemic. How should that money be spent and who will have input into the decisions? -
The phone line helps many stymied by the confusing vaccine rollout and digital divide. -
Although the Hispanic population is more likely to be hospitalized and die from COVID-19, the city of Cleveland is still struggling to reach its Spanish-speaking population. -
Currently, hard-off tenants have little time before landlord can file eviction. -
Households nationwide may be as much $40 billion behind in utility bills and $32 billion in rental arrears, driven in large part by income loss caused from COVID-19. -
When the pandemic began, some utilities put a hold on shutting off gas, power -
Cases of layoffs, illnesses, unpaid rent, and other nationwide symptoms of the pandemic are surging, especially for the poor. That's why the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland has quickly ramped up online equipment and programs to assist the growing need for help from clients. -
As moratoriums that staved off utility disconnections cascade to an end, some families face a long winter unsure how they will keep the lights, heat and water on. -
As colleges have reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve expanded efforts to provide food and emergency aid to students who are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, especially those who don't have family support.
