/tags/settlement-story-of-the-month Settlement Story of the Month en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:33:15 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-12-16/as-ohios-opioid-settlement-funds-get-dispersed-families-who-lost-loved-ones-feel-left-behind Keys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn’t get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:33:15 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-12-16/as-ohios-opioid-settlement-funds-get-dispersed-families-who-lost-loved-ones-feel-left-behind George Shillcock, WOSU /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-11-21/taking-showers-on-the-road-how-a-soap-n-hope-effort-aims-to-address-growing-homelessness An organization in central Ohio unveiled a new tool last month to better meet the needs of its growing unhoused population. The Soap-n-Hope Mobile Hygiene Unit is a 32-foot-long trailer equipped with showers and laundry machines. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:35:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-11-21/taking-showers-on-the-road-how-a-soap-n-hope-effort-aims-to-address-growing-homelessness Erin Gottsacker /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-24/cuyahoga-has-more-opioid-settlement-funds-than-most-ohio-counties-is-the-money-making-a-difference Cuyahoga and Summit counties were the first in Ohio to sue opioid makers and distributors. Now, they have to decide how distribute the payout. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:34:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-24/cuyahoga-has-more-opioid-settlement-funds-than-most-ohio-counties-is-the-money-making-a-difference Taylor Wizner, Ideastream Public Media /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-09-26/the-opioid-crisis-disproportionately-impacts-black-ohioans-so-why-arent-more-of-them-on-the-board-dispersing-settlement-funds The OneOhio Recovery Foundation is charged with distributing 55% of the state’s opioid settlement funds. But some families and harm reduction groups are concerned the board lacks racial diversity. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:16:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-09-26/the-opioid-crisis-disproportionately-impacts-black-ohioans-so-why-arent-more-of-them-on-the-board-dispersing-settlement-funds Ngozi Cole, WYSO /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-08-22/ohios-tobacco-deal-went-up-in-smoke-its-shaping-how-opioid-settlement-dollars-are-distributed Ohio is getting more than a billion dollars in settlement money to compensate for the harm of opioids. The state is taking lessons from past mistakes with an even larger drug settlement decades ago. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:15:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-08-22/ohios-tobacco-deal-went-up-in-smoke-its-shaping-how-opioid-settlement-dollars-are-distributed Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-07-25/your-questions-about-ohios-opioid-settlement-money-answered Ohio and its communities are expected to receive about $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies over the course of 18 years to compensate for harm caused by opioids. But there’s not much oversight over how the money will be spent. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:56:32 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-07-25/your-questions-about-ohios-opioid-settlement-money-answered Taylor Wizner, Ideastream Public Media, Erin Gottsacker