Background

Orginally called the Campaign to Protect Ohio's Future, the group was first a coalition of health, human services, primary and secondary education and higher education organizations seeking to protect Ohio's most vulnerable citizens by restoring or adequately funding vital services through a responsible budget that has - as its primary priority - to meet basic human needs and provide sufficient funds to invest in Ohio's future.

Organized in 2003 as The Emergency Campaign to Protect Ohio's Future, the Campaign's name was changed to The Campaign to Protect Ohio's Future in 2004. During that time, the Campaign has had many sussesses.

In 2010, the Campaign changed its name again to reflect updated goals and objectives and allow for a revenue coalition to form seperate from the Campaign. Currently called the Coalition to Protect Ohio's Future, the group now convenes individuals and organizations seeking to create greater public awareness, advocacy and buy-in for state governmental services and gorvernment funded services, especially those that support health, human services and early care.

Mission

The guiding mission of the Coalition to Protect Ohio's Future (CTPOF) is to ensure support from the public, the legislature and the administration for governmental services and governmental funded services that support health, human services and early care in Ohio.

Activities

1. Developing and conducting a coordinated, comprehensive grassroots and grasstops field movement designed to mobilize state organizations, individuals, regions, the media and ultimately Ohio legislators to understand the importance of and support government health, early care, and human services.

2. Supporting the field movement with the development of a structured Steering Committee, convened to be a team of key decision makers and stakeholders in the mission to guide the work of the CTPOF. This steering committee will continually share pertinent information related to the CTPOF, review the mission of the CTPOF, and call for "next steps" toward the development and implementation of a CTPOF policy agenda as needed.

3. Identifying funding opportunities to sustain the CTPOF work at the state and regional/local level.

4. Supporting and/or collaborating with other related movements as needed.