The Campaign to Protect Ohio's Future is 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. The Campaign has had many successes. Led by a Steering Committee, the Campaign is preparing for the SFY 2008-2009 biennial budget process. The Campaign is guided by a set of four principles.
2008-2009 Budget and Policy Principles
Ohio's public officials should make Ohio competitive in the global marketplace by
recognizing the interdependence of health and human services, education and economic
development.
1. Ohio public officials should fund and support quality, seamless services and education
for all children to ensure safe, healthy, successful learners and ensure adults
accessible lifelong learning opportunities.
2.
Ohio's public officials should ensure access to physical and behavioral health care
services for all Ohioans. Prevention, treatment and supportive services for
comprehensive health care, long-term care, mental health and drug and alcohol abuse
and addiction should be available. Services should be provided in a wide variety
of cost effective community settings based on consumer need and choice.
3.
Ohio's public officials should adopt a responsible human services budget that has
as its primary priority to meet basic human needs (food, shelter, clothing and medical
care) and provide a safety net for the most vulnerable Ohioans. A responsible
human services budget should ensure opportunity for low-income Ohioans to achieve
self-sufficiency through education, training, work, and supportive services.
4. Ohio's public officials should adopt a fair, progressive, diversified system of
taxation that eliminates Ohio's structural deficit and provides stable revenues
sufficient to fund services and invest in Ohio's future. Spending caps that discourage
government from making informed spending choices based on the needs of its citizens
are inconsistent with this principle.
