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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:*
December 10, 2025




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*Governor DeWine Signs Executive Order Awarding Funds to Help Families in Need, Support Children, and Encourage Workforce Development*

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2025-07D [ [link removed] ], directing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program funding to initiatives that will assist struggling families, support children, and encourage workforce development.

The executive order distributes funds to the following organizations:

Up to One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of Appalachian Ohio* in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Muskingum and Guernsey counties.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County* in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Butler County.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio* in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Franklin County.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio* in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Tuscarawas, Carroll, and Harrison counties.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland* in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Cuyahoga County.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-Central Ohio* in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Ross County.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit, Medina, and Stark Counties *in providing mentorship programs to eligible children in Summit, Medina, and Stark counties.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio, Inc.* in providing mentorship programs to eligible students in Allen, Hancock, Hardin, and Putnam counties.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *BLOC Ministries *in providing workforce development training programs that support eligible women and teen girls in Hamilton County.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Brigid’s Path* in providing newborn recovery services as well as education, support, and resources to their families in Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, Union, and Warren counties.

Up to Fifty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($59,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Catholic Charities Corporation*, *Catholic Charities Wayne County* in providing skill building and educational programs for eligible families in Wayne and Holmes counties.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Catholic Charities Corporation, Regional Services* in providing mentorship and educational programs to eligible families in Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Summit counties.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Catholic Charities Regional Agency *in providing food assistance to eligible families in Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Catholic Social Services, Inc.* in providing food assistance, nutritional classes, meal planning, and parenting classes to eligible families in Franklin and Licking counties.

Up to Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Children’s Hunger Alliance* in providing food assistance statewide.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Citilookout Counseling and Trauma Recovery Center* in providing counseling and group support for eligible individuals who have experienced trauma in Clark, Champaign, and Madison counties.

Up to Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry* in providing food assistance to eligible families in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Elizabeth’s New Life Center, Inc.* in providing pregnancy care to eligible mothers in Auglaize, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, Miami, Montgomery, Shelby, and Warren counties.

Up to Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($275,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Emerge Recovery and Trades Initiative* in providing support services, such as workforce training, personal development, housing assistance, and transportation, to eligible men in Greene, Montgomery, Clinton, Clark, Miami, Warren, Hamilton, Butler, Franklin, Darke, and Fayette counties.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Esperanza* in providing support services, such as food assistance and workforce development training, to eligible families in Cuyahoga County.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Family Promise of Greene County* in providing housing support to eligible families in Greene County.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Freestore Foodbank* in providing workforce development training in Hamilton and Clermont counties.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley* in providing mentorship and personal development training to youth in Montgomery and Greene counties.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Inspiring Minds* in providing eligible services to youth in Franklin, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties.

Up to Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Marion Goodwill Industries, Inc. *in providing workforce development training to eligible children in Adams, Butler, Carroll, Clermont, Clinton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Geauga, Hancock, Hamilton, Henry, Lake, Lucas, Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Seneca, Stark, Tuscarawas, Union, Warren, Williams, and Wood counties.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Miami Valley Urban League* in providing workforce development training to eligible families in Montgomery County.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Motherful* in providing support services, such as food assistance and workforce development training, in Franklin County.

Up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Ohio Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs* in providing workforce development services to eligible youth in Allen, Ashtabula, Athens, Butler, Cuyahoga, Erie, Franklin, Hamilton, Huron, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Marion, Montgomery, Scioto, Stark, Summit, Washington, and Wayne counties.

Up to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Ohio Association of Foodbanks* in providing food assistance to families statewide.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Ohio Council of Churches* in providing family support services, workforce development, temporary housing assistance, and food assistance to eligible families in Franklin, Athens, Cuyahoga, Montgomery, Mahoning, Hancock, and Lucas counties.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Ohio Domestic Violence Network* in providing housing and transportation assistance statewide.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation *in providing suicide prevention resources and strategies to eligible families in Franklin County.

Up to Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Omega Community Development Corporation* in providing after-school and summer enrichment programs, family coaching, workforce development, and crisis stabilization to eligible families in Montgomery County.

Up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Operation Warm* in providing new coats and shoes to eligible children statewide.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Pregnancy Decision Health Centers (PDHC)* in providing parenting classes and resources to new and expecting parents in Fairfield and Franklin counties.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Pregnancy Resource Clinic of Clark County* in providing support to eligible mothers in Clark, Champaign, Greene, and Montgomery counties.

Up to Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Pregnant with Possibilities Resource Center* in providing support to eligible mothers in Cuyahoga County.

Up to Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Providence House* in providing family preservation and crisis intervention services in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, and Summit counties.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton* in providing eligible services to families in Butler, Clark, Hamilton, Miami, Montgomery, and Shelby counties.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Rosemary’s Babies *in providing housing support and workforce training to eligible teenagers in Hamilton County.

Up to Two Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($290,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Seeds of Literacy* in providing an adult beginner literacy program to eligible individuals in Cuyahoga County.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Sister of Charity Health System* in providing workforce and personal development training to eligible families in Cuyahoga County.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Society of St. Vincent DePaul Particular Council of Cincinnati* in providing housing assistance to eligible families in Hamilton County.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *The Foodbank Inc.* in providing eligible recovery services to women in Montgomery County.

Up to Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($270,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *The Salvation Army – Cleveland* in providing support services, such as housing assistance and job placement support, to eligible individuals in Cuyahoga County.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *The Salvation Army – Columbus* in providing after-school and summer day camp programs to eligible students in Franklin County.

Up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *The Word Church* in providing food assistance to eligible families in Cuyahoga County.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist* United Way of Greater Cincinnati* in providing housing assistance and workforce development training to eligible families in Clermont and Brown counties.

Up to One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio* in providing workforce and personal development training to eligible families in Hamilton County.

Up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center *in providing food assistance to eligible families in Hamilton County.

Up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *Moms2B - Wright State University* in providing maternal support services to eligible women in Montgomery County.

Up to Two Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($290,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *YMCA **of Central Stark County* in providing a safe place for eligible students to continue learning while having access to tutoring and resources to ensure growth and development in Stark County.

Up to Two Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($290,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *YMCA of Greater Cleveland* in providing summer leadership and life skill training to eligible youth in Cuyahoga County.

Up to Two Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($290,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *YWCA of Greater Cincinnati* in providing housing assistance to eligible families in Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton counties.

Up to Two Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($290,000) in each of the next two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027) will be used to assist *YWCA of Greater Cleveland* in providing eligible services to families in Cuyahoga County.

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