Academics Support Services, LLC

Action for Children, founded in 1972, is a private, nonprofit resource and information center for child care and early learning. The organization offers professional development workshops and support services to center staff and home providers in child care. It provides resources for effective advocacy and public awareness of issues related to early care and education. The organization conducts programs offering care for school age children, and offers parenting resources and classes through The Art of Positive Parenting. Action for Children has headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, operates a satellite office in Delaware County and work with partners in surrounding Licking, Madison, Union, Pickaway and Fairfield counties.

Health Policy Institute of Ohio is a 501 ( c ) organization that serves as Ohio's nonpartisan, independent source for forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies and other decision-makers. Since its founding in 2003, HPIO has become the state's trusted source of information and leadership on health policy issues. In the past, Ohio decision makers often had to rely on data and analysis provided by interest groups with particular perspectives and agendas. HPIO's mission is to provide nonpartisan, unbiased research, analysis and communication that enables policymakers to make the most informed decisions possible on matters that affect the health of all Ohioans.