A few highlights:
RSVP for the Upcoming Parks Summit on February 13th
Complete the Community Member Survey for the Mahoning, Columbiana, and Trumbull Community Health Assessment
We want to highlight your work! Have photos to share? Submit them through D5's Hightail link! Please include a description with context for the photos so a post description can be made.
Vibrant Valley Community Conditions and Safety Public Tableau for Mahoning
What is a Lantern Fly and What can you do about it? Click HERE to learn more.
Found a Tick on you or a pet while hiking or working on your yard? Submit the Tick to OSU for testing to help with their Tick and Tick born pathogen research. Learn more about Submit a Tick HERE.
Have an event or other opportunity that wasn’t on the list? Let us know!
Be sure to check back frequently as the network news update is updated throughout the month!
To be included in next month's Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by January 30th.
Akron Children's is hiring for a Part Time Food Pantry Coordinator. Click HERE for more information on the position and to apply.
YNDC is hiring for a Grass Cutting and Cleanup Team Member. Click HERE to learn more and apply.
Holden Arboretum is hiring for multiple Full and Part time positions. More information about the position and how to apply HERE
Volunteers needed to assist with multiple food access/delivery initiatives. Please email Robin if you are interested!
December 3rd | 11AM - 12PM | Active Living Everyday | Sebring Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 3rd | 1PM - 2PM | Bingocize | Canfield Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 4th | 9AM - 1PM | Systems Change Workshop & End of Year Celebration | JCC of Youngstown 505 Gypsy Ln Youngstown, OH 44504 | Click HERE to view the Landing Page | Registration Required
December 4th | 10AM - 11AM | Chair Yoga | Brownlee Woods | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 4th | 4:30PM - 6:30PM | End of Year Celebration Cookies & Cocoa | YWCA Mahoning Valley | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 4th | 6PM | Happy Howland Holiday | FREE | Howland Library | Click HERE to view the event page
December 5th | 3:30PM | Grief Support Group/Workshop | Registration Required | Brookfield Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page and Register
December 5th | 8PM | Gingerbread House Decorating | Club Switch | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 6th | 10AM - 11AM | Yoga for Every Body | Canfield Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 6th | 2PM - 3PM | Don't Get Scammed! | Canfield Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 6th | 4PM - 10PM | 2024 Holiday Parade Light-Up Night | Downtown Youngstown Square | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 6th | 5PM - 9PM | Christmas Market at the Mansion | Woodland Estate | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 7th | 9:30AM | OSW Coffee Ride | Culture House Coffee Co. | Out-Spokin' Wheelmen | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 7th | 10AM - 12PM | Holiday Pet Photos with Jack & Sally | Austintown Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 7th & 8th | 10AM - 2PM | Christmas Market at the Mansion | Woodland Estate | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 7th | 11AM - 12PM | Gentle Yoga with Brianne | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE to view the event page
December 7th & 8th | 11AM - 4PM | #HolidayFlea | 365 E. Boardman St, Youngstown OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 7th | 2PM | Warren Historical Players Presents: A Christmas Carol As Told By Charles Dickens | Warren Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 7th | 2PM - 4PM | Craft-Tea Gnome Painting | 179 W. Market St., Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 7th | 6PM - 10PM | Paint Plant & Sip | United Returning Citizens | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 9th | 11AM - 12PM | NAMA-Stay for Chair Yoga! | Poland Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 9th | 5PM | Gnome Craft | Liberty Library | Adults | Registration Required | Click HERE to view the Event Page & Register
December 9th | 6PM | Gingerbread House Craft | Warren Library | Registration Required | Click HERE to view the Event Page and Register
December 9th | 7:30PM | Krampus Paint night at Club Switch | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 10th | 6PM - 8PM | Northeast Homeowners Holiday Event | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 10th | 6:30PM - 7:30PM | Body Mindfulness Yoga | Coy Cornelius & Judy Rogers Studios | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 11th | 11AM | Forest School | Mill Creek Metroparks Ford Nature Center | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 11th | 6PM - 7PM | Holiday Music at Liberty Library | Liberty Public Library | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 12th | 1PM - 2:30PM | National Ambrosia Day with Mercy Health | Main Library Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 12th | 2PM - 3PM | Walk with a Geologist | Mill Creek Park: Lily Pond Lily Pond Drive Youngstown, OH 44509 | Click HERE to view the event & Register
December 12th | 6:30PM | Christmas Potluck | 4195 Mahoning Ave Youngstown, 44515 | Friends of Mahoning River | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 12th - 13th | 5PM - 7PM | Holiday Nights at Lanterman's Mill | Mill Creek Park: Lanterman's Mill 1001 Canfield Rd. Youngstown OH | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 13th | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Stepping Out with Exercise | Main Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 13th | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Houseplant Adoption Drive | Canfield Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 13th | 3PM - 4PM | Mindful Gift Wrapping | Campbell Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 14th | 11AM - 1PM | Kwanzaa Celebration | East Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 14th | 11AM - 7PM | Festive Finds Weekend! | Fellows Riverside Gardens | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 14th | 12PM - 6PM | Jingle Mingle : Small Business Trail | 1793 Elm Rd NE, Warren OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 14th | 3PM - 4PM | Introduction to Digitization | Main Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 14th | 4PM | Hometown Holidays Light Show | Courthouse Square - Downtown Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 14th | 4PM | Candy Land Lane | Families with children ages 6 & younger | FREE | Warren Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 14th | 4:30PM - 6:30PM | Winter Nights at Fellow's Riverside Gardens | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 14th | 7PM | Noble Creature's 7th Anniversary/Christmas Party | 126 E. Rayen Ave, Youngstown OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 15th | 11AM | Holiday Drag Bingo Brunch! | 126 E. Rayen Ave, Youngstown OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 15th | 12PM - 4PM | 1st Annual Mushrooms and Memories Event | Youngstown Flea | Wild Ones Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 16th | 10AM - 11:30PM | Mindful Gift Wrapping | Austintown Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 16th | 6PM - 7PM | Learn to Finger Knit - Slouchy Hat Edition | Austintown Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page and Register
December 21st | 9AM - 12PM | Yule Yoga and Brunch | 179 W Market St., Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 21st | 11AM - 12PM | EcoTales: Evergreen Trees | Canfield Library | Children Grades K - 3 | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 21st | 4PM - 7PM | 5th Annual Full Spectrum Holiday Hangout | 660 W Earle Ave, Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 21st | 5PM | 2024 Last Minute Market | B&O Station Banquet Hall | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 22nd | 1PM - 4PM | (Kids) Art Club on Park | 180 N Park Ave Warren OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 22nd | 4:30PM - 6:30PM | Winter Night's at Fellow's Riverside Gardens | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
December 27th | 4PM | SWCD Board of Supervisors Meeting 850 Industrial Rd., Youngstown 44509 | Click HERE to visit Mahoning Soil and Water's Event Page
December 28th | 2PM - 4PM | Herbal Tea Blending Workshop | East Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
December 31st | 11:30PM | Noon Year's Eve | Warren Library | For families with children ages 3 & up | Click HERE to view the Event Page
January 7th | 10AM - 12PM | Spanish 102 | Main Library Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Event Page
January 7th | 6:30PM - 7:15PM | Glow Yoga | Austintown Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page
January 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th | 3PM - 4:30PM | Community Nutrition Series | East Library | OSU Extension EFNEP | Click HERE to view the Event Page
March 29th 2025 | 6PM - 10PM | Nine Years Anniversary Party | Art on Park | 180 N Park Ave, Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 21st 2025 | 5PM - 9PM | 3rd Friends of Mosquito Lake Beach Bash | Mosquito Lake State Park Public Beach Area | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
Wednesdays until Dec. 18th 2024 | 12PM - 1PM | Tai Chi Step One in the Gardens | Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom | Click HERE for more information
Wednesday until Dec. 25th 2024 | 7PM - 9:30PM | Anime Night at Westside Bowl | 2617 Mahoning Youngstown OH 44509 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
Saturdays until September 14th | Northside Farmers Market | Elm St. Youngstown, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
*Ongoing | ACTION & MYCAP Seniors Offering Service Program | Cooking with Dr. Lashale Pugh on Tuesdays 11am via Facebook Live | Contact Elder Rosetta Carter for more information: 330-941-0475
*Ongoing | CycWard Sunday Bike and Brunch Community Rides* | Follow CycWard on Facebook for more information. *On break for the winter. Check social media for upcoming ride opportunities.
Ongoing | Eastgate Citizen's Advisory Board | First Thursday of the month | 6 PM | Contact Justin Mondok for more information.
For ODNR Urban Forestry updates and announcements, sign up for their mailing list HERE
Ohio Association of Food Banks: Just a Bite Podcast
Public Health Review: Improving Health Equity With Data
Free-From Podcast: What a Jar of PB won't do: Food Security vs. Nutrition Security
Do you have a book, podcast episode, or article recommendation? Send them to rperry@hcpmahoningvalley.com
CDC Train: Introduction to Quality Improvement in Public Health
CDC Train: Community Tool Box Module 1: Assuring Engagement in Community Health Improvement Efforts
A Public Health Approach to Alzheimers and Other Dementias (free, online, interactive curriculum)
LGBTQIA+ 101: A Crash Course in Queer Basics from Love Boldly
The Future of Strategic Volunteer Engagement: Strategic Volunteer Engagement Initiative
HCP Collaborative Learning Series 6/15: System Thinking
HCP Collaborative Learning Series 9/22: Inquiry
Smart Growth Online: Creating Transportation Equity from the Ground Up
The Network for Public Health Law: How to Work with Local Leaders to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
Health Equity Summit: Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequities
Reimagined in America Webinar: Taking a Well-Being Approach
Beyond Zoom: Practitioner Tutorials on Fun Effective Virtual Community Engagement Tools
Food Equality Initiative For the Health Webinar Series: A conversation about Race and Food Allergy
GuinFit Family Wellness Program Flyer
Kent State University MPH Brochure | Kent State College of Public Health Policy and Management Independence Cohort
FEMA Releases COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Resource Roadmap (VERSION 2.0)
Mercy Health COVID-19 Vaccine Facts Flyer | COVID-19 Vaccine Community Talking Points
Mercy Health Datos Sobre Las Vacunas Contra el COVID-19 | Puntos sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19
Health Policy Ohio What Leaders need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
The Local and Regional Food Systems Recovery and Resilience Project 2.0 Resources
Black Mental Health Matters: A Resource Guide from Mental Health First Aid
Trumbull County Soil & Water Conservation District 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Survey
CDC Foundation Resource on COVID-19 Testing for Community organizations
Mahoning River Survey and Mapping Activity
HUD Envision Center Summit Presentations | Programs from USDA, US Forest Service | Access materials HERE
Updated Collective Impact Forum Data Accelerator materials including equity presentations and evaluation tools.
AARP Smart Cycling Quick Guide HERE
Student Loans Resources:
Need resources for yourself or your organization about PSLF? Check out a resource for it HERE.
Need more information on PSLF or have a specific question? Try the PSLF Support Program Group on Facebook or book a presentation from one of their experts
Need more information about the SAVE Repayment Plan (replacement for the REPAYE Plan). Click HERE for more information
Racial Equity Institute Phase One Training | The Raymond John Wean Foundation | Multiple Dates | More info HERE
Racial Equity Institute Virtual Groundwater and Virtual Phase 1 Dates for 2024 are now available | Multiple dates | Click HERE for more info
Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past Anti-Racism Workshops | Call Penny Wells for more information: 330-207-4467
Fundamentals of Facilitation for Racial Justice Work Series and Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations Series | Interaction Institute for Social Change | Multiple Dates | More info HERE
The Farmers Market Coalition released a toolkit to help farmers market managers make progress toward becoming anti-racist managers of anti racist markets. Click HERE to download the Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit.