• 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!

• May 3rd | 11AM | Recycle the Rain: Tips & Tricks for Using Rain Barrels | Brookfield Library | Click HERE to view the Event Page 

• May 5th | 11AM | The Mahoning County Green Team: Compost Stew | Austintown Library | Click HERE to view the event page

• May 7th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Integrated Pest Management | Springfield Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• May 8th | 9AM - 10AM | CFMV Nonprofit Coffee Hour | 3660 Shirley Road Youngstown OH 44502 | Click HERE to register 

• May 10th | 9AM - 12PM | 1st Annual Pollinator Palooza Festival | 850 Industrial Rd, Youngstown | Click HERE to see the Facebook Event 

• May 10th | 9AM - 3PM | #MothersDayMarket | 365 E. Boardman St, Youngstown OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• May 10th | 11AM | Plant Hanger | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register

• May 11th | 11AM - 4PM | #FleaAtFellows (Flower Gardens) | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• May 15th | 5:30PM | Conservation Conversations - Non-native Species: It's an Invasion! | Vickers Nature Preserve | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event for more details 

• May 17th | 11AM - 4PM | Maple Mania | 1588 Mahoning Ave. Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• May 18th | 3rd Annual Bike Belmont & Belmont Safer Streets Series Demonstration | Click HERE to register for Bike Belmont | Click HERE to learn more about the safer streets demonstration

• May 22nd | 9AM - 11AM, 1PM - 3PM, & 5PM - 7PM | Mahoning & Trumbull Counties Coordinated Transportation Plan Public Meeting | Click HERE to view the Event Flyer

• May 29th - 31st | 5PM - 10PM | Youngstown's Spring into Summer Festival | 600 Playhouse Ln., Spring into Summer Festival | click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• May 30th | 12PM - 4PM | Policy Advocacy Workshop | CFMV & Wean | Click HERE to register 

• May 31st | 9AM - 1PM | Streetscape 2025 - "Peace, Love, and Flowers" | Penguin City Brewery - 460 E. Federal St. - Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event

• May 31st | 1PM | Cinco on Phelps | 1-99 N Phelps St. Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 4 | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Monarchs | Newport Library | Click HERE to view the event page

• June 7th | 12PM | Youngstown Community Pride 2025 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event Page

• June 13th | 8:30AM - 4PM | Direction Home of Eastern Ohio Presents: Aging Onward 2025 | Registration Required | 9519 E. Market St, Warren OH 4484 | Click HERE to register 

• June 14th | 12PM - 9PM Pride Youngstown | Downtown Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 14th | 12PM | Juneteenth Celebration | East Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• June 18th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Container Gardening | Struthers Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• June 19th | 6PM | Juneteenth Freedom Fireworks Display | Raymond John Wean Foundation Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 21st | 11AM - 4PM | 2025 Riverfest | Packard Park | click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 21st | 12PM - 12:30PM | 6th Annual Full Spectrum Pride in the Valley Parade | 161 High St NW Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 21st - June 22nd | 12PM - 8PM | The 5th Annual Youngstown Juneteenth Cultural Festival | 229 E. Front St. Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 26th | ACTION's 25th Annual Banquet | Click HERE to view the Event Flyer 

• June 28th | 10AM - 5PM | Lavender Festival | 9336 W Western Reserve Rd, Canfield, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 28th | 10AM - 6PM | Columbiana County Pride Festival 2025 | Eleanor Acres - Event Center | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• June 29th | 1PM - 4PM | YO! Motion: Mobilizing Midlothian | Youngstown Playhouse | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event Page

• July 2nd | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Herbs 101 | Campbell Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• July 12th | 10AM - 5PM | Summer Festival of the Arts at Youngstown State University | YSU | Click HERE to view the event page on Facebook 

• July 16th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: OH Pollinators and What They Need From Us | Boardman Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• July 20th | 1PM - 4PM | United Returning Citizens annual "Get Moving Mental Health Walk/Run" | Wean Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event Page 

• August 2nd | 7AM - 12PM | 12th Annual Mahoning and Shenango Valley Black Men's Wellness Day | Covelli Centre | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• August 3rd | 10AM - 3PM | Pet Friendly Farmers Market | 3335 Mahoning Ave NW Warren OH 44483 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event 

• August 5th | 5PM - 8PM | Youngstown National Night Out | Wean Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event Page 

• August 6th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Spotted Lanternfly | MK Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• August 20th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Monarchs | Brownlee Woods | Click HERE to view the event page 

• September 3 | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Enrich Your Backyard Habitat for the Birds | Click HERE to view the event page 

• September 17th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: There's More to Succulents than Hen and Chicks | Sebring Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• October 1 | 11AM | Moring with the Masters: Fun with Ornamental Gourds | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE to view the events page 

• October 15 | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: The Power of Global Greening - What I Can Do? | Poland Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• November 19th | 11AM | Morning with the Masters: Birds in Winter | East Library | Click HERE to view the event page 

• *ONGOING* Every Wednesday @ 12:30PM April 30th through October weather permitting | Walk Wednesdays 2025 | Click HERE to see updates on the Walk the Valley Facebook page

• *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

• May 8th | 7PM ET | Counting the Cost: Saving Public Education | Honesty for Ohio Education | Click HERE to register 

• May 13th | 2PM ET | Swipe Out Hunger Session: Campus Allies: Working with Dining Services to Support Student Needs | Click HERE to register 

• May 15th | 9PM ET | America Walks Town Hall #1 | Click HERE to register 

• May 21st | 1PM  ET | America Walks Town Hall #2 | Click HERE to register

• May 22nd | 1PM ET | The Future of Medicaid coverage in Ohio: Findings from HPIO's 2025 Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study | Ohio Workforce Coaltion | Click HERE to register 

• May 22nd | 1PM ET | Federal and State Perspectives on Apprenticeships: Current Outlook, Innovations, and Future Plans | Click HERE to register 

• May 25th | 12PM - 2PM | Lake Newport Kayak | East Newport Dr. Youngstown | WILD YOU | Click HERE to buy Tickets on Eventbrite 

• May 30th | Mahoning Valley Policy Advocacy Workshop for Nonprofit Organizations | Click HERE to register 

• May 31st | 3PM - 4PM | Nature Yoga | W Valley Drive Youngstown | WILD YOU | Click HERE to buy tickets on Eventbrite

• June 3rd | 2PM ET | Making the Most of your State's Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment | Safe Routes Partnership | Click HERE to register 

• June 10th | 2PM ET | Education in Action: Leveraging Data and Technology to Improve Student Outcomes | Click HERE to register 

• June 25th | 9:30AM - 1:30PM | Equity Summit - Building Inclusive Communications Strategies | Click HERE to register 

• October 28th - 30th | Safe Routes to School Summit | Ticket Cost $99 | ZOOM EVENT | Click HERE to register | Reach out to rperry@hcpmahoningvalley.com if you would like to attend and are a member of an HCP Action Team

Podcasts

• 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 

Books

• Curbing Traffic: Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

• Talking Health: A New Way to Communicate about Public Health 

Articles

• Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand 

Do you have a book, podcast episode, or article recommendation? Send them to rperry@hcpmahoningvalley.com

Videos

• Sophia Buggs on Regenerating Soil and Community at Farmers for Climate Action Rally for Resilience 

On Demand Webinars and Trainings

• Strategic Planning: Now What? 

• CDC Train: Principles of Prevention (Web Based) 

• 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) 

• Applied Outbreak Investigation Training 

• Trauma-informed video series for educators 

• LGBTQIA+ 101: A Crash Course in Queer Basics from Love Boldly 

Past Webinar Recordings 

• 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

Surveys 

• Community Member Survey for the Mahoning, Columbiana, and Trumbull Community Health Assessment 

Flyers

• Directions Home of Eastern Ohio Kinship Program 

• GuinFit Family Wellness Program Flyer 

• OhioCAN Mahoning County Harm Reduction Outreach 

• FREE Financial Literacy Coaching 

• Fatherhood Coalition 

• OhioRise Flyer: Overview for Community Partners

• Kent State University MPH Brochure | Kent State College of Public Health Policy and Management Independence Cohort 

• Fast Track Farming Program 

• OSU Extension Its All About That Plate Flyer

• Mercy Health 24/7 Fatherhood Support Services Flyer

• Rides to Medical Appointments Flyer

• FEMA Releases COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Resource Roadmap (VERSION 2.0)

• Words Matter to Reduce Stigma for People with Addictions

• Senior Support Action Group - Need Boxes Flyer 

• Senior Support Action Group - Volunteer Flyer 

• Mercy Health COVID-19 Vaccine Facts Flyer | COVID-19 Vaccine Community Talking Points

• Mercy Health COVID-19 Graphic Flyer 

• Mercy Health External FAQ 

• 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 

• EFNEP Produce Perks Midwest Flyer

• One Health Ohio COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations Flyer 

Maps

• Greater Youngstown Thrifting Map 

• 2025 Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants - NSC

• KX 101 Local Foods: Farmers Markets and Beyond 

• The Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit 

• School Breakfast Week Resources

• 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

• 2021 Summer Farmers Market Customer Survey

• CDC Foundation Resource on COVID-19 Testing for Community organizations

• TNP GROW Community Garden Technical Support Resource Portal

• 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.