A few highlights:
Complete The Trumbull Community Public Art Survey
Let them know how community art impacts you and your community!
POLICY UPDATE - The Hunger-Free Campus Act (HB 157) has been introduced in an Ohio House Committee - Click HERE to view the proposed legislation and it's status.
Did you know you can earn Commute Perks on your Go Ohio account? Log your sustainable commutes to and from the workplace. Just 5 days of sustainable commuting per month gives you access to hundreds of discount offers from local and national merchants, from your favorite neighborhood shops to incredible vacation destinations. Unlock over $4,500 in private savings on everything from pizza and the zoo, to movie tickets, oil changes, car rentals, and hotels. Eligible Travel Modes: Bike, Walk, Carpool, Vanpool, Transit, and scooter.
Log your commutes on Goohiocommute.com
Complete the Community Member Survey for the Mahoning, Columbiana, and Trumbull Community Health Assessment.
More Mahoning County residents are needed!
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 May 20th.
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
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.