August 2021

August 2021 HCP Network News

Please find information for upcoming events, grants, positions, and research for August 2021 below.

A few highlights:

  • The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley 2021 grant cycle is ending October 1st. Grants that will be ending are:

          • The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley General Grant

          • First Place Community Fund

          • William Swanston Charitable Fund

          • Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation

          • Western Reserve Health Foundation

Click HERE to visit the Community Foundation's Grant Application landing page.

  • Check out and like the Walk the Valley Facebook Page to keep up to date on upcoming events. Click HERE to view a flyer with all the walk dates

  • Want to get on your bike more this September? Join Love to Ride USA's Cycle September! Click HERE to register

  • Are you an older adult or do you know an older adult who cycles? the 50+ Cycling Survey is collecting your thoughts and preferences about cycling among older adults. Click HERE to fill out the survey

  • The City of Youngstown and the The City of Warren both have Surveys for the American Rescue Plan. Find the Youngstown survey HERE and the Warren survey HERE.

  • Ohio Redistricting Commission is hosting a public hearing at YSU. Come and give your ideas on the states legislative districts on August 23rd at 2:30PM. Find more information on the public hearing HERE

  • The WRTA is holding an online Public Meeting about a proposal to continue the zero fare policy on September 21st. Find more information this event HERE

  • Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus is asking for information and feedback on economic and social conditions like housing, transportation and access to healthy foods. to fill out their google form click HERE

  • National Farmers Market week is this month from the 1st to the 7th! The Warren Farmers Market at Perkins Park is celebrating all month. View their flyer HERE

      • Celebrate your local farmers markets and farmers market leaders in your community. Find more information and a social media Toolkit HERE

  • Youngstown CityScape is currently accepting nominations for their 2021 Beautifications Awards. Submit your nominations HERE

  • Trumbull County Combined Health District has released a list of qualifications to receive a 3rd dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. Find that document HERE

  • YNDC needs help restoring the Foster Theater Marquee. To learn more about what you can do to help click HERE.

  • WRTA is offering free rides to mass vaccination events.

  • WRTA and Comfort-Care-A-Van are offering free rides to medical Appoints. Click HERE to view the flyer

  • The Stepping Out Program from Mercy Health has released a new Calendar for August. Find that HERE. Follow Stepping Out on Facebook or contact Doris Bullock for more information—330 720 3293

  • Vaccination Action Group—See this FLYER for more information.

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!

For August Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by Friday, August 27th.

Positions & Nominations

  • Family and Community Services is looking for a Program Coordinator for RSVP Mahoning and Trumbull. Click HERE to view the position and apply

  • The Alzheimer's Association is looking for Program Manager for Multicultural Education and Outreach. Click HERE to view the position and apply

  • The City of Youngstown is looking for Lifeguards. Click HERE to view the position and apply

  • Mercy Health is looking for a RN Community Health Educator. Click HERE to view the position description

  • Mercy Health is looking for a Community Health Liaison. For more information Click HERE and HERE

  • Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is hiring a Home Repair Program Administrator. click HERE to view the position description.

  • Cadence Care Network is Hiring a MST Therapist click HERE to view the position description

  • Cadence Care Network is hiring a School Social Worker. Click HERE to view the position description

  • Health Policy Institute of Ohio is seeking candidates for their Board of Directors | Click HERE to learn more

  • The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is hiring a Operations and Grant Administrator | Click HERE to learn more

  • Trumbull County Historical Society is hiring multiple positions | Click HERE to learn more

  • Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is Hiring a Housing Counselor, Construction Team member, and a Grass Cutting Cleanup Team Member

  • Eastgate is hiring a Digital Communications Coordinator | Click HERE to learn more

  • Heart Reach is looking for an AmeriCorps VISTA to be their Partner Development Coordinator | Click HERE to learn more

  • Heart Reach is looking for AmeriCorps VISTAs for the summer meal program | Click HERE to learn more

  • OSU Extension Seeking Student Interns | Click HERE to learn more

  • Northeast Homeowners and Concerned Citizens is seeking a Project Manager | Click HERE for more details

  • ACTION of Mahoning Valley is seeking vendors for their June 19th Health Fair. To Learn more click HERE and HERE

  • Kirwan Institute: MBK Ohio VISTA Project - Applications Now Open. To Learn more click HERE

  • CityMatCH is looking for nominations for their board of directors. Click HERE to fill out their nomination form.

  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources seeking candidates for Conservation Teen Advisory Council

  • Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department has seasonal positions available. Deadline to apply is July 9th 2021. To learn more click HERE

  • Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership (TNP) is hiring for the Build a Better Warren team. Tasks would include deconstruction, interior demolition, waste removal, and more. See the full description HERE and the application HERE

  • Holden Arboretum is hiring for multiple Full and Part time positions. More information about the position and how to apply HERE

  • Ohio Responds Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers | Volunteers with various medical licenses who are actively practicing or are retired with an active license are highly encouraged to support response efforts by signing up. Non-medical adult volunteers are needed to assist and can sign up also.

    • Click HERE for more information.

  • Volunteers needed to assist with multiple food access/delivery initiatives. Please email Robin if you are interested!

Partner Events & Activities

  • August 1st | 12PM - 4PM | Gene's Fresh Food Market Urban Outdoor Wellness Market | 2304 Hillman | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 4th - August 5th | 12PM - 4:30PM | Road Weather Management Stakeholder Meeting 2021 | Click HERE to register

  • August 10th and 17th | Youngstown Hosts ARP Input Sessions | Click HERE to view Business Journal Article

  • August 13th | Black Cultural Weekend | City of Youngstown Party on the Plaza | Click HERE to view the flyer

    • 6PM | Opening Ceremony (Welcome)

    • 7PM | Outlaws Raggae Band

    • 8:30PM | Community Recognition Sports Agenda

    • 9PM | Jah Messenger Raggae Band

  • August 13th | 7:30AM | Children Services Citizens Committee: 21st Annual Golf Outing | Register by August 3rd | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 14th | Black Cultural Weekend | City of Youngstown Party on the Plaza | Click HERE to view the flyer

    • 6AM | Male Wellness Walk

    • 2PM | Black History Education

    • 4PM | Line dancing (DJ Darryl Dickens)

    • 7PM | Live Entertainment Old School music featuring "A Tribute to Luther Vandross - (Admission $10)

  • August 14th | 6AM | The African American Male Wellness Agency 5K Walk and Run | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 15th | Black Cultural Weekend | (Admission $10) | Click HERE to view the flyer

    • 4PM | Tribute to Law Enforcement

    • 6PM | History of the Dance

    • 7PM | Gospel Extravaganza, also featuring the Singing Pastors

  • August 15th | 1PM | Food Empowerment Project | Click HERE to register

  • August 17th | 1PM | Coordinated Plan - Mahoning and Trumbull Counties Steering/Planning Committee Meeting and Focus Group Meeting | Click HERE to view the agenda

  • August 20th | 1:30PM - 4PM | Mahoning County WIC Program Annual Breastfeeding Awareness Event | Fellowship Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek Park, Davis Education Center 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, OH 44509 | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 21st | 11AM | Food as Medicine Presented by Sophia Buggs | United Returning Citizens | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event

  • August 21st |1PM - 4PM | Lucky 7 Community Store Event | 1265 E. Market St., Warren, Ohio 44483 | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 23rd | 2:30PM - 5:30PM | The Ohio Redistricting Commission Public Hearing on on Ohio Legislative districts | Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University | Click HERE to view the article on the event

  • August 25th | 9:30AM - 11AM | AmeriCORPS Seniors Coffee and Donuts | Austintown Senior Center 112 Westchester Drive | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • September 1st |7PM | NAACP Round Table Discussion Series 4: Facts About Ohio Redistricting | Click HERE to view the flyer | Click HERE to find the Zoom link

  • September 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th | 10AM -11AM | | SNAP-Ed from the Mahoning County OSU Extension | Click HERE to view the flyer for FREE weekly sessions on nutrition

  • September 21st |2PM - 3PM and 5PM - 6PM | WRTA Online Public Meetings About Proposed Zero Fares | Click HERE to attend the meetings

  • September 23rd | 6PM - 9PM | WR22 Veteran Suicide Awareness Walk: The Second Mission | Click HERE to view the flyer | Like the Facebook page HERE

  • Oct 24th | 1PM | Eat Your Ethics : Four Courses of Empowerment | Click HERE to register

  • Ongoing starting July 30th | 5PM - 6:30PM | Gardening Basics 101 | Email mahoningfoodaccess@gmail.com with your interest

  • Ongoing | Tuesdays at 11AM | Stepping out Walk the Valley | Youngstown, North Side, Wick Park

  • Ongoing | Every Forth Monday at 6:30PM | Walk with a Doc | Youngstown, South Side, St. Patrick's Church

  • Ongoing | Everyday at 12PM | Community Walk | Youngstown, South Side, Oakhill Center

  • Ongoing | Saturdays at 9AM | Black Periodt Wellness Walks | Youngstown, West Side, Lake Glacier Boathouse| Click HERE for more information.

  • Ongoing | Wednesdays at 12PM | Mocha House Walk Wednesdays | Youngstown, Downtown, Mocha House

  • Ongoing | Tuesdays at 3PM - 6PM | Warren Farmers Market | Perkins Park, Warren

  • Ongoing | Wednesdays at 5PM - 8PM | Austintown Farmers Market Walk | Austintown, Austintown Farmers Market

  • Ongoing | Wednesdays at 2PM - 6PM | Niles Farmers Market | 483 Robbins Ave, Niles

  • Ongoing | Varying Dates 11AM - 2PM | Action Pop-Up Market 2021 | Varying Locations

    • August 5th | MyCap 1325 Fifth Avenue, Youngstown

    • August 12th | WIC Youngstown Clinic 345 Oak Hill, Youngstown

    • August 19th | WIC Hillman Way 3910 Hillman Way, Youngstown

    • August 26th | WIC Austintown 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown

    • September 2nd | WIC Austintown 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown

    • September 10th | Federal Plaza (Downtown)

    • September 17th | Spanish Evangelical Church 369 Keystone Avenue, Youngstown

  • Ongoing | Saturdays 9AM - 1PM | Howland Farmers Market | Richard E. Orwig Park 28-900391, Warren

  • Ongoing | Time/Day TBA | Arts and Culture Walk (Gamification Walks) | YSU Campus, Youngstown, Various Locations

  • Ongoing | YMCA RESET Challenge | Free for YMCA members and non-members | Click "Join the RESET" for more information.

  • 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.

  • Mercy Health Stepping Out Program Schedule | Follow Stepping Out on Facebook or contact Doris Bullock for more information—330 720 3293

  • For ODNR Urban Forestry updates and announcements, sign up for their mailing list HERE

  • Watch Dr. Shawna Koprucki address COVID-19 vaccine questions in Español |HERE

Webinars & Workshops

  • August 18th | 12PM | Climate Change and Human Health | Click HERE to register

  • August 1st - 7th | National Farmers Market Week | Warren Farmers Market | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 3rd, 10th, and 17th | Warren Farmers Market Win 1 of 3 Bicycles | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 4th | 2PM | Safe Routes Back to School - Back to School 2021 Session #2 | Click HERE to register

  • August 11th | 10AM - 11:30 | Doing Business with the National Park Service Webinar | Click HERE to register

  • August 16th | 11AM PT | Uprooting the Structural Drivers of Health Inequity: Policy Solutions to Advance Housing Justice | Click HERE to register

  • August 17th | Free Bicycle Helmet and Fitting | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • August 18th | 2PM EDT | Learning from (and Leaning on) Local Leaders to Revitalize African American Neighborhoods | Click HERE to register

  • August 19th | Rails-with-Trails: Best Practices and Lessons Learned | Click HERE to register

  • July 7th and 21st, August 4th and 18th, September 1st, 15th, and September 29th, October 13th | All sessions are scheduled at 2PM EST | Health Equity Series: A Conversation on.... | Click HERE to view the sessions and register for ones that interest you

  • Multiple dates available | All Sessions are scheduled at 12PM | Climate Change and Human Health Webinar | Click HERE to register

Racial Equity Webinars & Workshops

  • July 16th, August 20th, September 17th, October 15th, November 19th, December 17th | 12PM | Connecting Prevention Specialists to Native Communities | Click HERE to register

  • August 13th and 14th | 7th Annual State of Disparities in the African American Community Virtual Conference | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • For the Health Webinar Series: A conversation about Race and Food Allergy |More info HERE

  • Racial Equity Institute Phase One Training | The Raymond John Wean Foundation | Multiple Dates | More info HERE

  • 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

Research & Resources

Flyers and Attachments

Grants and Letters

Grant and Loan Opportunities