March 2021

March 2021 HCP Network News

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

A few highlights:

  • The YWCA of the Mahoning Valley is organizing a 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge starting March 1. More info below.

  • WRTA is updating its coordinated service plan for Mahoning & Trumbull Counties and will be holding stakeholder meetings for transit users March 2 and 4. They also have launched a community survey to gather additional feedback. More info below.

  • Eastgate Regional Council of Governments is conducting a Broadband Access Survey to improve broadband access in the region Business Survey | Resident Survey

  • **NEW** Searchable Grants Database

  • **NEW** Racial Equity Education Section

  • Mercy Health has developed a toolkit for community leaders that can be used to support COVID-19 vaccine education.

1. Infographic-style flyers with key COVID-19 vaccine facts

2. Informational flyers with key COVID-19 vaccine facts

3. FAQs answering common COVID-19 vaccine questions

4. Talking points covering key COVID-19 vaccine topics

  • Several HCP Members are being recognized by the League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown during a Women's Hall of Fame event as a celebration for Women's History Month. More information below.

Have an event or other opportunity that wasn’t on the list? Let us know!

For April Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by Wednesday, March 24.


Positions & Nominations

  • Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department

    • seasonal positions available. Deadline to apply is July 9th 2021. To learn more click HERE

    • Park Coordinator Position | Click HERE to learn more.

  • Mercy Health hiring for multiple community health positions:

  • ACTION is recruiting volunteers for food delivery Thursdays at 2:30 PM starting March 11. For more information, please contact Elder Rose Carter: taulen@aol.com

  • Call for Nominations to fill two seats on the District Six Natural Resource Assistance Council for the Clean Ohio Greenspace Conservation Fund HERE

  • The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is hiring a Program assistant for Northeast Region |Click HERE if you are interested!

  • The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking for Members for Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture | Click HERE if you are interested!

  • Warren and Austintown Farmers Markets are recruiting vendors for the 2021 season

  • 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

  • March 1-31 | Women's History Month Events | Youngstown State University Department of Women's and Gender Studies | See flyer below for more information or visit http://wgs.ysu.edu/

  • March 2 | 9 AM | WRTA Virtual Focus Group | Open meeting | Email: info@wrtaonline.com or Call: 412-491-5991 to register

  • March 4 |6:15 PM| WRTA Virtual Focus Group | Open meeting | Email: info@wrtaonline.com or Call: 412-491-5991 to register

  • March 9-April 20 | 6:30 PM | Growing Practices for Small Scale Fruit & Vegetable Farms | Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership & OSU College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences | Click HERE to view workshop descriptions and to get tickets. More information below on flyers.

  • March 16, 23, 30, and April 6 | 12PM | OSU | March Into Spring with Your Preschoolers| HERE

  • March 19 | TBD | Youngstown CityScape 2021 StreetScape Kick-Off | Details coming soon.

  • 8AM-4:30PM | COVID-19 Vaccinations | The McGuffey Centre | To Register go to www.COVID19.YOUNGSTOWNOHIO.gov and select Vaccine Bookings and Eligibility

  • March 25 | 6PM-7PM | Women's Hall of Fame | League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown |Click HERE to RSVP.

  • 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 | BlackPeriodt Wellness Walks | Saturdays at 9 AM | Multiple Locations | Click HERE for more information.

  • 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 | See attachment for more information

  • 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

  • March 4 | 12 PM | SNAP College Student Eligibility Webinar | Center for Community Solutions | More information and registration HERE

  • March 4 | 12 PM | The EPA, Environmental Justice, and Systemic Racism Speaker Series Features the Mapping Inequality Project | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 5 | 1:30 PM | Reimagined in America: What Can the World Teach Us About Building a Culture of Health? | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 11 | 6:30 PM | March Community Garden update | Click HERE to learn more and to Sign up

  • March 12 | 1 PM | Shaping the Future of Ohio: State Budget Basics | Policy Matters Ohio | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 17 | 2PM | Black Middle Neighborhoods: Reversing the Downward Trajectory of Legacy Cities | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 25 | 10AM-12PM | Opportunities with HUD and More | Click HERE to register for the virtual webinar.

  • March 25 | 10AM-12PM | Opportunities in Contracting: HUD Section 3, Transportation and More | Click HERE for more information.

  • March 25 | 2 PM | Dangerous by Design |SmartGrowth America & National Complete Street Coalition | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 21 - Oct 24 | 1PM | Eat Your Ethics: Four Courses of Empowerment | Click HERE for more information

Racial Equity Webinars & Workshops

  • TBD March | Online Dialogue Group | Greater Youngstown Community Dialogues on Racism | Sign up HERE. More information included in flyer below.

  • March 1-31 | 21 Day Challenge Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge | YWCA Mahoning Valley | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 4 | 12 PM | The EPA, Environmental Justice, and Systemic Racism Speaker Series Features the Mapping Inequality Project | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 5 | 1:30 PM |Reimagined in America: Advancing Food Justice | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Click HERE to Sign up

  • March 9 | 9:30 AM | ACTION Clergy Caucus: This Is My Why: A Conversation about COVID 19 Vaccinations, Mahoning County Public Health, and Our Faith Response |For more information or the Zoom link for this event, please email: jboyd@uuyo.org

  • March 30 | 10:30 AM-4:30 PM | Black Male Summit | University of Akron | More information & registration here: https://www.uakron.edu/ie/bms2021/

  • April 30-May 1 | Anti-Racism Workshop | ACTION | More information here: https://actionoh.com/event/anti-racism-workshop/

  • Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past Anti-Racism Workshops | Call Penny Wells for more information: 330-207-4467

Flyers & Attachments

Research & Resources

Grants & Letters