Please find information for upcoming events, grants, positions, and research for November 2021 below.
A few highlights:
ICYMI: Check out the NLAPH video put together by Cassandra Kuthy!
November is the beginning of the winter holiday season. Keep an eye out for events and opportunities to support the community.
Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership has released the Application for their Healthy Snack Fund. Find that HERE.
Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is looking for volunteers for a community clean up in Warren City Saturday November 13th, 2021 from 10AM - 12PM. To register and get more details on the event please email Sev Tripoulas at sevasti@tnpwarren.org
Trumbull County Soil & Water Conservation District needs to hear from you! Complete this survey to help develop goals for the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
Mahoning County Soil & Water Conservation District is collecting milkweed pods through November. Read more HERE.
Pods can be dropped off in the bins at the SWCD office at 850 Industrial Rd. in Youngstown Mondays through Fridays between 8 AM and 4:30 PM
OSU Extension Mahoning County is hosting a pruning clinic on 11/3 and a rescheduled a fall pollinator garden seminar on 11/5. More information about the pruning clinic HERE and fall pollinator garden seminar HERE.
Mercy Health is hosting a Virtual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit on Weds. 11/10. More info and to sign up HERE.
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
Youngstown CityScape is currently accepting nominations for their 2021 Beautifications Awards. Submit your nominations HERE
USDA Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program. Click HERE to view the announcement
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
WRTA and Comfort-Care-A-Van are offering free rides to medical Appoints. Click HERE to view the flyer
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 the December Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by Friday, November 26th.
EFNEP is looking for a Program assistant for their Home office located in Stark or Mahoning County. Click HERE to view their announcement and apply. Please send all inquiries to Yvette Graham, Program Specialist at graham.697@osu.edu
YNDC is looking for a Market Manager for the Glenwood Fresh Market. Click HERE to learn more and apply.
Produce Perks Midwest is hiring two new program Coordinators in Operations and Communications. Click HERE to view the position descriptions
The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) is looking for a VISTA candidate for their ShareCorps-NDC-Hunger & Health Associate Position. Click HERE to learn more.
Family and Community Services is looking for a Program Coordinator for RSVP Mahoning and Trumbull. Click HERE to view the position and apply
The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is hiring a Operations and Grant Administrator | Click HERE to learn more
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!
November 3 | 1 PM & 6 PM | OSU Extension Mahoning County Pruning Clinic | Mahoning County Extension Office, Canfield | Register HERE | FLYER | $20 registration includes hand pruners and informational materials.
November 3rd | 2 sessions: 1PM and 6PM | Fall Pruning Clinic(s) | Click HERE to register
November 5 | 3 PM | OSU Extension Mahoning County Pollinator Gardens in Fall | Mahoning County Extension Office, Canfield | Register HERE | FLYER | $10 registration includes pollinator seeds and informational materials.
November 6th| 10AM - 1PM | Howland Farmers Market Winter Kick-off | Howland Scope Senior Center
November 10 | 9 AM-3 PM | Mercy Health Virtual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit | Register HERE | FLYER
November 13th | 10AM - 12PM | 2021 Citywide End-of-the-Year Clean up! | TNP | To join contact sevasti@tnpwarren.org or call 330-307-2899 | Click HERE to view the facebook flyer
November 18th | 10AM - 11AM | Great American Smokeout | Click HERE to view the flyer
November 18th | 12PM | YSU Legacy Forests 2021 Tree Planting | Click HERE to view the flyer
November 18 | 6 PM | Mahoning Valley Farmers Market Network Monthly Meeting | View event on Facebook or contact Cassandra Clevenger at TNP for more information.
November 19th | 10AM - 11AM | Analyzing what Data says. There's truth in Science | Click HERE to view the flyer
November 20 | 1-6 PM | City of Youngstown Parks & Recreation, Youngstown SAFE Zones, Promise Community Hub | Community Thanksgiving Dinner | Wick Park Pavilion, Youngstown | FLYER | Organized in honor of Victoria Allen
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 | 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
November 2nd | 1PM - 2PM | OCDCA: Is VISTA Right For You? | Click HERE to register
November 3rd | 12PM - 1:30 EDT | Pedestrians and Compete Streets | Click HERE to register
November 4th | 5PM | Results Not Accidents: Reframing and Rehumanizing Road Safety | Click HERE to register
November 8th | 7PM EST | Advocacy 101 with OVRC | Ohio Voters Rights Coalition | Click HERE to register
November 10th | 11AM | Revitalizing Ohio's Browfields Webinar One - Preparing and Prioritizing | Click HERE to register
November 11th | 9AM | Year Cleveland Advocacy Training: An Introduction to Advocacy, focusing on areas and topics of important to First Year Cleveland | Click HERE to register
November 16th | Nurturing Your Health & Well-being this fall | The American Heart Association | Click HERE to register
November 17th | 3PM - 4PM | Safe Routes to School Zoom Session | Click HERE to register
November 18th | Creative Placemaking: New Tools for Empowering Community-Led Revitalization | The Center for Community Progress | Click HERE to register
November 18th | 1PM | Trains, Buses, People: An Atlas of U.S. and Canadian transit | Click HERE to register
November 18th | 1PM EST | Top 100 Cycling Cities: New Data Points the Way on Bike Infrastructure Investments | Click HERE to register
December 1st | 2PM - 3:30PM | Using Health Impact Assessments to Engage Communities and Prioritize Action | Click HERE to register
December 1st - 3rd | National Youth Employment Coalition Nationwide Virtual 2021 Annual Forum | Click HERE to learn more
December 7th | 11AM | Revitalizing Ohio's Brownfields Webinar Two - Tackling Ohio's Brownfields: An Overview of Ohio's Available Brownfield Funding Programs | Click HERE to register
Multiple dates available | All Sessions are scheduled at 12PM | Climate Change and Human Health Webinar | Click HERE to register
November 10 | 9 AM-3 PM | Mercy Health Virtual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit | Register HERE | FLYER
December 1st | 5PM | OSU President and Provost's Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series: Isabel Wilkerson | Click HERE to view the flyer and register
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
Its not too late to claim your child tax credit flyer (English)
Its not too late to claim your child tax credit flyer (Espanol)
Trumbull County Soil & Water Conservation District 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Survey
National Park Trust - Youth Leadership Program
Community Tool Box - Capacity Building Trainings
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.
Scholarship Opportunity at Salem HERE
Ohio Chapter ISA Certified Arborist Scholarship HERE and HERE
Men's Garden Club Youngstown Scholarship Application HERE
National Parks Service Park Health Ambassador Program HERE
AARP Smart Cycling Quick Guide HERE
Mercy Health Virtual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit 11/10
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
Mahoning County Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program Virtual Classes Flyer
Health Policy Ohio What Leaders need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccines