April 2022

April 2022 HCP Network News

Please find information for upcoming events, grants, positions, and research for April 2022 below.

A few highlights:

  • CFMV is accepting Grant applications for multiple Grants. Apply By July 1st. Click HERE for more information and to apply.

  • CFMV hosting Putting Your Best (Financial) Foot Forward Budget and Financial Workshop | Click HERE for more information.

  • Multiple Earth Day Events April 20-29 including volunteer opportunities and seed giveaways.

  • ACTION Mobile Market Ribbon Cutting on April 26 before their Annual Banquet at the Byzantine Center.

  • OSU has released a Ohio Food systems map. Using this interactive map you can view many aspects of Ohio's food system. Click HERE to view the map

  • Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership has released the Application for their Healthy Snack Fund. Find that 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

  • 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.

  • USPS is providing Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests to those who place an order. One set of 4 free at home tests per Residential households. Click HERE to order

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 the April Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by Wednesday April, 27th.



Positions and Nominations

  • Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is looking for Summer AmeriCorps VISTA Associates. Click HERE to apply.

  • Ohio State University is looking for Student Assistants to intern at Mahoning County FAES. Click HERE to apply.

  • Family and Community Services is looking to fill TWO AmeriCorps VISTA positions. Click HERE for the Foster Grandparent Program Coordinator position and HERE for the Manager - Senior Support Action Group, AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP position.

  • Safe Routes to School is looking for a part time Operations Coordinator. Click HERE to view the position description 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.

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

  • Public Health Institute is hiring for several remote positions including: Contract Administrator, Multimedia Communications Associate, Financial Analyst III, Health Equity & Justice Coordinator, and Quality Control Specialist I

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

Partner Events, Local Activities, and Summits

  • Apr. 2nd | 10AM | Listen Lead & Share: Community conversations on Climate and Clean Energy | ACTION & the Ohio Climate Justice Fund | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • Apr. 11th - 13th | 10AM - 3PM | 2022 Housing Ohio Conference | COHHIO | Click HERE to get tickets

  • April 12th | 9AM | Ribbon cutting for Glenwood Fresh Market | 2915 Glenwood Avenue near the intersection of Canfield Road and Glenwood Avenue on the south side. Parking can be accessed from both Glenwood and Idora Avenues.

  • April 7th | 7PM | How to Talk About Racism: Navigating Conversations | GYCDOR | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer

  • April 9th | 11AM - 2PM | Drive Thru Baby Shower Honoring Expecting and New Moms | Youngstown Office of Minority Health | Covelli Center 229 East Front Street Youngstown | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 15th | 10AM - 11:30AM | Townhall Meeting Discussion on COVID-19 | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 16th | 11AM - 1PM | Drive by for Change | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition| Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 18th | 5:30PM - 7PM |Black COVID The Rona Annual Meeting and Documentary Viewing | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 19th | 1PM | Systems Thinking: System Change Starts with Understanding Systems | 2022 Collaborative Learning Series Featuring Chris Thompson Civic Collaboration | Click HERE to view the flyer and Click HERE to Register

  • April 20th | 10AM - 3PM | Earth Day at YSU Kilcawley Center | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 20th | 10AM - 3PM | YSU Earth Day with vendors and Activities | YSU | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 20th | 2PM | Arbor Day Celebration dedicating the YSU Legacy Forests 2021 Freshmen Class Tree | YSU | Click HERE to view the Flyer

  • April 20th | 3PM | Zoom Webinar Countering Climate Change Creatively | YSU | Click HERE to view the Flyer and Register in Advance

  • April 20th | Time to Act on Climate Change | OSU | Click HERE to register

  • April 21st | 9:30AM - 6:30PM | Second Annual Moving Ohio Forward: Statewide Sustainable Transportation Conference | Moving Forward Ohio | Click HERE to register

  • April 21st | 4PM - 6PM | 2022 Seed Giveaway in Partnership with Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown | Mahoning Food Access Initiative | Boys and Girls Club 2105 Oak Hill Ave, Youngstown | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 21st | 6 PM | Impact of Climate Change on the Mahoning Valley | Wick Park, Youngstown | More information HERE

  • April 22nd | 11AM | Earth Day Hall Street Planting Party | 702 Hall Street Warren Ohio 44483 | Click HERE to view the Facebook event

  • April 22nd | 12PM | Reclaiming Our Health | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | Click HERE to register

  • April 23rd | 8AM - 2PM | 300 Sisters in Red 17th Annual Health Seminar | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer

  • April 23rd | 9AM - 12PM | 40th Annual Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup | Click HERE to view a flyer | Click HERE to learn how to register

  • April 24th | 1PM - 4PM | Treez Please Work Party | Click HERE to view the facebook event

  • April 25th | 1PM | Ohio COVID Recovery Coalition: Health Emergency Unwind | Advocates for Ohio's Future | Click HERE to register

  • April 26th | 5PM - 6PM | Let's Talk about COVID-19 | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • April 26 | 4:45 PM | Mobile Market Ribbon Cutting & Annual Banquet | ACTION | The Byzantine Center at the Grove, 3801 Shady Run Road Youngstown, Ohio 44502 |To RSVP and for more information contact ACTION’s executive director, Elder Rosetta Carter, at 330-941-0475

  • April 27th | 4PM - 5PM | Plant a Seed with the Library | The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County | Click HERE to register limiting seating remaining

  • Apr. 27th - 29th | 11th Annual Ohio Lank Bank Conference | Huntington Convention Center Cleveland, OH | Click HERE to register

  • April 28th | 11AM - 12:30PM | COVID-19 Needs Assessment Project of the Association of Black Psychologists: Mental Health and Other Findings | Kirwan Institute | Click HERE to register

  • April 28th | 3PM - 6:30PM | 2022 Spring Seed Giveaway in Partnership with McGuffey Centre & Northeast Homeowners Association | Mahoning Food Access Initiative | Pocket Park Corner of Berkley and McGuffey | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer

  • April 29th | 11AM | Deep Roots by Carmella Marie Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

  • May 2nd | 12PM - 1PM | Fighting for Our Lives Menthol Free Communities Meeting | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | email zwilliams@neobhc.org for the link to join

  • May 5th, 6th, 9th, and 10th | Spring Plant Sale | Click HERE for more information

  • May 11th | 8:30AM - 3:30PM | Micro Summit - People First: Everybody Wins | Ohio CDC Association | Twin Lakes Resort 273 Tackett Lane, Piketon, OH | Registration required | Click HERE to register

  • May 11th, 18th, and 25th | 4PM - 7:30PM | Urban Wellness Spring Outdoor Market | Common Goods Studio 2000 Canfield Rd. Youngstown | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • May 16th - 20th | 8AM - 4:30PM | Art Therapy & Suicide Prevention: Building Hope and Resiliency for the Future | Click HERE for more information

  • May 23rd - 25h | Ohio Public Health Combined Conference | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • May 25th | Putting Your Best (Financial) Foot Forward | CFMV | Michael Kusalaba Library, Youngstown, OH 44509 | Click HERE to register | Flyer

  • June 3rd - 5th | Trumbull County African American Achievers Association Festival | Downtown Courthouse Square | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer

  • June 9th | 2022 Greater Ohio Summit Reflect & Refocus: Furthering Resilient Communities | Click HERE for more information

  • June 13th | 1PM | Inquiry: The Superpower of Vibrant Communities | 2022 Collaborative Learning Series Featuring Chris Thompson Civic Collaboration | Click HERE to view the flyer and Click HERE to Register

  • June 20th - 26th | National Pollinator Week | Click HERE to view the Fact Sheet

  • August 15th | 1PM | Polarity Thinking: Leveraging Difference for System Change | 2022 Collaborative Learning Series Featuring Chris Thompson Civic Collaboration | Click HERE to view the flyer and Click HERE to Register

  • November 3rd | 2022 Virtual Ohio Conference on Service & Volunteerism | Click HERE for more information

  • *Ongoing | Tuesdays and Fridays | 10:30AM | Stepping Out Youngtown Walk in the Park | Wick Park 260 Park Ave Youngstown, OH 44504 | Click HERE to view the flyer

  • *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 | 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

  • *Walks and Rides may be suspended until spring/summer.

Webinars, Workshops, & Conferences

  • April 4th | 3PM - 4PM ET | Inclusive Public Health Communication Workshop Series: Public Health Communication 101 | Click HERE to register

  • April 5th | 1PM - 2PM EST | Using Advocacy to Build an Equitable and Sustainable Food System with Equity Advocates | Food Systems Leadership Network | Click HERE to register

  • April 5th | 2PM EDT | Positioning Community Health and Social Workers to Address Older Adults' Social Needs: Lessons from SCAN Health Plan | Click HERE to register

  • April 5th - 6th | National Healthy Schools Summit 2022: COVID, Climate, Children & Schools | Click HERE to register

  • April 6th | 12PM EST | Focus on Aging: Mental Health and Older Adults | Click HERE to register

  • April 6th | 1PM - 2PM EST | Best Practices for Meeting with Elected Officials with Equity Advocates | Food Systems Leadership Network | Click HERE to register

  • April 6th | 1PM EST | The California Health Places Index 3.0 Virtual Launch | Click HERE to register

  • April 7th |1PM - 2PM EST | Q&A Session with Equity Advocates | Food Systems Leadership Network | Click HERE to register

  • April 7th | 1PM EDT | American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte Reshaped Public Life | Smart Growth| Click HERE to register

  • April 7th | 2PM - 3PM | The land use/walkability connection - it's a lot more than sidewalks | America Walks | Click HERE to register

  • April 8th | 1PM ET | How to Center Equity in Collective Impact: Virtual Office Hour | Click HERE to register

  • April 12th | 1PM ET | Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit Facebook Live | Click HERE to find the Farmer Market Coalition's Facebook

  • April 12th | 1PM EDT | Right of Way: Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America | Smart Growth | Click HERE to register

  • April 14th | 11AM - 12:15PM | Locked up and Locked Out: Understanding the Relationship between incarceration and Eviction | Kirwan Institute Virtual Forum | Click HERE to register

  • April 19th | 1PM EST | Introducing SNAP-EBT Electronic Incentives featuring NAFMNP's Marketlink and Novo Dia Group | Farmers Market Coalition | Click HERE to register

  • April 20th | 11AM | Experimental Pop-Ups: Tactical Urbanism in Philadelphia Region | Click HERE to register | For more information about the project click HERE

  • April 20th | 3PM EST | Farm Bill 101 with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | Food Systems Leadership Network | Click HERE to register

  • April 20th | 3PM | Taking on Traffic Laws: A How-To Guide for Decriminalizing Mobility | BikeWalkKC and Safe Routes Partnership | Click HERE to register

  • April 27th | 1PM | How Hospitals are Combating Food Insecurity and Addressing Hunger | Click HERE to register

  • April 27th | 3PM | Public Spaces and Technology | Next City | Click HERE to register

  • April 28th | 11AM - 12:15PM | The COVID-19 Needs Assessment Project of the Association of Black Psychologists: Mental Health and Other Findings| Kirwan Institute Virtual Forum | Click HERE to register

  • April 28th | ADA National Network Learning Session: Healthcare and Civil Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Updates from the HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice | Click HERE to register

  • April 27th | 1PM | Creating Transportation Equity from the Ground up | Smart Growth | Click HERE to register

  • May 17th | 2PM - 3PM EDT | Project Bundling: Construction and Contract Considerations | U.S. Department of Transportation | Click HERE to register

  • June 29th - 30th | 2022 Midwest Asset Building Conference | Imagining the Next Economy: Disrupting the Racial Wealth Divide | Click HERE to learn more

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

Racial Equity Webinars & Workshops

  • April 4th - 24th | 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge | Food Solutions New England | Click HERE to register

  • April 7th | 7PM | How to Talk About Racism: Navigating Conversations | GYCDOR | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer

  • April 21st | 12PM - 1:30PM EDT | Language 101: A dialogue to set the foundation for how we talk about, and think about, conceptions related to RDEI | United Way of Greater Cleveland | Click HERE to register

  • Register for the YWCA Stand against Racism Challenge HERE.

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

  • Racial Equity Institute Virtual Groundwater and Virtual Phase 1Dates for 2022 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.

Flyers, Surveys, and Attachments

Surveys

Flyers

Books, Podcasts, Videos, and Webinar Recordings

Positions & Nominations

  • The Community Foundation is hiring for THREE positions including at Network Coordinator Position for HCP as well as for the Operations and Grant Administrator and Accountant Positions. Click HERE to view the current Job Openings. Please share and apply! You can also see more information HERE.

  • Family and Community Services is looking to fill TWO FT employee positions. Click HERE for the Foster Grandparent Program Coordinator position and HERE for the Manager - Senior Support Action Group, AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP position.

  • Buckeye Flame is hiring for a Staff writer position. Click HERE for more information. .

  • FoodCorps has opened its application to become a FoodCorps service member. Click HERE to learn more and apply by January 10th 2022.

  • The Raymond John Wean Foundation is looking for an Executive Assistant to the President. Click HERE to apply.

  • 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.

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

Grants and Letters

Grant and Loan Opportunities