A few highlights:
APPLY FOR FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF HERE
Need resources for yourself or your organization about PSLF? Check out a resource for it HERE.
Eastgate is seeking input for Bike and Pedestrian Planning. Click HERE to find the Walk and Bike Public Input map and the Walk and Bike Input Survey.
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.
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!
To be included in the May Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by June 30th.
the D5 Group is hiring for a Contract-Based Social Media Assistant. Click HERE to view the position description and apply.
Safe Routes Partnership is hiring for a Remote Executive Director. Click HERE to view the position description and apply
Trumbull County Land bank is hiring for a Vacant Property Intern. Click HERE to view the position description and apply.
Eastgate is seeking a Transportation Planning Associate. Click HERE to read the posting
YNDC is seeking candidates for a Housing Program Assistant. Click HERE to view the listing
Plant Ahead Ohio is seeking new board members. Available positions are Treasurer, Vice President, and Trustee. For questions and/or to submit your resume and letter of interest email plantaheadohio@gmail.com Click HERE to view a flyer about the positions
Thrive Mahoning Valley is looking for an AmeriCorps VISTA Click HERE to learn more and apply.
MBK Ohio-Youngstown is looking for an AmeriCorps VISTA. Click HERE to learn more apply.
The Wean Foundation is hiring for an Executive Assistant to the President. Click HERE to learn more and apply.
Mercy Health is seeking a Community Health Liaison. Click HERE to learn more and apply
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!
June 2nd | 1PM - 3:30PM | Seed Donation Event | FREE and Open to the Public | Pocket Park Corner of McGuffey and Berkley | Click HERE to view the event flyer
June 2nd | 5PM - 10PM | First Fridays Summer Series | 5:30PM Line Dancing at Wean Park with Stepping Out Fitness | 6:30PM Party on the Lawn at the Youngstown Amphitheater | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 2nd | 6PM | Ohev Beth Sholom Shabbat Service Celebrating Pride | Click HERE to view the event flyer
June 2nd - 4th | Trumbull County African American Achievers Festival (aka Health Fair on the Square) | Courthouse Square in Warrren
June 3rd | 9AM - 12PM | Streetscape 2023 - "Under Construction & Growing!" | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 4th | 11AM | First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown LGBTQ+ Pride Service | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 6th | 12PM - 12:30PM EST | Food Preservation Five: Drying and Freeze Drying | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 8th | 10AM - 12PM | Vibrant Valley Health Equity Project: 2023 Cohorts Convening | Michael Kusalaba Library | Click HERE to view the event flyer
June 10th | 9AM - 3PM | Fathers Day Flea | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 10th | 10AM - 2PM | Healthy Community Day | Kent State University Trumbull | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 10th - June 11th | 11AM - 4PM | 2023 Summer Market | B&O Station Banquet Hall | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 10th | 12PM | Pop-Up Pride Market @ Club Switch | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 10th | Get Movin' Mental Healths Run/Walk & Health Fair | United Returning Citizens | Wean Park, 201 Phelps St. Youngstown, OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 10th | 8AM | Northeast Ohio Pollinator Summer festival | Conneat Middle School | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 10th - 18th | Juneteenth Third Annual Weeklong Celebration | Click HERE to view the event flyer
June 11th | 11AM - 4PM | Riverfest 2023 | B&O Station Banquet Hall | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 12th | 8:30AM | Full Spectrum Creating a Safe Space Inclusion Training | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 12th | 5PM | Juneteenth Genealogy Workshop | Youngstown Library - Main | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 12th | 6PM - 8PM | Building a Better Table: Who Makes the Decisions - 6PM - 8PM | YWCA of Youngstown (25 W. Rayen Ave) | Click HERE to view the flyer for more details
June 16th | 7PM - 11PM | Official Pride in the Valley Kick off Party | Full Spectrum Community Outreach | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 17th | 10AM - 3PM | Bending Oak Plant Sale | Click HERE to view the Facebook event flyer
June 17th | 11AM - 2PM | Aches, Pains, & Automobiles Men's Health Tune Up | FREE | NEOBHC | Care Alliance Health Center 2916 Central Avenue Cleveland, Oh 44115 | Click HERE to view the event flyer
June 17th | 11PM - 2AM | Official Pride in the Valley Afterparty | Full Spectrum Pride in the Valley | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 17th | 12PM - 9PM | Pride in the Valley | Courthouse Square in Warren | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 17th | 11AM - 8PM | 2023 Youngstown Juneteenth Cultural Festival | Wean Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 20th - July 28th | M-F 9AM - 3PM | Summer Enrichment Program | Inspiring Minds | Click HERE to view the Facebook flyer and fill out an application
June 22nd | 5PM | Happy Birthday Youngstown | Arms Family Museum | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 22nd | 6PM - 8PM | 2023 Southside Summer Experience Kick-off | Community resource information Camp Registration | Corner of Southern Blvd. & Ravenwood (gated lot) | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer
June 23rd | 10AM - 12PM, 1PM - 3PM, 4PM - 6PM | J Community Cleanup | JCC | Click HERE to view the event Flyer to register to volunteer
June 24th | 11AM - 3PM | Chalk on the Walk 2023 | Courthouse Square - Downtown Warren, Ohio | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 26th | 5PM - 7PM | Panthers Plant, Paint, and SIP | Click HERE to view the event flyer on Facebook
June 26th | 6PM - 8PM | Building a Better Table Session 2: Who Has the Power? | Warren YWCA (375 N. Park Ave) | Click HERE to view the flyer for more information
June 26th - July 21st | Y-Girls Steam Head | Youngstown | YWCA 2023 Summer Camp | Click HERE to view the the flyer
July 2nd | R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Basketball league starts | FREE Registration | Click HERE to read the Facebook Flyer
July 7th | Monday and Thursday 6PM - 8PM | HOPE Summer Rec Basketball Program 2023 | FREE Registration | Click HERE to view the event flyer on Facebook
July 8th | 9AM - 3PM | Our #Freedom Flea | Youngstown Flea | 365 E. Boardman St, Youngstown 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
July 8th | 10AM - 5PM | Summer Fesitval of the Arts | Raymond John Wean Foundation Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
July 8th - July 9th | 10AM - 4PM | YSU Summer Festival of the Arts | 229 E. Front St. Youngstown, 445403-1407 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
July 10th | 6PM - 8PM | Building a Better Table Session 3: Who's Making the Change? | Youngstown YWCA (25. W Rayen Ave) | Click HERE to view the flyer
July 10th - August 4th | Y-girls Steam Ahead Warren | YWCA 2023 Summer Camp | Click HERE to view the flyer
July 15th | 4PM - 7PM EDT | 11th Annual Butterfly Festival | Southside Community Butterfly Garden | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
July 22nd | 4PM | WR22 "WeRemember 22" | Click HERE to view the Event flyer
August 5th | 7AM | African American Male Wellness Walk | Covelli Center
*Ongoing until December 19th | Every Monday at 10AM - 11AM | Take a Walk @ the Library | Click HERE to view the event
*Ongoing | Every Forth Monday at 6:30PM | Walk with a Doc | Youngstown, South Side, St. Patrick's Church
*Ongoing | Every Tuesday from 5PM - 6PM | Namasbrew Yoga with Victoria | Birdfish Brewing Co. | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
*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 | 1st and 3rd Thursdays from June through September | 4PM - 8PM | B&O Night Market | B&O Banquet Station and Spring Commons Park
*Ongoing | Saturdays 9:30AM | Reduce Stress & Tension Walk with Us! Walk Led by Carmella Marie | Deep Roots Self Care Company | Park at our store 822 Billingsgate Ave. Youngstown Ohio | Click HERE to view the flyer
*Ongoing | Saturdays at 9AM | Black Periodt Wellness Walks | Youngstown, West Side, Lake Glacier Boathouse| Click HERE for more information.
*Ongoing | Everyday at 12PM | Community Walk | Youngstown, South Side, Oakhill Center
*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.
June 21st | 2PM - 3PM | Park Bench Chat: Greenspace Policy to Advance Health Equity Presnted by CityHealth and TPL | Next City | Click HERE to register
June 22nd | 12:30PM ET | Making Co -CEOs Work: Insights from Leaders Sharing Leadership Successfully | Nonprofit Quarterly | Click HERE to register
June 29th | Ohio CDC 2023 Micro Summit | Gem City Market, 324 Salem Ave, Dayton, OH 45406 | Click HERE to register
October 24th - 26th | Safe Routes to School Virtual Summit 2023 | Safe Routes Partnership | Click HERE to register
Multiple dates available | All Sessions are scheduled at 12PM | Climate Change and Human Health Webinar | Click HERE to register
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.
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
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
Eastgate is seeking input for Bike and Pedestrian Planning. Click HERE to find the Walk and Bike Public Input map and the Walk and Bike Input Survey.
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