A few highlights:
Message your Members of Congress about climate action in the Farm Bill
Village of Lowellvile asking for public feedback on bike trail updates
The Active Transportation Team is hiring for a Pedestrian Safety Outreach & Education Coordinator. Click HERE to check out the flyer. Please share with your networks if you can!
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 May 30th.
Buckeye Flame is seeking applicants for new Board members. Click HERE for more information and to apply
Buckeye Flame seekinng college students for PAID summer internship. Click HERE to apply.
HCP'S Active Transportation Team is hiring for a Pedestrian Safety Outreach and Education Coordinator. Click HERE to view the hiring flyer. Click HERE to view the position description
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.
Several Partners are hiring through the Nonprofit Leadership Fellowship program for Summer 2023. Click HERE to view the Facebook flyer. for more information contact Laura Dewberry at LJDewberry@ysu.edu and apply on Handshake
Mercy Health is seeking a Community Health Liaison. Click HERE to learn more and apply
Trumbull County Children Services is hiring a Cook/Meal Preparation & Life Skills Advisor | Click HERE to view the call for applicants and apply
COHHIO has an opening for a Youth Housing Initiative Director. Click HERE to learn more and apply.
COHHIO is currently hiring for the position of Finance Director. 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!
May 2nd, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th | 5:30PM - 7:30PM (except for the 13th which is from 10:30AM - 3PM) | Grassroots Capacity Building Workshops | Raymond John Wean Foundation | Deadline to register is April 27th | Email tpollock@weanfoundation.org or call 330-394-3213 to register | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer for more detailed information
May 3rd | 12PM - 1PM | Bread Club - Cinnamon Rolls | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
May 4th | 7:45AM - 3:45PM | Unmute the Uncomfortable: Professional Development Symposium | Click HERE to Register
May 4th | 12PM - 1PM | Bread Club - Cinnamon Rolls | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
May 6th | 1PM - 3PM EDT | Water Team Training (Mahoning Valley) | Slippery Rook Pavilion Robinson Hill Dr. Youngstown OH 44502 | Click HERE to register
May 9th | 12PM - 12:30PM | Food Preservation Five: Canning: Pressure | Click HERE to view the event flyer
May 9th | 1PM - 2PM | NEOBHC Coalition Meeting | Click HERE to view the Facebook post
May 9th | 12PM - 1:30PM | Culinary Foundations - Icing on the Cake | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
May 10th | 12PM - 1:30PM | Culinary Foundations - Icing on the Cake | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
May 16th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Seed to Table: Growing Parsley for Delicious Chimichurri | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register | Registration Opens April 3rd
May 17th | 12PM - 1PM | Seed to Table: Growing Parsley for Delicious Chimichurri | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register | Registration opens April 3rd
May 17th | 3PM - 5PM | Perennial Planting Seminar | Packard Park Warren Ohio 44483 | Free Perennial planting event | Free bulb and pot container | Email Dalton Campana with any Questions | Click HERE to view the flyer
May 20th | 12 - 4PM | Honey - Forward Back off | Drop off for judging Friday May 19th, 5PM | to register Contact Jlromeo54@yahoo.com | Click HERE to view the event Flyer
May 20th | 10AM - 4PM | Craft/Vendor Event | The Rusted Buckeye | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
May 20th | 11AM - 2PM | 14th Anniversary Women Experiencing Love Life Laughter | Mediterranean Party Center Bedford Heights, OH 44146 | NEOBHC | Click HERE to view the event flyer
May 20th | 12PM - 4PM | World Bee Day | Honeycomb Arts and Wellness Collective | @ Judy Rogers Memorial Garden 1931 Belmont Avenue Youngstown | Click HERE to view the flyer
May 21st | 1:30PM - 4PM | Bike Belmont | Click HERE to register
May 23rd & May 25th | 11am - 3pm est AND 11am - 1:30pm est | ReImagine Appalachia: Community Benefits Virtual Summit | Click HERE to register
May 23rd | 12 - 12:30PM EST | Food Preservation Five: Freezing | Click HERE to view the flyer
May 24th | 8AM - 4:30PM EDT | MACC 2023 Conference: From Advocacy to Activism Conference | Click HERE to register on eventbrite
May 26th | 1PM - 2PM | Stepping Out with Healthy Cooking - Salsa | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
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 - 4th | Trumbull County African American Achievers Festival (aka Health Fair on the Square) | Courthouse Square in Warrren
June 6th | 12PM - 12:30PM EST | Food Preservation Five: Drying and Freeze Drying | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 10th | 10AM - 2PM | Healthy Community Day | Kent State University Trumbull | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 10th | Share Your Shine Color Run & Health Fair | Warren Park
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 | Pride in the Valley | Courthouse Square in Warren
June 17th - 18th | Youngstown Juneteenth Celebration | Wean Park
August 5th | 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.
May 3rd | National Bike & Roll School Day | Click HERE to register
May 10th | 2PM ET | Let Them Lead: Engaging High School Students in Safe Routes Projects | 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
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!
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