A few highlights:
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East Federal Creative Crosswalk Poll - Help up select a design!
We've released our 2022-2023 Years in Review!
June 3rd - July 31st | 12PM - 1PM | Summer Food Service Program | East Library | Click HERE for more information
What is a Lantern Fly and What can you do about it? Click HERE to learn more.
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.
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 next month's Network News updates, please send items to Robin Perry by June 24th.
HCP is hiring an Neighborhood Engagement Coordinator AmeriCorps member. Click HERE for more information and HERE to apply.
YSU is hiring for multiple positions as a part of the GuinFit Program. Click HERE to view the position description for the CDC Reach Manager. Click HERE to view the position description for the Community Health, Fitness, and Wellness Coordinator.
TNP is hiring an experienced Administrative Assistant. Click HERE for more information and to 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 1st | 9AM - 12PM | Streetscape 2024 - "Greenery & Good Vibes" | Penguin City Brewery - 460 Federal St. - Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event & Register
June 1st | 10AM - 4PM | Plant Sale + EcoEdventures Kids Activity | Bending Oak Permaculture Farm | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 1st | 11AM - 2PM | Summer Challenge Kickoff Party at the Warren Library | 444 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 1st | 12PM - 8PM | Youngstown Croatian Festival | Strossmayer Croatian Picnic Grounds | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 1st | 3:30PM - 4:30PM | Pride Friendship Bracelets | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 3rd | 10AM - 11AM | Walk Your Way to Better Health | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
June 4th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Dress it Up! | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE to register
June 5th | 2PM - 3PM | Crafty Capers: PRIDE Alcohol Ink Coasters | Campbell Library | Click HERE to register
June 5th | 6PM - 7PM | Crafty Capers: PRIDE Alcohol Ink Coasters | Campbell Library | Click HERE to register
June 6th | 10AM - 11AM | Homemade Bug Repellent | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
June 6th | 11AM - 12PM | A Tip of the Cap Mushrooms @ the Cortland Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 6th | 1PM - 2PM | Grilling Sauces - Alabama White Sauce | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 7th | 1PM - 2:30PM | Plait Like That! | 1PM - 2:30PM | Newport Library | Click HERE to register
June 7th | 4PM | First Fridays June - Summer Buzz | S Phelps St, Youngstown OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 8th | 9AM - 2PM | Rummage Sale | 2428 Elm Rd NE Warren OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 8th | 9AM - 3PM | Fathers Day Flea | 365 E. Boardman St., Youngstown OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 8th | 11AM - 12PM | Gentle Yoga with Brianne | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE for more information
June 8th | 2PM - 6PM | Summer Kick-Off Carnival | Canfield Green | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 8th | Café Rose Crochet & Knitting Circle | 2PM - 4PM | 4491 Mahoning Ave, Austintown, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 10th | 10AM - 10:45AM | Meet Me on the Yoga Mat | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
June 10th | 2PM - 4PM | YA Craft Cafe: PRIDE Jewelry | Campbell Library | Click HERE to register
June 11th | 4PM - 5PM | Sunflowers for Kids | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 11th | Ohio 6th Congressional District Special Election
June 12th | 3PM - 4PM | Books and Boots Walking Book Club | McGuffy Nature Preserve | Click HERE for more information
June 12th | 6PM - 7PM | Sustainable Sprouts | Springfield Library | Click HERE to register
June 13th | 6PM - 7PM | Remembering the Little Steel Strike | 6PM - 7:30PM | Austintown Library | Click HERE for more information
June 14th | 10AM - 11AM | Yoga for Every Body | Canfield Library | Click HERE to register
June 14th | 12PM - 3PM | Chalk the Walk! | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE for more information
June 14th - 15th | 5P-11AM, 11:45AM - 12AM |2024 Simply Slavic Heritage Festival in Youngstown | 100 E. Federal St, Youngstown, OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 15th | 10AM - 11AM | Donuts with Dudes | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
June 15th | 10AM - 11AM | Donuts with Dad | Struthers Library | Click HERE to register
June 15th | 11AM - 4PM | Honey & Lavender Festival | 1588 Mahoning Ave Youngstown OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 15th | 12PM - 10PM | 5th Anniversary - Full Spectrum Pride in the Valley | Courthouse Square - Downtown Warren, OH | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 15th | 1PM - 3PM | Juneteenth Celebration | East Library | Click HERE for more information
June 15th | 2PM - 3PM | Canva Basics Class @ the Warren Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 15th | 3PM - 4:30PM | Geocaching 101: Setting Off On Your First Geocache Hunt | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 15th | 11PM - 2:30AM | Official Pride in the Valley After Party | Club Switch | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 17th | 10AM - 11AM | Walk Your Way to Better health | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
June 17th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Dress it Up! | Struthers Library | Click HERE to register
June 17th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Sundae Mondae | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
June 18th | 2PM - 3PM | Healthy Eating for YOU @ the Warren Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 18th | 3PM - 4PM | Build -A- Birdhouse | Newport Library | Click HERE to register
June 18th | 4:30PM - 6:30PM | Karaoke with Pride! | East Library | Click HERE for more information
June 18th | 5PM - 7PM | Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 18th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Knife Skills - Chimichurri | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 19th | 9AM - 3PM | Juneteenth Celebration at OH WOW! | 15 Central Square, Youngstown, OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook event
June 19th | 3PM - 4:30PM | Making a Flier in Canva | Struthers Library | Click HERE to register
June 19th | 5:30PM - 7:30PM | Juneteenth Film Screening | Michael Kusalaba Library | Click HERE for more information
June 19th | 6PM - 7PM | Adventures in Herbalism - Sage | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 20th | 1PM - 2PM | Knife Skills - Chimichurri | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 20th | 5:30PM - 8:30PM | Climate Fresk: Interactive collaborative game about Climate Change | 125 W. Market St., Warren | Click HERE to register
June 21st | 7PM | Pride a Go Go June 21st Pride Youngstown Launch Party | Westside Bowl | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 22nd | 10AM - 12PM | To Market! To Market! @ the Howland Library | Includes a 2 mile walk! | Click HERE to view the event page
June 22nd | 11AM - 12PM | Prideful Clay Hanging Decor | Michael Kusalaba Library | Click HERE to register
June 22nd | 11AM - 3PM | Grove Street Block Party @ the Brookfield Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 22nd | 12PM - 9PM | Pride Youngstown | Downtown Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook Flyer
June 22nd | 12PM - 3PM | College Bound Distribution Party | Aisle One | Click HERE to view the flyer
June 22nd | 1:30PM | The Youngstown Soul Food Cook Off | Covelli Centre | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 22nd - 23rd | 12PM - 8PM | Youngstown Juneteenth Cultural Festival | Raymond John Wean Foundation Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 22nd | 8PM - 11PM | Girard Block Party w/ RDNA | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 23rd | 11AM - 4PM | RIVERFEST '24 | B&O Station Banquet Hall | Click HERE to view the Facebook event
June 23rd | 9PM | Juneteenth Fireworks Display, Downtown Youngstown! | Covelli Centre | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 22nd - 23rd | 12PM - 8PM | Youngstown Juneteenth Cultural Festival | Raymond John Wean Foundation Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 23rd | 11AM - 4PM | Riverfest '24 | Spring Commons Park / B&O Station | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 25th | 3PM - 4PM | Bugs, Birds, Bats: Pollinators for Kids | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 25th | 6PM - 7:30PM | Nonprofit Intro to Proposal Writing | Youngstown Main Library | May 28th | Click HERE to register
June 26th | 5:30PM - 8:30PM | Creating a Safe Space Inclusion Training | 660 W. Earle Ave. Youngstown | Click HERE to view the Facebook event
June 27th | 11AM - 12PM | Sweet Treat-Candy Sushi | Springfield Library | Click HERE to register
June 27th | 6PM - 7:30PM | LGBTQIA+ And Graphic Novels: A Forum | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
June 28th | 12PM - 5PM | Community Cookout | Scholl Field | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
June 28th | 1PM - 2PM | Stepping Out with Healthy Cooking - Natonal Tapioca Day | Click HERE to register
June 28th | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Stepping Out With Exercise | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE for more information
June 28th | 2PM - 3PM | Sign Language Class @ the Cortland Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 29th | 9AM - 3PM | Community Day at OH WOW! | 15 Central Square, Youngstown, OH 44503 | Click HERE to view the Facebook event
June 29th | 1PM - 2PM | Culinary Delights: Mocktails @ the Brookfield Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 29th | 1PM - 4PM | Mini Renfaire | East Library | Click HERE for more information
June 29th | 2PM - 3PM | Cuyahoga Valley National Park @ the Warren Library | Click HERE to view the event page
June 30th | 1PM - 5PM | Get Movin' For Mental Health Run! | 201 S Phelps St, Youngstown OH 44503 | Registration closes June 23rd @ Midnight | Click HERE to register
June 30th | 3PM - 6PM | Community Engagement Day | South Eastside Community Association | 2534 Milton St. SE Warren, OH 44484 | Click HERE to view the event flyer
June 3rd - July 31st | 12PM - 1PM | Summer Food Service Program | East Library | Click HERE for more information
July 1st | 10AM - 11AM | Walk Your Way to Better Health | Austintown | Click HERE to register
July 1st | 11AM - 12PM | Wild for Ohio (Grades 3-5) | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
July 2nd | 1PM - 2:30PM | French American Heritage Month with Mercy Health | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 3rd | 11AM - 12PM | Chalk the Walk for the 4th | Springfield Library | Click HERE for more information
July 8th | 10AM - 11AM | Take a Walk @ the Library | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
July 8th | 10AM - 10:45AM | Meet Me on the Yoga Mat | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
July 8th | 11AM - 12PM | Meet the Mediterranean Diet | Springfield Library | Click HERE to register
July 8th | 11AM - 12PM | Wild for Ohio (Grades 3-5) | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
July 8th | 11AM - 12PM | Summer Discovery: Deserts | Brownlee Woods | Click HERE to register
July 9th | 5:30PM - 7PM | Whole Wheat Pasta with Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 10th | 6PM - 7PM | Crafty Capers: Magnetic Mini Terrariums | Campbell Library | Click HERE to register
July 10th | 6PM - 7PM | Time for Tiny Food | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
July 11th | 1PM - 2PM | Whole Wheat Pasta with Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce | 1PM - 2PM | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 13th | 9AM - 3PM | Safer Streets Series: Federal Demonstration | HCP Active Transportation Action Team | Click HERE to view the event page for more information
July 13th | 1PM - 2PM | National Ice Cream Sundae Day | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE for more information & to register
July 15th | 10AM - 11AM | Walk Your Way to Better Health | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
July 15th | 11AM - 12PM | Wild for Ohio (Grades 3-5) | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
July 15th | 2PM - 3PM | Meet the Mediterranean Diet | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
July 16th | 11AM - 12PM | Chair Yoga | Campbell Library | Click HERE to view the event page
July 16th | 1PM - 4:15PM | No One Left Behind: Increasing Access for Mental Health | Direction Home | 1030 N. Meridian Rd. Youngstown 44509 | Click HERE to register
July 16th | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Whole Wheat Pasta and Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 17th | 11:30AM - 12:30AM | NAMA-Stay for Chair Yoga! | Poland Library | Click HERE to view the event page
July 17th | 2PM - 3PM | Exploring National Parks (Kids and Tweens) | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 17th | 6PM - 7PM | Basic Computers | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
July 18th | 5:30PM - 8:30PM | Climate Fresk: Interactive collaborative game about Climate Change | 125 W. Market St., Warren | Click HERE to register
July 19th | 1PM - 2PM | National Ice Cream Day | Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 20th | 11AM - 12PM | Gentle Yoga with Brianne | Tri-Lakes Library | Click HERE for more information
July 20th | 3PM - 4:30PM | Geocaching 101: Creating Your Own Caches | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 22nd | 11AM - 12PM | Wild for Ohio (Grades 3-5) | Poland Library | Click HERE to register
July 22nd | 5PM - 6PM | National Ice Cream Day (Tweens & Teens Only) | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 23rd | 6PM - 7PM | Macrame Mini Plant Hanger | Boardman Library | Click HERE to register
July 23rd | 6PM - 7:30PM | Nonprofit Introduction to Finding Grants | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 23rd | 6PM - 6:30PM | Meditate with Missy | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
July 24th | 10AM -11AM | Chair Yoga | Brownlee Woods Library | Click HERE to register
July 24th | 2PM - 3PM | Solar Oven S'mores | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 24th | 6PM - 7PM | Adventures in Herbalism - Chamomile | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 26th | 1PM - 2PM | Stepping Out with Healthy Cooking - National Culinary Arts Month | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE to register
July 26th | 2PM - 3PM | Meet the Mediterranean Diet | Poland Library | Click HERE for more information
July 29th | 10AM - 11AM | Walk Your Way to Better Health | Austintown Library | Click HERE to register
July 30th | 2PM - 3PM | Meet the Mediterranean Diet | Campbell Library | Click HERE for more information
July 31st | 10AM - 11AM | Chair Yoga | Brownlee Woods Library | Click HERE to register
August 3rd | 7AM | Black Men's Wellness Day | Covelli Centre | Click HERE to view the event flyer
August 15th | 5:30PM - 8:30PM | Climate Fresk: Interactive collaborative game about Climate Change | 125 W. Market St., Warren | Click HERE to register
August 23rd | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Stepping Out with Exercise | Youngstown Main Library | Click HERE for more information
Saturdays | 12PM - 1PM | Yoga at Westside Bowl | Westside Bowl | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
Tuesday & Thursdays until Dec. 19th 2024 | 9:30AM - 11AM | Yoga in the Gardens | Click HERE for more details and to register
Wednesdays until October 30th 2024 | 12PM - 12:30PM | Walk the Valley: Walk Wednesdays | Meet at Mocha House in Downtown Youngstown and walk to Wean Park | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
Wednesdays until Dec. 18th 2024 | 12PM - 1PM | Tai Chi Step One in the Gardens | Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom | Click HERE for more information
Wednesday until Dec. 25th 2024 | 7PM - 9:30PM | Anime Night at Westside Bowl | 2617 Mahoning Youngstown OH 44509 | Click HERE to view the Facebook Event
*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.
For ODNR Urban Forestry updates and announcements, sign up for their mailing list HERE
May 30th | 7:30PM - 8:30PM ET | Troublemaker Training: What you need to know about Project 2025 | Click HERE to register
June 3rd | 9PM EST | What to Know About Wildfire and Food Safety - An Educational Webinar | Community Alliance with Family Farmers | 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 1 Dates for 2024 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
CDC Train: Introduction to Quality Improvement in Public Health
CDC Train: Community Tool Box Module 1: Assuring Engagement in Community Health Improvement Efforts
A Public Health Approach to Alzheimers and Other Dementias (free, online, interactive curriculum)
LGBTQIA+ 101: A Crash Course in Queer Basics from Love Boldly
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 the Youngstown Poland Rd. Corridor as part of their planning activities. Click HERE to take the 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
Student Loans Resources:
Need resources for yourself or your organization about PSLF? Check out a resource for it HERE.
Need more information on PSLF or have a specific question? Try the PSLF Support Program Group on Facebook or book a presentation from one of their experts
Need more information about the SAVE Repayment Plan (replacement for the REPAYE Plan). Click HERE for more information