Aug 14

FESTIVAL LATINO – GENOA PARK, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS

AUGUST 10 & 11, 2019 | 11AM – 8PM DAILY

Aug 07

Cierra Centro de Recuperación por desastre en Trotwood – Dayton, Ohio

5 agosto del, 2019
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Sala de Prensa de FEMA: 614-220-7242

Sala de Prensa de la Agencia de Manejo de Emergencias de Ohio: 614-799-3695
Comunicado de Prensa

Cierra Centro de Recuperación por desastre en Trotwood

COLUMBUS, Ohio – El Centro de Recuperación por Desastre de FEMA en el Estado de Ohio
(DRC, por sus siglas en inglés), que está ubicado en la escuela secundaria de Trotwood, cerrará
sus puertas permanentemente al final de su horario regular este jueves, 8 de agosto del 2019.
Autoridades de FEMA, consolidarán el DRC de Trotwood dentro del DRC ubicado en Dayton,
debido a que el 12 de agosto será el primer día de docencia del año 2019-2020, y se esperan
cientos de estudiantes previamente inscritos.

El DRC de Dayton se encuentra ubicado en el condado de Montgomery, en el Child Health
Pavilion en el Hospital de Niños de Dayton, en la dirección 1010 Valley St., Dayton, 45404. Su
horario de apertura es de 8:30 a.m. hasta las 7 p.m. hora del este, de lunes a sábados, y está
cerrado los domingos.

El DRC ubicado en Trotwood permanecerá abierto en sus horas regulares el 5 agosto desde las
8:30 a.m. hasta7 p.m. hora del este hasta el jueves, 8 de agosto con el mismo horario.
Los Centros de Recuperación por Desastre están abiertos para explicar los programas de
asistencia, y responder preguntas acerca de correspondencias escritas. Aunque el DRC de
Trotwood cerrará sus puertas al final de su horario regular el jueves, 8 de agosto, la ayuda de
FEMA todavía estará disponible.

Los sobrevivientes del desastre deben inscribirse con FEMA antes de visitar un DRC. El último
día para inscribirse es el 19 de agosto del, 2019.

os sobrevivientes del desastre pueden inscribirse para asistencia federal de las siguientes
formas:
 A través de la página web DisasterAssistance.gov;
 Llamando a la línea de ayuda de FEMA, (800)-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585).
Las líneas de teléfono están abiertas de 7 a.m. hasta las 10 p.m. hora del este, siete
días a la semana, hasta nuevo aviso. Operadores multilingüe están disponibles.
 O usando la aplicación de FEMA en su celular. Para descargar la aplicación
diríjase a Fema.gov/mobile-app.

La información de cómo dueños de negocios y residentes pueden aplicar para un préstamo a un
bajo costo de interés con la Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA,
por sus siglas en inglés), está disponible en SBA.gov/disaster. Usted también puede llamar al
(800)-659-2955 o enviar un correo electrónico a DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov. Las
personas sordas o con impedimentos auditivos pueden llamar al (800)-877-8339.

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La misión de FEMA es ayudar a las personas antes, durante y después de los desastres.
La asistencia para la recuperación de los desastres está disponible sin importar raza, color,
religión, nacionalidad, sexo, edad, discapacidad, dominio del idioma inglés o estatus
económico. Si usted o alguien que usted conoce han sido víctimas de discriminación, llame a
FEMA sin cargos adicionales al 800-621-3362 o TTY al 800-462-7585. Si usted es sordo, posee
dificultades para escuchar o tiene alguna discapacidad del habla y usa un TTY, llame al 800-
462-7585. Todos los centros de recuperación por desastre son físicamente accesibles y
equipados para acomodar a los sobrevivientes de desastres que necesitan acceso de
comunicación. Si usted requiere algún tipo de acomodamiento; por ejemplo, asistencia para
escribir en braille, lenguaje por seña, o escritos en letra grande mientras visita un centro de
recuperación de desastre, solo pregunte a uno de los representantes de FEMA por asistencia.
La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA, por sus siglas en inglés),
es el primer recurso de dinero del gobierno federal para la reconstrucción a largo plazo de
daños de propiedad privada. La SBA ayuda a negocios de todos los tamaños, organizaciones
privadas sin fines de lucro, dueños de casas y arrendatarios; financia las reparaciones o los
esfuerzos de reconstrucción y cubre el costo del reemplazo o perdidas de pertenencias
personales causadas por el desastre. Esos préstamos por desastre cubren perdidas que no son
completamente compensadas por el seguro u otras recuperaciones, y no duplican beneficios de
otras organizaciones u otras agencias.

Aug 06

Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence, Increase Mental Health Prevention, Treatment

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced a series of legislative reforms to address gun violence and outlined further action to increase mental health prevention, identification, and treatment to better protect Ohioans.

“Gun violence doesn’t just take the form of mass shootings, people are victims every day in Ohio and across the country,” said Governor DeWine. “I believe that this is both a public safety issue and an individual wellness issue – we must address both sides to help solve the problem. It’s time to do something, and that is exactly what we are going to do.” Read More…

Aug 06

New details emerge about Dayton shooting victims

Article credit to:

WHIO News

Published: Tuesday, August 06, 2019 @ 1:00 AM
Updated: Tuesday, August 06, 2019 @ 5:46 AM
By: Kaitlin Schroeder, Chris Stewart – Staff Writer

DAYTON — Friends, family and community members continued to share more details Monday about the people who were killed in the Oregon District early Sunday. Read more…

Aug 06

Mental Health Conferences, Trainings, and E-Learning

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Ohio Program for Campus Safety & Mental Health 
The Northeast Ohio Medical University have created the Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health as a resource center to promote suicide prevention, mental health awareness and stigma reduction at colleges campuses across the state. Checkout Neomed and OPCSMH for resources and grant opportunities. 
The Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services is offering a training opportunity on Friday, August 16th in Columbus, Ohio designed to educate providers and staff new to mental illnesses. The training isFREE & deadline to register is Thursday, August 15th at 7:00 am.    
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services sponsored the development of a 23-part online curricula focused on the nature of the addiction, its impact, as well as, treatment and best practices for treating opioid use disorder. Course are FREE and can be accessed on the e-based academy. 
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) is a free Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) training August 14th in Lebanon, Ohio. The goal is to help attendees understand and learn effective mechanisms to work one-on-one with suicidal patients to create a journey towards treatment and rehabilitation. For more information, contact Austin Lucas.  
NAMI Franklin County holds FREE Family Education Saturday Seminars to provide expert speakers on a variety of current and relevant topics that are aimed to help understand and navigate the complexities around the mental illness. Saturday, August 10th in Columbus, Ohio from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm.
The Ohio Children’s Alliance 2019 National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC) summer training series will focus on structured sensory interventions and healing the trauma of addictions on August 13th to August 14th in Columbus, Ohio from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Dayton VA Medical Center, Montgomery County ADAMHS, and NAMI Montgomery  County, Troop and Family Assistance Center, Family Services, and Dayton Vet Center asks you to join the 2019 Community Mental Health Summit on Friday, August 23rd from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. This years focus is on Cultural Humility: Reaching New H.E.I.G.H.T.S (Humility, Engagement, Inclusivity, Gender,Health, Trauma, Support). The summit is FREE, Register here. 
Introduction to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or TF-CBT is being hosted by the Ohio Children’s Alliance in Columbus, Ohio on September 5th to 6th. This two-day training is designed to prepare clinicians, social workers, and counselors to start practicing TF-CBT. This event qualifies as 11 CEUs in Ohio. Register here.
MACC Statewide Cultural Competence Conference, the 2019 Ohio Cultural Competence Conference (OCCC) will be hosted at the Ohio Union on The Ohio State University’s campus on November 1st. MACC are accepting conference speaker proposals until end of business day Friday, August 16th. Apply here. 

Jul 31

Hispanic Heritage Festival & Parade – 2019

19th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Parade

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Saturday September 14, 2019
Riverscape Metropark
111 E. Monument Ave, Dayton OH 45402
11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Admision: FREE
The Puerto Rican, American and Caribbean Organization (PACO) Latino is a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of the Hispanic community. PACO Latino and Five Rivers Metro Parks invites you to join our celebration of Hispanic culture in the Miami Valley on Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Downtown Dayton’s Riverscape. Join us for good music, good food, and good times.
In addition, we will be holding the Dayton Hispanic Heritage Parade starting at 12:00 PM going from 2nd Street & Jefferson to Patterson then to Riverscape Metropark. If your group wants to march in the parade, contact Karla the Parade Coordinator at karlaknox@msn.com or daytonhispanicparade@gmail.com.

Jul 31

2019 DAACF HEALTH FAIR – Island park on Saturday, August 17, from Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 17, Noon until 4:00 pm, Island Park, 101 E. Helena, Dayton 45404

2019 DAACF HEALTH FAIR – ITS GOING TO BE FUN!! In the Willowwood Shelter and Under the Big Tent

  • Free Massages – Kettering Health Network
  • Free Farmer’s Market – by Storehouse Ministries (park entrance)
  • Free Baby Changing/Mama Resting/Breastfeeding Station – Public Health/WIC Program
  • Free Blood pressure and blood sugar testing – in the Willowwood Shelter. WSU Medical Students.
  • Free Hepatitis C and HIV testing – Public Health Mobile Unit
  • Free Answers  to questions; mental health/therapy services – Rise Counseling Group
  • Free Answers to questions; mental health services – Paramount Development Association
  • Free Help with Tobacco Cessation – Public Health. Free help to quit smoking.

$10 Subway or  Kroger Gift Card – TAKE A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY & WIN a Gift Card – Willowwood Shelter

 Other free Health/Resources Tables:

·                  Alzheimer’s Association

·                  CareSource

·                  First Priority Urgent Care

·                  Help Me Grow

·                  Life Connections of Ohio

·                  Miami Valley Fair Housing

·                  Moms Quit4Two

·                  Dayton Council on Health Equity

·                  Dayton Diabetes

·                  Moms & Babies First – prenatal/newborn home visiting services

·                  Community Nursing and Outreach – Public Health. Assistance with personal or family needs.

·                  Pink Ribbon Girls

·                  Richmond Foot Clinic

 The DAACF Health Fair is at Island park on Saturday, August 17, from Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Jul 29

Washington Youth Leadership Seminar Student Application

Washington Youth Leadership Seminar Student Application Available Now
Deadline: August 23, 2019

The LNESC National Office would like your help identifying outstanding Latino high school juniors and seniors for the 2019 Washington Youth Leadership Seminar (WLYS). This year’s seminar will focus on the 2020 U.S. Census from September 25 to September 29, 2019 in Washington, DC!

The Washington Youth Leadership Seminar offers a truly unique opportunity for students to voice their opinions directly to national leaders and policymakers. It challenges participating youth to focus on their own leadership development and encourages participants to apply these lessons back in their communities. Participants are recommended by LULAC Councils to serve as representatives of their home states. Once in Washington DC, students work with LNESC staff and LULAC leaders from across the country to develop a platform of initiatives which are of particular interest to Latino youth. After meeting with key policymakers in the field and discussing with think tank representatives, participants collaborate on a position piece, which is then sent to their congressional representatives. In past years, students have focused on issues as varied as the environment, education, immigration, healthcare reform and the economy.

To apply, students must be the following requirements:

  • Must be sponsored by a LULAC Council
  • Must be an incoming high school junior or senior
  • Must demonstrate high academic achievement and extracurricular involvement
  • Must be actively involved in leadership and community activities
  • Must submit a copy of a current transcript
  • Applicants must complete the online application here by August 23, by 6:00 pm (ET). Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

For more information, please visit www.LNESC.org.

Marianna Morón | Director of National Programs & Scholarships
LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. (LNESC)
1133 19th St., NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036
(p) 202.835.9646 ext. 114 | (f) 202.835.9685

Jul 22

FEMA-IS-CLOSING-BEAVERCREEK-DRC-LOCATION

Beavercreek DRC to Close Permanently at 7 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 23. The State of Ohio-FEMA Beavercreek DRC will close permanently on Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. EDT. Survivors do not need to visit a DRC to register with FEMA or get assistance. The Beavercreek DRC is open today from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT, and it will be open Tuesday, July 23 at 8:30 a.m. Survivors who need help always have the option to call the FEMA Helpline, 800-621-3362 (including 711 or Video Relay). TTY users can call 800-462-7585.

The toll-free phone numbers are open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. EDT seven days a week. Multilingual operators are available. DRCs offer in-person support to individuals and business owners. In coordination with the state, FEMA closes DRCs when daily visits have decreased and there is no longer a significant need in the community for in-person support. Three other DRCs—two in Montgomery County—remain open. Individuals can visit any DRC to get their questions answered.

Jul 11

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

July 2019
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July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, where racial/ethic, gender, and sexual minorities often are more likely to suffer from poor mental health. Checkout mental health facts for Hispanic and Latinos/as and other groups.
The Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Transfer Center in partnership with the National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is hosting a FREE two-day symposium in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa. Anyone interested in health equity and inclusion in behavioral health would benefit from such event. The event will be held on Thursday, August 1st to August 2nd from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Register here. Deadline to register is July 29th.
Montgomery County ADAMHS is hosting two Youth Mental First Aid 8-hour training program in the month of July. The program introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents. Participants who complete this 8-hour FREE training will receive a three-year certification. The training takes place Thursday, July 25th and Monday, July 29th from 8:00 am-5:00 pm in Dayton, Ohio. 
The Division of Children and Family Services from Cuyahoga County holds monthly In Your Neighborhood events meant to provide a safe space to discuss case related issues, while also educating the community. In light of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month the event presentation topics will include an overview of Children and Family Services, kinship care, engaging fathers, opiods impact on families, and safe sleep presentations from the Fatherhood Initiative. This month’s event will be on July 25th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Murtis Taylor Service Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Ohio Children’s Alliance 2019 National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC) summer training series will focus on trauma informed resilient schools, healing trauma and restoring resilience in schools, children of trauma and resilience, structured sensory interventions, and healing the trauma of addictions. The training series will take place on July 29th to July 31st, as well as, on August 13th to August 14th in Columbus, Ohio from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Bundle pack discounts are available for the series.  
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) is hosting a free Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) training July 18th in Portsmouth, Ohio and a free Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) training August 14th in Lebanon, Ohio. The goal is to help attendees understand and learn effective mechanisms to work one-on-one with suicidal patients to create a journey towards treatment and rehabilitation. For more information, contact Austin Lucas.