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Buhl Regional Health Foundation 2019 Fall Forum Working Together to Create Trauma-Informed Communities Tuesday, November 12, 2019 8:00 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Thiel College Howard Miller Student Center Greenville, PA Buhl Regional Health Foundation invites community organizations and leaders to join us for a free day-long forum focusing on the impacts of adverse childhood events in Mercer County and how we can work together to create a resilient community. Please mark your calendars and plan to join your colleagues from around the region. Topics for the day include an Overview of Adverse Childhood Events, Trauma Informed Communities, Resiliency, and a panel discussion of Impacts to FamilyRead More →

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The Buhl Regional Health Foundation will offer a 4-week grant workshop series, taught by Jennifer Barborak, UPMC Horizon Community Health Foundation, which will begin on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The series will focus on the basics of grant writing and specifics to the Buhl Regional Health Foundation application process for non-profit organizations who plan to apply for funding to address community health and wellbeing within the next 12 months. The sessions will be held weekly beginning Thursday, October 24 through November 14, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the BRHF office, located at 701 Pierce Ave., Suite 1, in Sharpsville, PA. This series willRead More →

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The Buhl Club’s Board and the staff have been working since 2016 to take the organization in a new direction to meet the needs of the community it serves. The Buhl Regional Health Foundation (BRHF) has agreed to provide a multiyear matching grant totaling $2 million to the Buhl Club to renovate, add programs and fund projects over the next five years. The initial payment of $250,000 has been dispersed on September 27, 2019. The Buhl Regional Health Foundation will work closely with the Buhl Club to assure that they meet their goals and to monitor the progress being made as they expand services andRead More →

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Buhl Regional Health Foundation Releases Kick-Off Date, June 10, 2019 For Fall 2019 Grant Cycle.  Buhl Regional Health Foundation (BRHF) announces the fifth Grant Cycle beginning on June 10, 2019.  Applicants that meet eligibility requirements can submit a Letter of Inquiry by July 5, 2019 via Buhl Regional Health Foundation’s online grant application at www.buhlregionalhealthfoundation.org/grant-portal/. The Buhl Regional Health Foundation Online Grant Portal allows the BRHF staff, Grants Committee, and Board of Directors, who are responsible for recommending and approving grants for funding, a controlled and structured tool that will assist in guiding them through the grant review cycle timeline. Details about how to apply, anRead More →

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Nine community non-profit agencies received grants Friday, March 29, 2019, totaling $252,600 from the Buhl Regional Health Foundation. The agencies will use the grants for mental and physical health or health-related programs in the Foundation’s service area. A brief meeting was held to distribute the grant awards and congratulate the agency leaders and grant writers who worked to request the funds for their organizations.  Agencies, their programs, and grant awards are: —Adventures in Training with a Purpose, Specialized Training for Vulnerable Populations: $20,000 —Butler County Community College, HOPE Initiative: Healthy Endorphin-Awakened Lifestyle (HEAL): $11,000 —Community Arts Experience, Arts-N-Motion: “Dancing Display of Lights”: $5,500 —Gaudenzia Erie,Read More →

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Buhl Regional Health Foundation to host fall forum focusing on Opioid Crisis September 25, 2018- Buhl Regional Health Foundation announced they will host their 3rd Annual Fall Forum, this year the focus will be on the opioid crisis. The forum, Working Together to Battle Addiction, will be held Friday, November 2nd from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Inc., 115 Anson Way, Sharon. The daylong event will bring together experts from the community to discuss the fight against the opioid crisis in the greater Sharon regional area. Topics for this year’s forum include an Overview of the Opioid Epidemic,Read More →

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Eight community non-profit agencies received grants Thursday, March 29, 2018, totaling $141,500 from Buhl Regional Health Foundation. The agencies will use the grants for mental and physical health or health-related programs in the Foundation’s service area. A brief meeting was held to distribute the grant awards and congratulate the agency leaders and grant writers who worked to request the funds for their organizations. Agencies, their programs, and grant awards are: —Building Blocks Child Center, Natural Playground: $15,000. —Community Counseling Center of Mercer County, Non-Opioid Recovery & Pain Mgmt. Specialized Outpatient Program: $25,000. —Earth Angel Farm, Enrichment: Accessible Integrative Wellness: $5,000. —First Presbyterian Church of Sharon,Read More →

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From County Health Rankings and Roadmaps: a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program Making the Most of the 2018 County Health Rankings Release WEBINAR INVITATION — Register Here! Feb 27, 2018 3:00pm EST  Get ready! On March 14, the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps will release the 9th annual County Health Rankings. We want you to be ready to respond and take advantage of the attention and excitement that comes with the release. Join us on February 27th to learn more about: New features and resources in the 2018 County Health Rankings, including a focus on health equity. Tips for using featured tools and resources. How to leverageRead More →

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Buhl Regional Health Foundation (BRHF) is currently reviewing its Spring 2018 Grant Cycle and will approve its second round of grant requests on March 22, 2018. Grants will be awarded by the end of March.  Those with an open invitation to apply for a grant through the online Grant Portal are non-profit community agencies that share in the BRHF mission “to identify and address the diverse health care needs of the greater Sharon regional area.” Sixty-three Letters of Inquiry have been submitted since the Grant Portal was launched in July, 2017. On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, eight community non-profit agencies received grants totaling $172,000 fromRead More →