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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 →

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BRHF Action Teams will begin monthly meetings during the week of February 26, 2018. For more information, or if you are interested in joining, contact us. Let us know your Name, Organization, Phone #, Email, & Team Choice (as listed below). Transportation Addiction Mental Health Healthy Food Communication & Connecting ResourcesRead More →

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December 14, 2017: BRHF Newsletter Progress through Community & Creativity From Community Forums to Health Challenge Action Teams BUHL REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION   Points of Interest:  MISSION, VALUES & STRATEGIC GOALS  HEALTH GRANTING  DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUNDATION  2016 FALL FORUM  FIRST BRHF GRANTS AWARDED  2017 FALL FORUM  2018 HEALTH CHALLENGE ACTION TEAMS  CAPACITY BUILDING PLANS Click HERE to view the PDF version of the Newsletter December 14, 2017!Read More →

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Buhl Regional Health Foundation Releases Kick-Off Date For Second Grant Cycle: December 18, 2017 Buhl Regional Health Foundation (BRHF) announces the second Grant Cycle beginning on December 18, 2017.  Applicants that meet eligibility requirements can submit a Letter of Inquiry 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, an instructional video, and the link toRead More →

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Buhl Foundation Awards Grants to Health Groups – The Sharon Herald Grant Award Reception Held at Buhl Regional Health Foundation on November 1, 2017 SHARPSVILLE — If Buhl Regional Health Foundation’s goal is for its grant recipients to coordinate with one another, it’s off to a six-figure start. The foundation awarded $172,000 Wednesday to eight organizations looking to help the mental and physical health of those in Mercer County. Two of those organizations began collaboration even before the grant award. This is Buhl’s first time going through the entire process, from creating a program, to accepting applications, and finally to the symbolic handshake. There willRead More →

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Buhl Regional Health Foundation awards $172,000 in community grants Eight community non-profit agencies received grants Wednesday totaling $172,000 from the Buhl Regional Health Foundation. The agencies will use the grants for health or health-related programs in the Foundation’s service area. Agencies, their programs, and grant awards are: Big Brother Big Sisters of the Mahoning Valley, Site-based Mentoring Program, which is a Big Brothers, Big Sisters endeavor to be expanded into Brookfield and Masury, OH, $5,000 Buhl Community Recreation Center, Buhl Child Development Center, Sharon-based facility with this new program of a PA State Licensed Child Care, Preschool and School age programs for those ages 12Read More →

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The Buhl Regional Health Foundation will host its second annual Fall Forum on November 16 at Penn State-Shenango Auditorium from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.  The topic “Breakthrough Thinking: How to Be Deliberately Creative” will be presented and practiced through a focus on solutions to our community’s health challenges. The forum represents an opportunity to learn about how to think differently and collaboratively about some of the issues faced by residents of the Shenango Valley as well as service providers working with the foundation. The featured speaker is Roger L. Firestien, president of Innovation Resources Inc., Williamsville, N.Y. He is the author of more thanRead More →