Ohio
$25M grant helps Ohio recovery programs turn over a new leaf
NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Ohio’s new Appalachian Neighborhood Grant Program, which plans to inject $500 million into the state’s 32 Appalachian counties introduced its first 4 recipients in March. The most important grant, $25,793,806, goes to the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program to assist increase their psychological well being and advocacy providers, particularly via the company’s restoration villages.
The primary village will graduate its first cohort of members within the subsequent few months, and because the program hopes to set them up for achievement, Jen Seifert, the chief director mentioned this grant will set the stage for this system to develop in tandem with its communities and supply higher alternatives for members as soon as they depart.
For almost a decade, the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program has been working to assist survivors of sexual and home violence and different types of trauma throughout Southeastern Ohio, although New Leaf Justice Enterprises is a comparatively new program.
The primary Restoration Village began in Nelsonville within the fall of 2021 as Jen Seifert labored with native companions to seek out methods to include extra neighborhood connection and cohesion into the restoration course of to assist set survivors as much as “flip over a brand new leaf” and re-establish themselves as part of a neighborhood help community.
“We simply began speaking and dreaming and that is the place the thought was born,” Seifert mentioned.
Jen Seifert, govt director of the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program, serves a buyer on the New Leaf Market. (Spectrum Information 1/Michelle Alfini)
The thought was to create a “village” inside a neighborhood like Nelsonville. The New Leaf Market serves because the public-facing anchor. A mixture espresso store and market for native artists, the shop served as a spot for members to work and earn a wage whereas they develop the onerous and tender abilities to land them employment alternatives after this system.
Charlie Chadwick, the workforce improvement program supervisor, mentioned he works straight with the members to assist them rediscover what their values and ambition may be, one thing that may be onerous to find out amid trauma. Then from there, he helps direct them towards employment alternatives.
“As a result of when of us are in a position to determine what their values are then they higher determine that inside organizations and corporations that they’re serious about working for,” he mentioned.
This system additionally supplies counseling, little one care, and case administration providers all inside a 10-minute stroll of the impartial housing models this system supplies.
“When individuals are making an attempt to mobilize the issues that they should stay a wholesome and steady life, having them inside strolling distance is absolutely essential as a result of lots of our of us can’t afford a automobile,” Seifert mentioned. “It issues, even only for staple items like shopping for groceries, garments and footwear.”
The mannequin has labored so effectively in Nelsonville, Seifert mentioned SAOP has already labored to get variations began in Athens and Glouster, however as Nelsonville’s first New Leaf cohort prepares to maneuver on, case managers like René Redd see quick wants for extra help. She mentioned lots of their members have expressed concern about housing and transportation boundaries which may stop them from staying within the communities the place they’ve constructed up this community of help.
“There simply aren’t a variety of choices inside Nelsonville which is the place lots of people wish to keep as a result of that is the place they have been born, the place they have been raised and the place they wish to proceed to develop their roots,” she mentioned.
A lot of the almost $26 million will go towards reasonably priced housing options, together with the development of 3D-printed reasonably priced housing and the renovation of downtown buildings.
Seifert sees neighborhood preservation as a key a part of the New Leaf mission.
“Not simply assist households set a trajectory to long-term stability as a result of they’re survivors, however particularly in mild of the ways in which the mandatory response to the pandemic disrupted issues additional for people in our program,” she mentioned.
In that approach, Seifert hopes these restoration villages may help the survivors, their neighbors and the whole area thrive.
In accordance with a launch from the governor’s workplace, New Leaf was one of many chosen tasks, partly as a result of it was “shovel prepared” and may start building or implementation within the subsequent 90 days.
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – We Are Ohio and Union Strong held a meeting to discuss Ohio Issue One.
Issue One is a bill that aims to end gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is defined as manipulating the boundaries in electoral districts to benefit a political party. The meeting itself allowed members of the community learn about what the bill aims to do and ask questions.
Associate Director of Common Cause Ohio, Mia Lewis, said she wanted to inform the public about Ohio Issue One.
However, Ohio republicans are against the bill. The Washington County Republican Party Chairman, Joe Derkin, said “Ohio Issue One is like a trojan horse. It claims to end gerrymandering but will only encourage it.”
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BEMIDJI – If hockey games were decided solely on the second and third periods, Bemidji State would have turned some heads around the WCHA on Friday night.
Unfortunately for the Beavers, all three periods count.
Ohio State, ranked No. 5/1 in the country, wasn’t going to start 0-3-0, and it made sure of it in the first period.
The Buckeyes scored three goals on their first three shots en route to spoiling BSU’s home and season opener on Friday night at the Sanford Center. OSU potted five in the opening frame on its way to an 8-2 win.
“In our defensive zone, we got caught running around a lot,” Bemidji State head coach Amber Fryklund said. “We weren’t communicating, and that’s something we can control. We made some adjustments before the second period, and I thought we got better. Getting that first (game) out of the way, there’s so many details and habits that we will (see) in game film.”
Courtesy / Brent Cizek Photography
Ohio State led 3-0 at the first-period media timeout, with goals from Makenna Webster, Josie St. Martin and Kiara Zanon. Webster scored her second goal with 6:20 left in the first period before Jocelyn Amos made it 5-0.
But just when it looked like it was going to end up as a repeat of last season’s WCHA Playoff quarterfinal, a series where OSU outscored the Beavers 18-1, BSU found some life.
Sophomore defenseman Riley Reeves hit the post in the waning minutes of the opening frame. Sophomore Hailey Armstrong was stuffed by Buckeyes goalie Amanda Thiele on a breakaway shortly after.
It proved to be a turning point for Bemidji State.
“First-period jitters,” Fryklund said with a laugh. “We talked about how we make sure we competed every single shift. We talked about playing good in the defensive zone and getting pucks to the net. Without the first period, I thought we did those things pretty well tonight.”
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Armstrong was given another chance on a breakaway in the second period. While shorthanded, she beat Thiele with a left-to-right deke for BSU’s first goal this season.
“She’s been working really hard, and it’s fun to see her get rewarded for her hard work,” Fryklund said. “She’s a goal scorer, so it’s fun to see her get that one.”
Redshirt freshman Isa Goettl, a transfer from Minnesota, scored her first collegiate goal in the third period. Goettle, who played one game last season for the Gophers, cleaned up a loose puck near the goal mouth, with assists going to Morgan Smith and Shelby Sanberg.
Smith, a freshman, and Sandberg, a sophomore, played on a line with Goettl on Friday. The trio had one career point between the three of them heading into this season.
“I’m super proud of her, her effort and her compete,” Fryklund said of Goettl. “It was really neat to see her rewarded for all of that, too. I thought all of our first-year players played really well and did a really good job.”
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BSU also turned to graduate transfer Josie Bothun in goal. She made 26 saves in her first game with the Beavers.
Bemidji State threw eight new college hockey players in the lineup on Friday, including six freshmen. It was a lineup that held one of the nation’s powerhouses to just two goals on 22 shots over the final two periods.
The Buckeyes scored three goals in the final two periods. Jordyn Petrie had two of them, while Jocelyn Amos had another.
“We talk about celebrating the small wins,” Fryklund said. “We scored two goals, scored a (shorthanded goal). Isa, a freshman, scored her first goal. We’re going to take this, learn from it and come back tomorrow and be better.”
Courtesy / Brent Cizel Photography.
The Beavers are back at the Sanford Center at 3:01 p.m. on Saturday to close out the series against OSU. After how the final two periods finished, Fryklund sees a stroke of poise from her team despite the six-goal loss.
“We (wanted) to get pucks behind their defense and take advantage of our speed,” Fryklund said. “We kind of found out we could get behind them. That helped our confidence.”
No. 5/1 Ohio State 8, Bemidji State 2
OSU 5 2 1 – 8
BSU 0 1 1 – 2
First period – OSU GOAL: Webster (Buglioni, Wheeler) 2:24; OSU GOAL: Martin (Peschel, Zanon) 6:06; OSU GOAL: Buglioni (Disher, Brengman) 12:19; OSU GOAL: Webster (Wheeler) 13:40.
Second period – OSU GOAL: Amos (Peschel) 2:24; BSU GOAL: Armstrong (Reeves, G. Hendrickson) SH, 10:29; OSU GOAL: Petrie (Peschel, Webster) PP, 14:40.
Third period – BSU GOAL: Goettl (Smith, Sandberg) 4:52; OSU GOAL: Petrie (McCoshen, Peschel) 9;43.
Saves – Bothun (BSU) 26; Thiele (OSU) 8.
Courtesy / Brent Cizek Photography
The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to begin their Big Ten schedule this week on the road against the Michigan State Spartans. After starting the season against Akron, Western Michigan, and Marshall, facing Michigan State will be a chance for Ohio State to shut down the narrative that they’re beating no-name teams.
Granted, the Spartans are not that good either. However, starting off Big Ten play with a dominant win would be a step towards shutting down all of the outside noise.
For Will Howard, this will be his first Big Ten matchup. He has looked solid to begin his Buckeyes’ career and is being projected to have another good game this week.
Rotowire has released their Week 5 projections for Howard. They are expecting the Ohio State signal caller to complete 21 of his 29 pass attempts for 283 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions.
Those numbers would be more than acceptable for the Buckeyes. He would lead a strong passing game and would help open up the ground attack with those numbers.
Fans would love to see even bigger production, but the above projections would help grow even more confidence in Howard’s ability to play well on a big stage.
So far this season in three games, Howard has completed 68.9 percent of his passes for 795 yards, six touchdowns, and an interception. He has also scored two touchdowns on the ground.
Despite putting up solid production, there are still questions about Howard’s ability to lead Ohio State to a national championship.
He will have to keep proving himself week in and week out. That being said, if he can continue playing the solid brand of football that he has shown to this point, he won’t be the part of the team that holds them back from winning it all.
Expect to see Howard come out strong on Saturday. He’s ready to begin Big Ten play and should put together another solid performance for the Buckeyes against Michigan State.
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