Community Development

Mental Health First Aid ®

Do you know how to identify signs of worsening mental health? Would you know how to respond and provide support if someone was experiencing a mental health crisis? Nearly one in four Ohioans experience mental health challenges. Behind every number is a friend, family member, colleague, or neighbor. Sign up for our upcoming Mental Health First Aid training and learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and how to help in a mental health crisis.

Hosted in partnership with OSU Extension & Farm Bureau Brown & Clermont Counties. This is your chance to learn more about mental health in our rural community.

On Monday, July 10, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Brown County Fairgrounds, 325 W State Street, Georgetown, Ohio 45121.

Pre-Registration for the course is required at: go.osu.edu/browncomhfa. You will be asked to complete 1.5 hours of self-paced learning online (access to materials provided approximately two weeks before training). Then, attend the interactive and engaging in-person training.

This course is valued at $170 but is FREE thanks to funding from a USDA FRSAN grant.

2023 Spring Litter Clean-up Logo Contest

Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District and the Adams- Clermont Solid Waste District are kicking off the 2023 Spring Litter Clean-Up (SLC) event with a Logo Design Contest for local K-12 students. Any K-12 student attending  school located in Clermont County or within the East Fork Little Miami River watershed (including home-schooled students) are eligible.

Logo designs should emphasize litter clean-up and prevention.

Students can register for the contest through the event website: www.springlittercleanup.com.

The student with the winning design will receive a $100 cash award and an additional $100 gift given to their school art department or local art program. There will also be 13 grade- level awards of $25 each.

The 2023 SLC will be held on Saturday, April 22nd.

Entries are due to the Clermont SWCD office by Friday, March 10, 2023, by 4:00 pm.

For more information or questions contact Connie Miller at (513) 732-7075 ext. 2 or cmiller@clermontcountyohio.gov.

Clermont County’s 2023 Litter Clean-Up (SLC)

The Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is working with local partners to plan this year’s Litter Clean-Up event. The 2023 event will be held at multiple locations through Clermont County on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Volunteers can help spruce up areas in their communities while enjoying the outdoors. There are many opportunities and areas throughout the county for volunteers to help by clearing trash and unsightly debris from our parks, waterways and other shared open spaces. Group and in-person activities plan to be coordinated for the 2023 event. Community coordinators will provide details on those activities later in the spring. Volunteer safety is the top priority. All volunteers will be provided with clean-up materials for their activities, including protective gloves, trash bags and litter grabbers. Individuals that request litter clean-up materials will be sent details for supply pick-up in their communities.

We appreciate the support of our partner agencies, including the Ohio EPA, Adams-Clermont Soil Waste District (ACSWD), the Clermont County Park District, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and OSU Extension. Most importantly, thank you to the volunteers and communities that come back year after year to protect our local natural resources!

Please visit the SLC website for more information: www.springlittercleanup.com. For questions or additional information please contact Connie Miller at (513) 732-7075 ext. 2 or cmiller@clermontcountyohio.gov.

 

Registration is now open for Intro to QuickBooks for Small Business Owners & Manufacturing Companies

You can attend this for FREE if you are an MEP or SBDC client– ask us how to become an Manufacturing Extension Partnership Client or how to become a Small Business Development Center client.

This is a hands-on, slow-paced instruction three-part workshop.

For more information on the sessions go to go.osu.edu/quickbooksforsmallbusinessowners

Space is limited.

Informational flyer

To register contact Reid Pope at pope.337@osu.edu or 740-289-1605

USDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

USDA is making available up to $7.5 million for grants through its Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation Projects.

Farmers and Ranchers Sought for a Study about Balancing Children and Work

Farmers, ranchers, and their partners raising children wanted! Researchers are looking for primary caregivers of children under 18 to participate in an online survey about how they are juggling children and work. Full and part-time farmers and ranchers are welcome to participate and may choose to enter a raffle to win one of fifty $50 checks. For questions or to request a paper survey, contact Florence Becot at 715-389-9379 or becot.florence@marshfieldresearch.org To fill out the online survey, visit this link: https://redcap.link/Survey1_FarmersRaisingChildren 

Long-Term Care Insurance

For people who are concerned about potential long-term care (LTC) costs, LTC insurance may be an option.  Several insurance companies sell these policies that pay out to cover some or all LTC costs.  There are many different types of policies and coverages available.  For example, some coverages may start soon after LTC is needed while some coverages will […]

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Power of Attorney Documents

When going through the estate planning process, determining and implementing the terms and conditions of the will or trust consume the most time.  However, some thought and consideration should be given to the Power of Attorney (POA) documents that are typically completed at the same time as the will or trust.  The POA documents designate who may act on behalf of someone who is alive but unable to act for themselves.   These documents are very important, especially for those people who are operating farms and businesses. Read more here…

Mental Health First Aid ®

Do you know how to identify signs of worsening mental health in adults?
Would you know how to respond and provide support if someone was experiencing a mental health crisis?

In Ohio, 16 of the 17 counties with the highest rates of suicide are rural. Behind every number is a person who was a friend, family member, colleague, or neighbor. Sign up for Mental Health First Aid training and learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in adults and how to help in a mental health crisis.

How this course works:

  • Register to attend at: https://go.osu.edu/farmstress22mhfa
  • Complete 1.5 hours of self-paced learning online (access to materials provided approximately two weeks prior to training)
  • Attend an interactive and engaging virtual training hosted on Zoom.

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Upcoming Trainings:

Sept. 29
Oct. 7 or 27
November 4
December 2

This course is valued at $170 but is FREE thanks to funding from a USDA FRSAN grant.*

*This research was supported by the intramural research program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 7 U.S.C 5936, Section 7522 of FCEA of 2008, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN).