Training program

Training program

CLEVELAND

The American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland is offering its Nurse Assistant Training Program in Mahoning and Trumbull counties beginning this month. The program helps prepare graduates to complete the state-tested Nurse Assistant (STNA) Course, master clinical skills, obtain and retain employment as a STNA along with the opportunity to move up the career track in the health-care field. The program offers 160 hours of training, including 40 hours of Life Skills Training, 72 hours of classroom experience and 24 hours of supervised hands-on clinical experience at a local long-term care facility. For more information and to enroll, call 216-431-3313.

CPR classes

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN

American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley is offering several classes in January. They include:

CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers: Jan. 11 and 13, 5:30 to 10 p.m., Boardman, 8381 Market St. Both sessions are required for certification. The cost is $70.

Adult CPR: Warren, 661 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Jan. 8, 11, 22, 26; Boardman, Jan. 6, 19, 31. Weekday classes are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday classes are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fee is $40.

To register, visit www. mahoningvalley.redcross.org, or call 330-726-6063 or 330-392-2551.

Program support

YOUNGSTOWN

PNC Bank has given $2,500 to the Burdman Group’s Sojourner House Domestic Violence Program to be used to support services for children who accompany their mothers fleeing abuse. The funds will play an essential role supporting the direct services administered annually to the approximately 79 children who reside within the shelter who are protected, encouraged and nurtured so the cycle of violence stops with their generation, said Joseph Caruso, Burdman executive director.

Grant received

YOUNGSTOWN

The Kennedy Family Foundation, a component fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, has awarded Mahoning Valley Dispute Resolution Services (MVDRS) a $1,500 grant to support operations for mediation services to low-income individuals and families in the Mahoning Valley. Mahoning Valley Dispute Resolution Services, operating in Youngstown since 1992, is a mediation agency with the mission of reducing the level of community conflict, while offering alternative methods to problem solving, and dispute resolution through mediation. MVDRS also offers mediation and conflict- resolution training to local businesses and organizations. For more information, call 330-744-4244.

New service

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is offering a new service that enables individuals to purchase a certified copy of an Ohio birth record through local registrar offices regardless of the county where the birth occurred. Previously, it was necessary to purchase a copy from the county where the birth occurred or from the state office of vital statistics. Local health departments now can access and issue a certified birth abstract for Ohio birth records dating back to 1908. However, participation by local health departments is optional, and not all offices may choose to participate. Individuals should contact their local health department to see if they offer this service. To find information on a local health department, visit www.odh.ohio.gov and click on “Local Health Departments.”