Photo Courtesy of Springfield Fire Department Oak Hill Collaborative is proud to announce its first Digital Neighborhood Center in rural Mahoning County. Springfield Township is the latest partner with OHC and will begin offering classes July 10 at Springfield Townships’ Fire Station 21. While most classes offered by OHC are commonly one hour […]
The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley donated $25,000 to Oak Hill Collaborative on June 21. The funds were presented to Patrick Kerrigan, the Executive Director of OHC during an hour-long conference. “Support like this is critical to our mission. We can help Mahoning Valley residents by providing free classes and workshops, distributing
At Oak Hill Collaborative, students have the opportunity to qualify for a refurbished laptop — free of charge after completing five, one hour classes, as part of the Hardware for Homes program. Hardware for Homes focuses on giving back to individuals directly impacted by the Digital Divide the Mahoning Valley faces. The classes, which
Graduates of our Thrive 10:10 program went home with new laptops, a mouse, mousepad, charger and an instructional paper. Oak Hill Collaborative is proud to announce that through our partnership with Thrive 10:10, nearly $5,000 in technology and services was gifted to 14 graduates June 5. Our collaboration with Thrive 10:10 in Girard began in
Many vases you see around Oak Hill Collaborative were made in-house with our 3D printers! Have you ever wanted to expand your technological horizons beyond the computer into a more hands-on skill or trade such as 3D printing or wood working? While we offer computer courses on Tuesday and Thursday, Wednesdays are devoted to
As we round out our May calendar, summer classes are heating up with a new month of scheduling on the way from Oak Hill Collaborative. While we have Monday off to observe Memorial Day, May 28th will feature not one, not two, not three, but four different class opportunities across Mahoning and Trumbull County. If
At Thrive 10:10’s graduation, we ran into some familiar faces and friends of Oak Hill Collaborative. Oak Hill Collaborative recently started teaching introduction to computer courses in Girard, Ohio in conjunction with Thrive 10:10, a local nonprofit focused on education empowering recovery, relief and relationships. On May 15, our digital navigators led a class
Vince taught an Adobe Photoshop class on May 7. Each month, Oak Hill Collaborative invites Vince Shivers, a media expert and consultant, to instruct Adobe Photoshop. The Photoshop class Shivers teaches is a beginner class to teach the basics of manipulating images in a creative and fun way. After students go over computer basics,
Oak Hill Collaborative celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Phelps this past Sunday in downtown Youngstown for the first time. In partnership with Thrive Mahoning Valley, the City of Youngstown and Sociedad Mutualista Mexicana de Youngstown Ohio and other sponsors, Oak Hill Collaborative hosted a table with interactive activities set up from 1 to 7
We were busy this week with Microsoft Excel classes! With over 20 attendees at our Tuesday and Thursday classes in Trumbull County and Wednesday at our main location in Youngstown, we’re glad to announce more opportunities to excel are coming up in May! Two more Excel classes will be offered in Warren this
