Weekly Reports

THE WEEKLY REPORT IS YOUR ONE STOP NEWS SHOP!

Updated for March 24th to March 31st

Updated Every Monday (I do try to update it before my Sunday Night Show, but don't always make it!)
News focused on equity and hope
Invites ways to get involved in local community
Features jobs, volunteer opportunities, professional trainings, and community events!

Social Media Event Kits

I design pictures that can be shared on social media or emailed as PDF's. I have a weekly heads up that is updated each Sunday Night and a Big Opportunity sheet that is generally updated once a month! Big Opportunities - PDF Link

TOPICAL NEWS

In Politics and Policy News

(Link) Armstrong’s first veto
(Link) Trump signs order to shutdown department of education
(Link) NewsLetter from Buffalo’s Fire
(Link) Bill aims to minimize treatment delays for North Dakota Patients
(Link) North Dakotans rally for town hall meetings with congressional delegation
(LInk) Bill may ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors
(LInk) North Dakota house committee advances library content bill
(Link) Lawmaker convicted of child sex crime, had history of exploiting vulnerable boys, prosecutor alleges
(LInk) Senate Kills bill calling for defunding Prairie Public
(Link) Judge orders rehiring of thousands of fired probationary federal employees
(Link) Federal Judge strikes down Trump's Trans Military Ban

Equity News

(Link) It’s too easy to become homeless in Fargo Moorhead
(Link) Disney continues its prominent LGBTQ Program
(Link) ND United says dismantling the depart of education will harm ND students
(Link) VA will deny gender dysphoria treatment to new patients

In Health, Social Work, or Education

(Link) Trevor project to increase storytelling and awareness for LGBTQ+ suicide in rural states
(Link) Health organization across US condemn move to close CDC HIV prevention division
(Link) Consensus Council’s latest newsletter!
(Link) Foundation for a Healthy North Dakota’s newsletter
(Link) Cost of childcare now outpace college tuition in 38 states
(Link) North Dakota Schools named Blue Ribbon Schools (Found on ND Nice)

In Data and Resources

(Link) Study on Gender-Affirming hormone Therapy showing positive results
(Link) TREVORspace - online application for queer youth to meet.
(Link) Gender affirming therapy linked to lower depression in transgender adults
(Link) Colleges are economic centers, researchers Nancy Hodur and Dean Bangsund Explore
(Link) North Dakota looks at aging population for future of state - March Data Highlights
(Link) Large swath of Data for North Dakota from ND Compass, including graduation rate disparities
(Link) Access to gender Diversity Provider Training

In Community News

(Link) LTE Parents should parent their own kid at the library
(Link) Courage Spreads like Fire LTE by Faye Seidler
(Link) Local author Patrick Kirby Signs copies of his latest book in Fargo
(Link) Meet the UND Pride Center!

OPPORTUNITIES

Community

(Online) Calm Training Registration - (March 25th at 8:30 AM)
(Moorhead) General Meeting of FM Coalition to End Homelessness (March 25th at 9:15 AM)
(Online) QPR Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention (March 25th at 10:00 AM)
(Online) QPR Argirculture suicide prevention training (March 25th at 1:00 PM)
(Minot) NDSU Extension QPR Suicide Prevention (March 26th at 2:30 PM)
(Link) Bush Prize 2025 Informational Webinar (March 27th at 11:00 AM)
(NDSU) The Painful Truth about Hunger in America (March 28th at 10:30 AM)
(Fargo) Awaken Spring Drag Show (March 29th at 8:00 PM)
(Fargo) Trans Day of Visibility (March 30th at 5:00 PM)
(Online) Fostering Healthy Boundaries & Body Awareness (April 3rd at 12:00 PM)
(Fago) Adult Trans and Queer Beauty Night (April 4th at 5:00 PM)
(Fargo) Rock Painting for Pride - First Friday Potluck at FMUU (April 4th at 5:30 PM)
(Moorhead) FM Gay Mens Chorus Fundraiser - (April 5th TBA)
(Fargo) NDSU LGBTQ+ Visit Day (April 8th - 9:45 AM)
(Fargo) United Way Community Celebration (April 8th at 3:30 PM)
(Online) Foundations of safety and connection in brain development (April 10th at 12:00 PM)
(UND) UND Out of Darkness Campus Walk (April 13th at 12:30 PM)
(Online) From exhausted to energized: managing caregiver burnout (April 17th at 12:00 PM)
(Minneapolis) 2025 Moxie Awards with PFUND (April 19th - 5:30 PM)
(Bismarck) Understanding Veterans/Military for Community Providers (April 23rd at 8:00 AM)
(Fargo) WellTold: The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference (April 24th at 8:30 AM)
(Moorhead) Sources of Strength Community Event (April 24th at 6:00 PM)
(Online) - VitalCog Training for Athletics (April 27th at 2:00 PM)
(Online) Digital Guardianship - keeping kids safe online (May 1st at 12:00 PM)
(Fargo) First LInk’s 16th Annual Breakfast (May 1st 8:30 AM)
(Online) - VitalCog Training for Athletics (May 5th at 3:00 PM)
(Moorhead) FM Gay Men’s Chorus Spring Concert - Together we Rise (May 10th at 4:00 PM)
(Online) QPR Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention (May 13th at 1:00 PM)
(Bismarck) Honoring Children, Mending the Circle (HCMC) (May 13th to 16th)
(Online) - VitalCog Training for Athletics (May 17th at 9:00 AM)
(Fargo) Fourth Annual Asian Night Market (May 23rd at 4:30 PM)
(Minot) Minot Pride (May 30th to June 1st)
(Fargo) Youth Leadership Awards with Youthworks (June 12th at 5:00 PM)
(Bismarck) 31:8 Project CHarity Golf Tournament (June 19th all day)
(Moorhead) 3rd Annual Juneteenth (June 19th at 4:00 PM)
(Fargo) North Dakota LGBTQIA+ Summit 2025 (Oct 3rd to 5th)

Upcoming Leadership + Professional

(Online) Wellness support and trainings for social workers/healthcare folks (Every Wed until April 30th)
(Ohio) 58th Annual American Association of Suicidiology (March 30th to April 4th)
(Fargo) CassClay Suicide Prevention Conference (April 8th All Day)
(Fargo) 19th Annual Spring Conference for RRCAC (April 23rd to 24th)
(Online) 4th Annual Suicide Research Symposium (April 23rd to 25th)
(Utah) Mountain West Transforming Care Conference (May 8th, 2025)
(Bismarck) ND Public Health Conference (May 19th to 21st)
(Bismarck) Bakken Human Trafficking Summit (May 20th and 21st)
(Bismarck + Online) With Help There is Hope: Providing Hope Across Generations (Sept 24th All Day)
(Minneapolis) GLMA’s annual conference on LGBTQ+ Health (Oct 9th to 11th)

Standing Important Trainings

(Stand to Protect Training) https://rrcac.org/stand-to-protect-training/
On demand Agri based suicide prevention course (Register)
Standing Online Compassion Fatigue Training for First Responders (Here)
Free Firstlink Trainings (Calendar)

Open Opportunities with Deadlines

Open Opportunities without deadlines

Becoming a PFUND Grant Reviewer - Currently Open
Negative Money HIV Testing at Planned Parenthood for foreseeable future
Become a Lawyer at UND
Strengthen ND offers grant making help
FirstLink’s 211 Data Entry Form
Sign Letter of Support for LGBTQ+ community
Become a member of the FM Coalition to End Homelessness
Help review the Website for North Dakota Center for Persons with disability here

Grants + Scholarship

Volunteers

Join Native Vote and Help Democracy ASAP
Statewide Pride Collective/collaborative through NDHRC
Volunteers needed [email protected]

Jobs

MISC