Full Spectrum Community Outreach Hosting Fundraiser

Full Spectrum Community Outreach hosting fundraiser

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) -- The Full Spectrum Community Outreach Center -- which supports the Youngstown area's LGBTQIA+ Community -- is hosting a Spring into Summer Festival to raise money for a homeless shelter. The festival began Thursday in the parking lot of the Youngstown Playhouse on Glenwood Avenue. There were rides, food, and games. It will continue through Saturday. "We're working on a shelter, a transitional shelter for people who are …

Cincinnati Pride drops corporate sponsors that have rolled back DEI programs, moves to community-funding model

(Photo by H.L. Comeriato) This piece was originally published on March 31 and has been updated to reflect Cincinnati Pride’s fundraising progress. Cincinnati Pride – the LGBTQ+ nonprofit that organizes an annual Pride Festival and Parade – has announced it will sever ties with some corporate sponsors following widespread rollbacks in Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In a written statement posted to their website and via verified…