6 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE May 8, 2009

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First Youngstown Pride event is June 6

by Carlos Rivera

Youngstown-Pride Youngstown is holding the area's first ever Gay Pride event on June 6 in downtown Youngstown. Phelps Street between West Commerce and Federal Plaza will be blocked off for the festival. The event will run from noon until 8 pm and will include live entertainment, food, fun, and activities for all ages. There will also be informative presentations that celebrate the LGBT community.

Much like LGBT Pride events held in cities throughout the United States, Pride Youngstown is designed to pro-

mote awareness about the LGBT community and to provide businesses, organizations, and residents the opportunity to develop positive community relationships. The event is family inclusive, free and open to the general public.

This first-year event in Youngstown has been made possible with the financial support of people throughout the Mahoning Valley and by fundraisers held by the Pride Youngstown staff at neighborhood establishments.

Opening ceremonies begin at noon and will be followed by a full day of entertainment provided by local art-

ists. There will be food and merchandise vendors for all tastes.

A kick-off party will be held the night before and the evening will end with a candle lit vigil and an after party.

Volunteers are needed to help out will all events throughout the day. Contact Pride Youngstown at prideyoungstown@gmail.com if you'd like to help.

For more information about Pride Youngstown visit

www.prideyoungstown.com.

Carlos Rivera is an organizer of Pride Youngstown.

Benefit Bank available at Cleveland center

by Mika Major

Cleveland-The Benefit Bank, a program of Second Harvest Foodbanks, is available at the Cleveland LGBT Center. This program helps community members apply for a number of benefits including food stamps, Ohio Home Energy Assistance Program, medical benefits, voter registration and Ohio Works First.

This service is free and open to individuals and families. For a quick check to see if you or your household would

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qualify for certain benefits through the benefits bank, you can go to www.the benefitbank.com/ CheckBenefits Credits.

Maureen Havelka, the case manager for the Metro Youth Outreach program, is the onsite counselor. She can be contacted at 216-651-5428 ext. 17 or mhavelka@lgbtcleveland.org, or by going to www.lgbtcleveland.org and clicking on the link to Benefits Bank to arrange for an appointment with Maureen.

advantage to the LGBT community," said Havelka. "Every year, Ohioans miss out on millions of dollars of benefits they qualify for and this program is working to eliminate those lost dollars."

"It is extremely important to help where we can, especially in these hard economic times," she continued.

For more information contact Maureen Havelka 216-651-5428 ext. 17 mhavelka@lgbtcleveland.org.

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