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Jewish Family & Community Services is one of a dozen local organizations that “Light Up the Valley” all year long chosen to be featured in the 2022 WRTA Holiday Lights Campaign. The 12 were chosen from more than 50 nominations submitted recently.
JFCS and the other organizations will be featured on TV, social media, and signs on WRTA buses through the end of the year.
Counselor Laura Haas, MSW, LSW (left) and JFCS Executive Director Ken Bielecki, MSSA, LISW-S, accepted the Holiday Lights Winner award at a kickoff event.
The 2022 Holiday Lights selection committee was composed of three local leaders who will also introduce the featured organizations. The committee included Holiday Lights co-chairs Vince Brancaccio, CEO of Help Network of NEO (Suicide/Crisis Hotline); Barb Ewing, CEO of Youngstown Business Incubator; and Sydney Williams, CDO of New Day Recovery/On Demand Healthcare.
The other featured organizations are Yellow Brick Place, Youngstown Blue Coats, Glenwood Grounds, The Bummer Fund, NAMI Mahoning Valley, Cadence Care Network, Gateways to Better Living, Alta Care Group, Youngstown
Neighborhood Development Corp., YoFresh Foods, and Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown.