Help center lends a caring hand

YOUNGSTOWN — Joy Maiorana, 25, of Girard is pregnant with twins.

Upon hearing the news, Maiorana said, she had no idea how to handle her situation, but she found help.

Now four months into her pregnancy, she goes to the Pregnancy Help Center on Market Street.

Maiorana and four other young women were at the center for a parenting class recently.

“I like that everyone who works here is really supportive,” Maiorana said.

“They are open and willing if you need to talk,” she said.

More than 18,000 women have benefited from services offered by the center, which has been in operation for 21 years.

Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator and on vindy.com