Programs for leaders set Thursday and Friday in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Two presentations for community leaders are planned at 6 p.m. Thursday at Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, 1210 Himrod Ave., and at 11 a.m. Friday at the Center for Community Empowerment, 1420 Dogwood Lane.

Both events will feature guest speakers the Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode Sr., director and organizer of the Amachi Program, a faith-based mentoring model for children of incarcerated parents; and Mary Kay Beard, founder of Prison Fellowship Angel Tree Ministries, which has benefited thousands of children of prisoners.

Mahoning Valley Amachi in Warren is hosting the programs along with Free Indeed Prison Ministries Inc. and the Center for Community Empowerment.

For information on the events, call (330) 740-1982.