Project Connect connects homeless with needed services

YOUNGSTOWN — A few years ago, Sylvia Bradley’s fiancé died, which set into motion circumstances that led to two years of homelessness.

Nevertheless, the Youngstown woman, who’s staying with a friend, feels hopeful about what lies ahead.

Fueling Bradley’s optimism was attending today’s annual Mahoning County Homeless Continuum of Care’s Project Connect.

“I got a lot of information I didn’t know about before,” Bradley said during the five-hour event at the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley, 2246 Glenwood Ave., on the city’s South Side.

The gathering was to improve access to services and housing for those who are homeless or near homeless and get them in touch with the right agencies and resources for assistance, organizers said.

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