Mahoning Valley Chapter of American Red Cross moves HQ to Liberty

LIBERTY — The Mahoning Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross is up and running in its new headquarters at 3530 Belmont Ave.

Telephones and computers were hooked up and the vast majority of the desks, chairs, file cabinets, vehicles and other equipment were moved today from the chapter house at 661 Mahoning Ave. N.W. in Warren to space in Liberty that formerly housed the Forum Health administrative offices.

Headquarters for the Mahoning Valley Chapter was moved to Warren when the Mahoning County and Trumbull County chapters merged in July 2010.

With the transfer of Columbiana County from the Canton Red Cross Chapter to the Mahoning Valley Chapter, the Liberty location, a rented facility, is more centrally located to all its service area, said Karen Conklin, director.

“The central location improves our response time to all areas of the three-county area and provides easier access for clients and volunteers,” said Jessica Jaros, disaster program manager.

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