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Full Spectrum Community Outreach
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The Mahoning Valley’s LGBTQIA+ Center!

www.fullspectrumcommunityoutreach.org
❄️ Weather Closure Notice ❄️

Due to today’s weather conditions, our office is closed for safety.

📅 Closed: Monday, January 26th, 2026
🕐 We will reopen: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 from 1–6 PM

Please stay warm, stay safe, and take care of yourselves.
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Thank you to our 2025 Full Spectrum Pride in the Valley Sponsors! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Become a 2026 Sponsor of our 2026 festival at: www.prideinthevalley.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM
🐾 Pup Rusty’s Full Moon Party 🐾🌕

This Saturday, 9 PM at Cocktails 2.0 Akron!
Hosted by Mr. Ohio Leather 2026.

🎧 DJ DANOGEE
💵 $5 suggested donation to support Full Spectrum’s new shelter

📍 33 W Mapledale Ave, Akron

Can’t come? Donate here:
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
January 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Progress Update! 🥳

Our shelter bathroom renovation is almost done! Another big step toward creating a safe, welcoming, and dignified space for our community.

More updates coming soon—stay tuned! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
January 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We’re making history! 🥳

The first bed is now set up at Ohio’s only LGBTQIA+ Adult Homeless Shelter—a symbol of hope, safety, and support for our community.

Help us keep building this safe space: Donate Here

#lgbthomeless #FullSpectrum #LGBTQIA #lgbtShelter #homeless #YoungstownStrong #ohiosonly
January 21, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Volunteer Clean-Up Day! 🌟
Saturday, Jan 31 | 11 AM – 6 PM

Come help us refresh our space and show some love to our community. 💖
📍 660 W Earle Ave, Youngstown
📲 Text 330.718.1859 to sign up

Free dinner & drinks for our volunteers! 🍽️🥤
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Our Operations Manager, Katie, was interviewed by WFMJ to discuss what we—and other organizations—are doing to help members of the communities we serve stay warm and safe during these bitter cold temperatures

To our community: stay warm, stay safe—we are here for you!

www.wfmj.com/story/533930...
Mahoning Valley organizations on alert as temperatures plunge
As bitter cold moves into the Valley, local organizations are bracing for what could be a long and busy week.
www.wfmj.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Big things have arrived for our new homeless shelter!

This will be Ohio’s only LGBTQIA+ homeless shelter, creating a safe, affirming space for our community.

Support this work:
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Or mail a check to:
BCC Full Spectrum Community Outreach
660 W Earle Ave, Youngstown, OH
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Tomorrow 1-18-2026
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 AM
January 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Happy 5th Anniversary to Tim, our President, and Frank, our Vice President! 💜

Full Spectrum wouldn’t exist without your love, dedication, and unwavering support. Thank you for believing in our mission and our community. Here’s to many more years of leading with heart.

— Katie & Team
January 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🎉🌈 They’re here! 5,000 Pride advertising cards have officially arrived! 🌈🎉

Help us spread the word about Pride in the Valley! If you’d like some cards to hand out and support our community, stop by Full Spectrum Community Outreach on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1–6 PM to pick some up.

Happy Pride!
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE – TODAY ONLY 🚨

Today’s Full Spectrum LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Social Group will be held VIA ZOOM ONLY due to a schedule change.

🗓 Date: January 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM

Join us online:
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/86031829728
🆔 Meeting ID: 860 3182 9728
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🌈 Vendor Sign-Up is Now Open for Pride in the Valley 2026! 🌈

Join us for an unforgettable celebration! We’re excited to welcome vendors for the 2026 Pride in the Valley Festival and can’t wait to celebrate Pride with you.

Sign up today at: www.prideinthevalley.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Big things have arrived for Ohio’s only LGBTQIA+ Adult Homeless Shelter! 🏳️‍🌈✨
Each delivery brings us closer to opening our doors and changing lives. Thank you for making this possible! 💖

Support our mission:
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Join us for our next FREE Lunch with Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
🌈 LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Group tomorrow (1/16/26)
🕠 5:30–7 PM

✨ New: Parent & LGBTQIA+ Child Group
📅 4th Wednesdays | 🕔 5–6:30 PM

📍 660 W Earle Ave, Youngstown
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Thank you to Vector Security for installing our brand new security cameras! 🎥 📹🎞️

This is another way we’re working to protect our clients, staff, and space while creating a safer, more secure environment for everyone.
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
TODAY!!
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
We just earned our Platinum Seal of Transparency from @CandidDotOrg! Keep up with our accomplishments on our #NonprofitProfile with the link in the comments!!

Fewer than 1% of all U.S. nonprofits earn the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency, making it the highest and most exclusive recognition.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
🎁 We’re collecting gift baskets and gift cards for our Winter Gala on Feb. 21, 2026!

📦 Drop-off: Mon & Wed | 2–6 PM

Donate to support our mission and help make the night unforgettable! ❄️🌈
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
📣 Big news!

Our Operations Manager Katie and our Client Care Committee team member Winter sat down with WKBN 27 Youngstown OH & 21 WFMJ to talk about our new LGBTQIA+ Adult Homeless Shelter. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We’re so excited to share this important step forward in supporting our community.
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide please know that you are not alone. Reach out, contact a loved one, express your feelings. Help is available. Speak with someone today. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988.
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM