YWCA OFFERS WINTER BREAK EVENT FOR KIDS: The YWCA of Warren's Camp Discover will offer a winter break event for children in kindergarten to sixth grades from all school districts from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the YWCA, 375 N. Park Ave., Warren. Each day will be filled with activities, arts and crafts, and treats themed around a Hawaiian Holiday Luau.
Cost is $20 a day and includes breakfast and snack. To register or for more information, call Monique at 330-373-1010.
MISSION SEEKS TOYS: The Warren Family Mission is in need of toys for children for the annual Christmas toy giveaway. Outreach Ministry this week at the mission, 361 Elm Road. Signups are under way and there are more than 400 families in need of toys for their children this year.
Needed are new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls up to age 18. Toys can be dropped off at the mission seven days a week or at the office at 2671 Youngstown Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
BLIGHT PROGRAM OFFERED: Stand Up, Fight Blight is a Youngstown nonprofit organization dedicated to the stabilization and revitalization of Youngstown neighborhoods, with volunteers tearing down blighted abandon homes.
Volunteers and donations of sledgehammers, axes, mauls and chain saws are needed. Checks and cash can be mailed or delivered to Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., 201 E. Commerce St., Suite 140, Youngstown 44503
UNITED WAY HOLDS FUNDRAISER: United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley will hold a "United We Dine" fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Inner Circle Pizza in Canfield, 6579 Ironwood Blvd. The evening will feature a chance auction, including a variety of holiday gift items. There will also be a raffle for a puppy donated by Harbor Pet Center, and a 50/50 drawing. All proceeds will benefit the United Way. Call 330-746-8494 for more information.
SUTLIFF HOLDS FUNDRAISER: Decks of historic playing cards are available at the Sutliff Museum in Warren for those looking for unique holiday gifts. The cards feature 55 scenes from the history of Trumbull County. Each card pictures on its face a famous person or a monument or a historic building.
Cost is $10 a single deck and $20 for a boxed double deck set.
The museum is open from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday on the second floor of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren. Call 330-399-8807, Ext. 121, or visit www.sutliffmuseum.org.
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To reach the 24-hour information referral and crisis intervention service in Trumbull County, call Trumbull 211 at 330-393-1565 or 211. Call Trumbull 211 or Help Hotline at 330-747-2696 or 800-427-3606 for more information on service agencies and support groups.
Someplace Safe Inc., domestic violence agency, offers support groups for women, children and individual support services. 330-393-3003.
Sunday Night Our Gratitude Speaks, Narcotics Anonymous open speaker meeting, 7 p.m. Serenity Place, 29 E. Broad St., Newton Falls.