Karnina Szymanski, founder of The Invisible Woman Collective, shares her mission to help single mothers in Youngstown secure reliable transportation, enabling them to pursue financial stability and better care for their families. Her organization partners with local businesses and community agencies to identify struggling single mothers who are working hard but face transportation barriers.

• Transportation challenges force some single mothers to wake up at 6am to make it to work by 9am
• The Invisible Woman Collective works with agencies like Beatitude House and Mercy Health to identify candidates
• Recipients must have a driver's license, live in Mahoning County, and be primary custodial parents
• Their first car recipient was struggling to afford balloons for her one-year-old son's birthday
• Karnina's motivation stems from growing up in a family of strong single mothers in Youngstown
• The organization held a successful Harlem Renaissance-themed fundraiser with community support
• Donations are tax-deductible through their fiscal partner, Motherful, a 501(c)(3) organization
• Future goals include expanding services and education around financial literacy

Visit invisiblewomancollective.com or follow @theinvisiblewomancollective on Instagram to learn more and support their mission.

Marcie Consiglio, founder of Moab House, shares how a chance encounter with a traumatized foster girl transformed her from business manager to advocate for youth aging out of foster care. She describes building a residential program that provides housing, life skills training, and unconditional support to young adults who would otherwise face homelessness, exploitation, or continued cycles of trauma.

• Moab House serves young adults ages 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system
• Young residents receive housing, meals, and life skills training in a family-like environment
• Live-in house parents provide guidance while respecting residents' autonomy as adults
• The program simulates apartment living while offering crucial support during transition to independence
• Success stories include residents overcoming behavioral challenges to maintain employment and graduate
• The organization operates primarily through volunteers and community support
• Moab House takes an approach of unconditional love rather than judgment
• 20% of foster youth become homeless immediately upon emancipation at 18
• The organization recently acquired a 15-passenger van to transport residents to work and school

Join us for the 5th annual Cruisin' for a Cause car show on July 19th at Struthers High School from 10am-2pm to support Moab House. Visit moabhouse.org or cruisinforacause.com to learn more, donate, or get involved.

Joey Mamounis, Director of Sales for Prima Kachina Group, shares his journey from a mass media communications background to becoming a marketing expert who finds unique sales angles for businesses across Youngstown.

• Background in mass media communications and journalism from YSU
• Working with Prima Group, overseeing Bar Prima downtown and assisting with Prima Events at the Apollo Center
• Successfully marketed a CBD cannabis drinkable product to over 100 accounts across the region
• Growing up as the grandson of Joey Naples shaped his resilience and drive
• Planning to expand Youngstown Coffee Company distribution to Cleveland, Columbus, and Pittsburgh
• Values customers who truly listen and commit to the marketing process
• Credits his 7th/8th grade teacher Mike Kerensky as a significant mentor

Visit Prima Cucina Italiana at 4500 Mahoning Avenue—"We're white tablecloth, but we're not pretentious. Come and have Italian like you've never had anywhere else."