U.S. Attorney’s Office plans civil rights and social services expo

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – The United States Attorney’s Office will partner with West Virginia Northern Community College to host a civil rights and social services expo next week.

The event will take place on September 27 from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the B&O building on Market Street in Wheeling. Several local agencies will participate, offering informational booths on topics to include fair housing, disability rights, and childcare.

Paws 4 People, a non-profit service animal organization, will offer service dog demonstrations throughout the day.

Other participating organizations include the Seeing Hand Association, the United Way, Harmony House, CASA, Salvation Army, Legal Aid, Disability Rights of WV, Wheeling Health Right, the WV Child Advocacy Network, the Wheeling Human Rights Commission, the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling, Bethlehem Apostolic Temple, the Child Care Resource Center, the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network, and the Sexual Assault Help Center.

The event is free and open to the public.

This event is one of several outreach efforts within the Northern District of West Virginia. 

To learn more about the District’s civil rights work, or to report a civil rights violation, go to https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/civil-rights-program.