THE STORY OF SAGA The origin of a new Belleville-based non-profit began back in 2014 when Stacey Love-Jolicoeur met with a single offender. Love-Jolicoeur, an educator and support worker for the LGBTQ2S community, was working with a mental health organization in Peterborough at the time. One day, her supervisor asked if she’d be willing to go to the jail to see an LGBTQ-identified inmate who was asking for mental health support. After a few visits, she realized the depth ...
Proud To Be: SAGA-LGBTQ Education and Support Services of Canada

A new non-profit in Belleville aims at supporting the LGBTQ2S+ community and championing diversity, inclusion and acceptance. Photos supplied.