A conference was held at the Pike County Public Library on Friday morning to provide education and resources to our region. Big Sandy Safe Zone hosted the conference and invited professionals and community members willing to learn about the LGBT+ community. The President of Big Sandy LGBT+ Safe Zone Kyle May says that JustFundKy awarded BSSZ a grant from the Cliff Todd Endowment fund to host this conference for educational purposes. Student Aryn Dotson says that some LGBT+ community members sometimes turn to substance abuse due to not being accepted in our rural community and have no one to turn to.