Thank you for visiting, it was great to have you join us!

Thanks to our special guests:
• Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson
• Manhattan Deputy Borough President Keisha Sutton-James

And special thank yous to Graham Board member Joan Haffenreffer for co-sponsoring this event, and to Dr. Karol Mason and John Jay College for hosting us!

Thank you to our inspiring panelists:
• Tina Davis, Head of Enterprise Marketing & Brand Engagement, Citi
•Lynne Sawyer, Chief Operating Officer for Wealth Management, BNY
• Tata Traore-Rogers, Deputy Director, Affiliate Support & Nationwide Initiatives, ACLU

A big thank you to @SenatorPersaud, Noel Mendez (Legislative Counsel for Senator Jamaal T. Bailey), and @brianrny.bsky.social (Chief of Staff for Assembly Member Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas). Thank you for championing #JustPay!

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We are thrilled that the State Assembly and Senate incorporated a 7.8% investment on State human services contracts into their budgets as a result of this advocacy!

During this day of advocacy, our enthusiastic staff representatives met with legislators at the State Capitol. They shared about Graham’s great work with families and how #TheReckoning is activating change in the child welfare sector.

A big thank you to the elected officials who hosted this important panel: Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, Assemblyman Demond Meeks, Senator Cordell Cleare, Senator Zellnor Myrie, and Assemblywoman Jaime Williams.

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She was joined by fellow panelists Calliana Thomas, Lemuria Alawode-el, @jumaane.bsky.social, Reverend Dr. Charles O. Galbreath, Joyce McMillan, and Shaun D. Francois. They engaged in a difficult, powerful talk about connections between gun violence, economic disparities, and access to education.