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Mike Nash, president at KS&R and Book Buddies Volunteer, shares how he saw the positive impact of Book Buddies after only a few month volunteering for the program.

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Jacob Gedetsis, founder and director of Write Out and lecturer and coordinator of the Writing Resource Center at SUNY ESF, chronicles his transformative journey through The Leadership Classroom.

Frank Ridzi tells us about a new racial equity section on CNY Vitals, our 'state of the community' website.

Yeisha Núñez-Denson, tells us about her experience joining our efforts toward an equitable internal work culture and helping lead our book read discussion. Una de nuestras empleadas más nuevas, Yeisha Núñez-Denson, nos cuenta sobre su experiencia al unirse a nuestros esfuerzos hacia una cultura laboral...

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Juliet Nabinger, employee benefits senior specialist at OneGroup and Book Buddies Volunteer, shares how her experience reading to children in the Syracuse City School District has become the best part of her week.

Juliet Maloff, senior communications officer, explains how we are shifting some of our storytelling to give more voice to the community.

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Ashley Quimby-Simoni, program manager at the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, shares how adding adaptive recreation along the Erie Canalway Trail is making it possible for people of all abilities to participate in the Canalway Challenge.

Bea González, board of directors vice-chair, explains how proximate leadership is a driving element of our new strategic plan.

Colby Cyrus explains how a new grant opportunity was designed to help organizations enhance diversity, equity & inclusion.

Danielle Johnson explains how we are working to distribute our discretionary grant dollars equitably.