The 2023 GSV Meet & Greet brought the community together for bonding, brie, and celebration of a new year.

Joy (pictured first on the left) and other members of the Fostering Youth Success Alliance attend an advocacy day at the state capitol building in Albany, New York. As the public policy fellow at Good Shepherd Services (GSS), I work daily to understand what is happening in the city and how GSS is being affected. I have continually pushed myself as I am the main contact for elected official offices and the holder of this information. My job can be overwhelming and stressful at

Of course, serving with an organization whose tag line and primary ethos is “Just Love” I couldn’t let the day pass without...