Written By: Naiara Bezerra-Gastesi, Campus Educator To all my fellow LGBTQ+ and questioning folks… HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! For all of those who are straight and cisgender (a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex) welcome to this blog post. According to the CDC, queer folks experience disproportionate amounts of…
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Congratulations To Our 2021 Youth Volunteer Awards Recipients!
As this school year comes to an end, we would like to congratulate all Tompkins County 2021 graduates! We wish you the best as you begin to navigate new adventures & intentions. Truly, all students, staff, educators and families who adjusted their norms this past year to meet COVID-related precautions deserve praise — this was…
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by Katrina Clark My first day in the office was the day New York went “on pause” – a truly wonky time to start! While I was concerned about the impact COVID would have on my role as the agency’s Youth Educator, health teachers within Tompkins County were still committed to having us teach classes…
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