NASW-NYC State Senators Reception on the NYS Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Program
January 17, 2008

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On January 17, 2008, NASW-NYC invited members of the State Senate in New York City to meet with members of the social work community from across the five boroughs, to acknowledge the values and policies that we have shared over the years and to discuss future directions, including the NYS Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Open House was co-sponsored by Senators John L. Sampson (District 19) and Diane J. Savino (District 23) and by our Political Action Committee, NYC-PACE.

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Senator Diane Savino (center) spoke passionately about the importance of Social Workers in critical service areas. 

(From Left to Right): Senators Eric Adams, John Sampson, Diane Savino, Velmanette Montgomery, Eric Schneiderman, and Tom Duane

 

 

 

 

 

 


Senator John L. Sampson co-sponsored the event.

 


Rose Starr, President NASW-NYC, welcomed guests and spoke about the need toincrease the NYS Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Program..

  

 

 

 

 

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NASW-NYC New Professionals Task Force Steering Committee member, Mary Belay, spoke about the need for increasing the NYS Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Program from $1 million, to $2 million.

 


Hunter College School of Social Work student and NASW-NYC MSW Intern, Molly Bidol, spoke about the need for the program, as social workers carry the largest debt burden of any other profession in public service.

  

 


Co-Sponsors: Senators John L. Sampson & Diane J. Savino

 

 


NASW-NYC Executive Director, Robert Schachter

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


NASW-NYC members listen to the Senators speak.

 


NASW-NYC MSW Interns:
Top:  Lauren Love, Katie Barnett
Bottom:  Molly Bidol, Emmanuel Register

 

 

 

 

 


Senators Diane Savino and Eric Adams with Terry Mizrahi (left) and an NASW member.

 


NASW-NYC Board Member Bea Hanson with Senator Tom Duane

 

 

 

 

 


NASW Member Edward Ma with Senator Duane

 


Senator John L. Sampson with NASW-member Kalima Desuze and NYC-PACE Co-Chair Joan Serrano Laufer

 

 


Senators Martin Connor and Eric Adams were among eight Senators that joined us for the evening.

 

 


Former NASW-NYC President Mary Pender Greene and NASW-NYC Lobbyist Cynthia Dames
speak with Senator Velmanette Montgomery (right)

  

 


NASW-NYC member Edward Ma speaks with Senator Martin Connor

 

 


NASW-NYC President, Rose Starr, speaks with Senator Tom Duane

 

 


Members of the New Professionals Steering Committee: Kevin Lotz, Aminda Jacobs, Anna Fewell and Elizabeth Rogers

 

 


Senator Eric Schneiderman's staff members, Jihoon Kim and Michael Meade
with Senator Liz Krueger's representative Noelle Tutunjian (center)

 

 


NASW-NYC Board Members Bea Hanson and Michael Schmidt

 

 


NASW-NYC New Professional Members

 

 


NASW-NYC President-Elect Patricia Brownell with New Professional Members

  

 


NASW-NYC Third Vice President Susan Egan (center) with BSW Student Board Member Caroline Happ
and New Professional Member Luis Montalvo

 

 


NASW-NYC Social Policy and Membership Associate Harriet Putterman with Board Members
Frances Gautieri and Miriam Dinerman

 

 


NASW-NYC President, Rose Starr and President-Elect, Patricia Brownell

  

 

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