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We are a coalition of 170+ nonprofits advocating for a more equitable human services sector. #JustPay www.humanservicescouncil.org

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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Want to know if your reps are standing up for human services and New York communities? @hsany.bsky.social just released a scorecard grading electeds on just that. Check it out here and help HSA hold our reps accountable! www.humanservicesaction.org/2026-legisla...
Graphic promoting the 2026 Human Services Scorecard. The left side has a dark blue background with yellow and white text reading, “Do your electeds make the grade? 2026 Human Services Scorecard.” Smaller text says, “See how your City and State electeds scored on supporting human services this year.” A QR code and URL, tinyurl.com/2026-HSA-scorecard, appear near the bottom. The HSA logo and website, humanservicesaction.org, are at the bottom left. The right side features a black-and-white photo of a large crowd of human services advocates marching and holding signs, including signs about wage equity.
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BronxWorks @bronxworks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Same job, same experience, same qualifications? You deserve the same pay.   ‼️But that’s not how it works for nonprofit human services workers, who earn 30% less than their City peers.   That's why we're rallying to push @mayor.nyc.gov and @council.nyc.gov to pass Int 0452 and advance true #JustPay!
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BronxWorks @bronxworks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“I have the privilege of working with senior citizens at BronxWorks Morris Older Adult Center...They teach me what it means to keep going, to care for others, to keep your word, and to show up with strength even when life is difficult.” -Katherine Pichardo, BronxWorks #JustPay
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"The work of human services workers isn’t just essential, it is INCREDIBLE. You do the unimaginable every day, the very least New York can do for you is a pay a fair wage." -Our Executive Director Michelle Jackson closes out with a special message for human services workers. #JustPay
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thank you @cmjuliewon.bsky.social for supporting #JustPay throughout the years
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“From ensuring our families are safe when experiencing crisis…you are the lifeline for so many New Yorkers and it is only fair to have all of you get paid a fair wage.” - @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"A pay increase would benefit and allow me to continue to afford to live in my city." -An affordable NYC must include human services workers like @help-usa.bsky.social's Kadijah Anderson. An affordable NYC must include #JustPay.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"This doesn't happen by accident, change doesn’t happen by accident, it happens when people come together just like us today and we need policy that addresses the needs of our community." - Jesenia Ponce from @nmicnyc.bsky.social
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"You are literally the backbone of NYC...I support fair wages and pay equity now and into the future" - @galeabrewer.bsky.social
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It’s simple: equal work deserves equal wages. Despite this, nonprofit human services workers earn 30% less than City workers — for the same job. Today we’re raising our voices together to tell @nycmayor and @nyccouncil: close the wage gap and pass Int 0452.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"We are going to fight to pass this Wage Equity bill, we are going to deliver a living wage for every nonprofit worker in the city of New York" -@cmrestler.bsky.social showing up for the workers who show up for our communities!
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BronxWorks @bronxworks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“We are not asking for luxury. We are asking for fairness. We deserve wages that allow us to support our families, care for our children, pay our bills, and live with dignity.” Katherine Pichardo, BronxWorks Human Services Worker #justpay @hscny.bsky.social
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"There’s no dignified city without JustPay…you bring the love to our city. You bring the services we desperately depend on. It’s a shame we have to rally for JustPay…our commitment is to fight for you.”@cmalexaaviles.bsky.social
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Today's rally is emceed by a superstar team of human services leaders! Thank you to Wayne Ho of @cpcnyc.bsky.social; Maria Lizardo of @nmicnyc.bsky.social; and Sharon Sewell-Fairman of Women Creating Change for leading our gathering of human services workers & amplifying this movement for #JustPay!
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"It takes real strength to process what we see every day... It’s not easy to clock out and just leave that at the office." -Despite this, Tatiana Nolivos from @voagny.bsky.social's earns less than her govt. peers for equally challenging work. She deserves to be paid her worth. She deserves #JustPay.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"As we talk about a city of affordability, YOU deserve to afford to live here.This city must invest in the ppl doing the work. Int 0452 is about recognizing that equal work deserves equal pay” Thank you to CM Althea Stevens for sponsoring Int 0452 & bringing down the house for wage equity!"
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thank you @althea_stevens_d16 for introducing Int 0452 & bringing down the house for wage equity!
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Queens Community House @qchnyc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Live outside City Hall! QCH is alongside @hscny.bsky.social and so many nonprofits rallying for human services wage equity! #JustPay
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Today we are rallying w/ 2,000 human services workers fom 90+ nonprofits to deliver one message w/ @mayor.nyc.gov and @council.nyc.gov: equal work deserves equal wages! Human services workers are ready for real change. Pass Int 0452 & deliver #JustPay for our essential workforce!
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Queens Community House @qchnyc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#JustPay means #JustPay for ALL human services workers. Despite this, several programs are left out of receiving critical State funding. @governor.ny.gov you can cut the red tape preventing thousands from receiving inflation investments — act now! nysfocus.com/2026/03/25/h...
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New York’s Safety Net Workers Push for a Bigger Bump in Contracts
The governor, Senate, and Assembly all have different ideas for how to implement this year’s increases for human services contracts.
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Samaritan Daytop Village @samaritandv.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Human services workers like @univsettlement.bsky.social’s Zereita Bleary are the backbone of NY’s safety net — & the least they deserve are wages that keep up with inflation. @governor.ny.gov, your budget proposal won’t cut it. We need a 4% investment in human services: nysfocus.com/2026/03/25/h...
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Human services workers like @univsettlement.bsky.social’s Zereita Bleary are the backbone of NY’s safety net — and the least they deserve are wages that keep up with inflation. @govkathyhochul your budget proposal won’t cut it. We need a 4% investment in human services: nysfocus.com/2026/03/25/h...
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New York’s Safety Net Workers Push for a Bigger Bump in Contracts
The governor, Senate, and Assembly all have different ideas for how to implement this year’s increases for human services contracts.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“She’s calling this her affordability budget and she’s not even paying her own bills.” 🤨 There’s no safety net without human services nonprofits and there’s no affordable NY without #JustPay for their workers. @governor.ny.gov - we need a 4% TII for ALL programs now! nysfocus.com/2026/03/25/h...
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New York’s Safety Net Workers Push for a Bigger Bump in Contracts
The governor, Senate, and Assembly all have different ideas for how to implement this year’s increases for human services contracts.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“DON’T WALK OVER US.” Today in Albany, we filled the Million Dollar Staircase with THOUSANDS of handwritten postcards from human services workers telling @governor.ny.gov we need #JustPay! We're sending a clear message: it's time for fair funding that actually keeps pace with the cost of living.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Special delivery for @governor.ny.gov 📫 Today, we went to Albany w/ @northernrivers.bsky.social & MHANYA to drop off 2K+ postcards written by #nonprofit human services workers across NYS demanding #JustPay! This year, that means including a 4% investment for ALL State human services programs!
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📣 No more partial justice for essential work! We call on @governor.ny.gov to #JustPay human services workers wages that keep up with inflation, while also committing to long-term pay equity. Learn what this will take in an op-ed from three nonprofit leaders: bit.ly/No-Partial-Justice
A group of human services workers and advocates hold #JustPay signs and rally inside the New York State Capitol. Text on the graphic reads: “Op-Ed – NY’s Human Services Workforce Is Done Waiting for Partial Justice.”
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Great news! 🗞️ The Legislature included a 4% investment for human services in their budget proposal – going beyond our ask for a 2.7% investment. Let's keep the momentum going. 👉 Email the Legislature today to help get our asks into the final budget: secure.everyaction.com/xA5_Wk3-Dkqw...
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We were thrilled to hear from DM for Health & Human Services Dr. Helen Arteaga, DM for Operations Julia Kerson, and DM for Housing & Planning Leila Bozorg at our human services reception! We look forward to working with them to ensure timely payments for nonprofits and #JustPay for workers! 💪
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Safe Horizon @safehorizon.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We’re sending a clear message to @governor.ny.gov and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: human service workers deserve fair wages. One message is easy to overlook, but thousands of postcards are impossible to ignore. Huge thanks to our staff who dropped in to advocate for the #JustPay we all deserve!
A hand holds a postcard with images of protestors demanding fair pay, against a yellow background with the Safe Horizon logo and the text "Demanding #JustPay” and “One postcard at a time."
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NASW-New York @naswny.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Today, our staff and members joined the #JustPay Campaign’s postcard campaign, writing directly to Governor Hochul and the Mayor’s office to demand livable wages for nonprofit human services workers. 📬 Look out for mail @governor.ny.gov and @mayor.nyc.gov! 📬
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Riis Settlement @riis-settlement.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Cost-of-living remains high, and State contracts are falling behind. With inflation at 2.7%, the human services sector deserves an investment to match that. As human services workers rally in Albany today, email legislators to amplify our collective call for #JustPay: bit.ly/JustPay-Backup-Action
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Northern Rivers Family of Services @northernrivers.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our CEO Bill Gettman was proud to join the Human Services Council along with many other New York organizations at the Capitol today at their #JustPay event advocating for a 2.7% investment in NYS budget! Thank you to Senator Persaud and Senator Ashby!
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BronxWorks @bronxworks.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
BronxWorks staff joined 300+ human services workers at the state capitol for Human Services State Advocacy Day, calling for a 2.7% investment in ALL State-contracted programs & passage of Wage Board Legislation. #JustPay #FundHumanServices Human Services Council of New York (HSC)
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Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center @isaacscenternyc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We don’t just advocate for our community, we also advocate for ourselves. Goddard Riverside was present for this year’s #JustPay Rally in Albany with other organizations, demanding a fair pay for ALL human service workers at a rate that’s fair.
Photo of a rally with people holding signs. The Goddard Riverside banner stands proudly among them. The team and other organizations posing with lobbying signs in the office of Assembly member DeSantosGoddard staff posing on marble steps with the Goddard logo.
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Goddard Riverside @goddardriverside.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We don’t just advocate for our community, we also advocate for ourselves. Goddard Riverside was present for this year’s #JustPay Rally in Albany with other organizations, demanding a fair pay for ALL human service workers at a rate that’s fair.
Photo of a rally with people holding signs. The Goddard Riverside banner stands proudly among them. The team and other organizations posing with lobbying signs in the office of Assembly member DeSantosGoddard staff posing on marble steps with the Goddard logo.
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Northern Rivers Family of Services @northernrivers.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our mental health booth is back at the Capitol today! Stop by the third floor today to say hi!
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Samaritan Daytop Village @samaritandv.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We joined 300 other human services workers at the New York State Capitol in Albany for a #JustPay Human Services Advocacy Day. At the rally & meetings with legislators, we demanded the State fund a 2.7% COLA increase on all human services contracts & pass Wage Board legislation.
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Queens Community House @qchnyc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Nonprofit human services workers were in Albany demanding a 2.7% investment on **ALL** State human services contracts and passage of Wage Board Legislation. Back them up and email your legislators to demand **#JustPay** for human services workers: bit.ly/JustPay-Backup-Action @hscny.bsky.social
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March 9 Email Day of Action: Tell State Legislators to Support #JustPay for Human Services Workers!
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Safe Horizon @safehorizon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
HAPPENING NOW: We are joining nonprofit human services workers in Albany to demand a 2.7% investment on ALL State human services contracts and passage of the Wage Board Bill! Back them up and email your legislators to demand #JustPay today: bit.ly/JustPay-Backup-Action @hscny.bsky.social
Graphic styled like a text message notification over a photo of human services workers rallying inside the New York State Capitol. The message reads: “SOS: Human services workers are at the State Capitol and need backup!! EMAIL LEGISLATORS NOW!” The background shows advocates wearing yellow and holding “Just Pay for Human Services” signs. There is a white #JustPay logo at the top. Date shown: March 9, 2026.A group of nine Safe Horizon staff members posing together in a lobby. Most are wearing blue and yellow "JUST PAY" scarves. They are standing in front of a textured stone wall.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our press conference for #JustPay is happening NOW in Albany! Hundreds of workers & supporters are fighting for the wages and funding our sector deserves 💪 If you can't join us in-person, you can support the cause by emailing your legislators: secure.everyaction.com/HLBB_aCpNkmk...
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Samaritan Daytop Village @samaritandv.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
❗HAPPENING NOW: Nonprofit human services workers are in Albany demanding a 2.7% investment on ALL State human services contracts & passage of Wage Board Legislation. Back them up and email your legislators to demand #JustPay for human services workers: bit.ly/JustPay-Backup-Action @hscny.bsky.social
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We're in Albany today with hundreds of human services advocates calling on our electeds to move the needle towards #JustPay! We're representing more than 800,000 human services workers across the State waiting for the equitable wages they deserve 📣
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CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children and Families @cacfny.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
CACF stands with the nonprofit human services workers currently rallying in to demand a 2.7% investment on ALL State human services contracts and passage of Wage Board Legislation. Add your support to #justpay: bit.ly/JustPay-Backup-Action @hscny.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
 Graphic styled like a text message notification over a photo of human services workers rallying inside the New York State Capitol. The message reads: “SOS: Human services workers are at the State Capitol and need backup!! EMAIL LEGISLATORS NOW!” The background shows advocates wearing yellow and holding “Just Pay for Human Services” signs. There is a white #JustPay logo at the top. Date shown: March 9, 2026.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
ICYMI: Aisha Benson, Bea De la Torre, Michelle Jackson, & Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham contributed an article to @cityandstateny.bsky.social urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to improve how the city works with community-based nonprofits. Hint: it starts with paying them fairly. Read more: learn-nff.org/4aeKhrd
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NYC’s Nonprofits Will Make or Break Mayor Mamdani’s Agenda - Nonprofit Finance Fund
How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices. Aisha Benson, Beatriz de la Torre, Michelle Jackson, and Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham contributed an article to City and State NY urging Ma...
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
An affordable NY must include #JustPay for human services workers. Despite this, leaders continue to pay our workforce poverty wages. Email @mayor.nyc.gov and State Legislators telling them to put their money where their heart is and put #JustPay in their budgets: bit.ly/JustPay-Valentines-Action
Valentine’s-themed #JustPay graphic promoting a February 9–13 action urging people to email the Mayor and NYS Legislature. An open envelope with a heart seal contains a letter reading, “Human services workers can’t afford this relationship. Put #JustPay in your budgets,” with a campaign link displayed above.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
HSC was thrilled to join @liveonny.bsky.social for their Age Strong NY Leadership Summit, moderating actionable sessions to help shape the future of aging services in NY!
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Human Services Action (HSA) @hsany.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social needs nonprofits to deliver on his promises. It’s time to start treating them like the essential partners they are. 'This starts with transforming the contracting system, providing #JustPay, and more. More from our sister org @hscny.bsky.social's Exec Director 👇
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NYC’s nonprofits will make or break Mayor Mamdani’s agenda
How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Nonprofits have been helping New Yorkers get by in a city with high cost-of-living, all while struggling with underinvestment themselves. We’re ready for change. We hope @mayor.nyc.gov will deliver on that for the benefit of our sector and communities. www.cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spo...
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NYC’s nonprofits will make or break Mayor Mamdani’s agenda
How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
@mayor.nyc.gov needs nonprofits to deliver on his promises, so we hope the City will start treating them like the essential partners they are. Learn what this will take in an op-ed from HSC’s Executive Director @mpjackson44.bsky.social and sector leaders: www.cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spo...
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NYC’s nonprofits will make or break Mayor Mamdani’s agenda
How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
For 30 years, HSC has united 180+ human services nonprofits to build collective power and strengthen our sector. Today, as nonprofits stand at a critical juncture, our 2026 Advocacy Agenda responds to the moment with a clear vision for change. Read more: humanservicescouncil.org/wp-content/u...
A large group of people gathered on steps hold protest-style signs that read “Passion doesn’t pay the bills” and “Promises don’t pay the bills.” A blue graphic overlay reads: “2026 Advocacy Agenda. Our collective priorities for: #JustPay for human services workers, procurement reform, and crisis resilience.” The Human Services Council logo is shown at the bottom right.
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