Touro College Graduate School of Social Work students Qiana Hobdy (left) and Tamminn Trail said that participating in LEAD expanded their notions of what social workers can do. "By becoming active in public policy, we can fight for change and become the voice of the voiceless," said Trail. #impact #community #advocate #lead #albany #policy #voiceofthevoiceless #voice #socialworkstudent #msw #futuresocialworker #socialwork #masterofsocialwork #tourosocialwork #tourogssw

This was the second year that social work student Eden Mitrany lobbied in Albany. "Advocacy is important because as social workers, we have to amplify our voices for the issues that are important to us and the communities we serve," said Mitrany of Long Beach, NY. "LEAD was the perfect opportunity to develop our advocacy skills while impacting the voting stances of policymakers in Albany. Thank you Touro for another out-of-the-class learning experience!" #socialworkstudent #wife #mom #lobby #advocacy #albany #futuresocialworker #mswstudent #msw #impact #policy #amplify #hearme #tourogssw

Touro’s Graduate School of Social Work students met with State Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus (center) as part of their advocacy efforts in Albany yesterday. Assemblywoman Frontus, whose district includes the Coney Island and Sea Gate neighborhoods in Brooklyn, spoke about her own work as a social worker and how her social work career led her to politics. #socialwork #politics #advocacy #stateassembly #coneyisland #seagate #brooklyn #albany #yesterday #latergram #msw #tourogssw

Almost two dozen students from Touro’s Graduate School of Social Work journeyed to Albany #yesterday for the annual social work Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD). Students met with legislators to lobby for suicide prevention measures and social work loan forgiveness programs. #advocacy #albany #lead #advocate #advocacymatters #suicideprevention #loanforgiveness #socialwork #futuresocialworker #msw #mswstudent #socialworkstudent