{"id":14380,"date":"2026-03-02T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:16:04","slug":"march-6-gov-hochul-budget-initatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/march-6-gov-hochul-budget-initatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us Friday, March 6 for a Presentation on Gov Hochul\u2019s Key Budget Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>*Original publication date: March 2, 2026*<\/em><\/p>\n<p>YWCA Cortland proudly welcomes Kelli Nicholas Owens, former YWCA Northeast Regional Director of Public Policy, current Executive Director of the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), and member of Governor Kathy Hochul&#8217;s Cabinet, to the YWCA on Friday, March 6th, from 10:00 &#8211; 11:00 am.<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We invite you to join us for Nicholas Owens&#8217; presentation and open conversation on Governor Hochul\u2019s FY 2026\u20132027 Budget Initiatives, highlighting investments (including universal child care) that align with the YWCA mission and support women, families, and communities across New York State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Friday, March 6th | 10:00 \u2013 11:00 am | YWCA Cortland, 14 Clayton Ave, Cortland<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"><a style=\"color: #fa4616;\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/ev\/reg\/rghsmcj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP Required<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>About the YWCA and Executive Director Kelli Nicholas Owens:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u201cThe YWCA has shaped my career and my life,\u201d said Owens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">The YWCA\u2019s mission\u2014to empower women and\u00a0eliminate\u00a0racism\u2014has long guided transformative change in communities across the country. YWCA\u00a0Cortland\u00a0is honored to welcome back Kelli Nicholas Owens, whose life\u2019s work and leadership have been deeply shaped by that mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">Executive Director Nicholas Owens began her career at a local YWCA and later served as Regional Director of Public Policy for the YWCA, leading advocacy efforts across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Through this work, she advanced policies focused on women\u2019s empowerment, racial equity, survivor safety, and reproductive economic justice. These are principles that continue to guide her service today as a member of Governor Kathy Hochul\u2019s Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>*Content included in this post was accurate on the date it was published. All information and pricing are subject to change without notice.*<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Original publication date: March 2, 2026* YWCA Cortland proudly welcomes Kelli Nicholas Owens, former YWCA Northeast Regional Director of Public Policy, current Executive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-general","category-recent-news","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14380"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14395,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14380\/revisions\/14395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}