Community Voices Heard leaders Michelle Cannady and Mia Bell along with other members on the Building the Workforce Campaign are pleased that Commissioner David Hansell of the Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance in New York State included 2.5 million dollars of the State TANF budget in his final executive budget for Career Pathways for Education and Training programs. Michelle Cannady and Mia Bell met with Commissioner Hansell on numerous occasions and gave testimony at the State Budget Hearings. We are pleased to have been a part of the process along with other organizations including the Hunger Action Network, Workforce Alliance, Federation for Protestant Welfare Agencies, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Fiscal Policy Institute, Community Services Society and many more.