SUNY’s Got Your Back

August 29, 2016

Last week, President John Nader joined more than 40 FSC students and staff from Systems Administration to help fill backpacks needed by victims of domestic violence.

President Nader and SUNY’s Joe Storch with FSC and Old Westbury students accept a $10,000 check from the PGA Wives Association.

More than 3,500 backpacks were filled at the PGA’s Barclays golf tournament and taken to The Safe Center in Bethpage for distribution to those who often leave their home with nothing except what they are wearing.

Launched in the spring, the SUNY Title IX Coordinators Association (STIXCA) launched its Got Your Back campaign, beginning a program to provide support and comfort items to victims and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. SUNY’s Got Your Back program has had nearly 4,000 bags completed and pledged among SUNY campuses across New York State.

President Nader filling a backpack with assistance from FSC student Carly Vittoria.

L-R: Christina Gagliardi, Joanne Franco, and Cynthia Scott, Co-Executive Director of the Safe Center LI.

For more information on sexual and interpersonal violence and resources available, click onto the SUNY blog:

Partnering With the Pros To Support Victims of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence