As Black History Month drew to a close, staff and clients of Reality House (located at 31-75 23rd Street, 4th Floor, Long Island City) honored Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado. He has the distinction of being “the first African-American and the first person of Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York as well as the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.” He formerly served as the U.S. Representative from New York’s 19th congressional district from 2019-2022, before assuming the role of Lt. Governor. As an attorney and graduate of Harvard Law School he has spent ten years in political office. In his remarks, Lt. Governor Delgado shared how his faith, family and community connection keep him grounded. He spoke about the importance of accountability in political leadership; citing how the power afforded to political leaders can become dangerous, if they forget who gave them the power. The event unfolded with celebratory recognition for his accomplishments and a program that included “spoken word” and musical performances coordinated by Reality staff member Lorraine Moore, along with the support of Program Director Terrence Reid and Chief Administrative Officer Dawn Reaves.
On hand for the event were Amanda De Santis, Chief of Staff for the Office of Lt. Governor and community partners that included MD Noman, CEO of Tribune Training Academy, along with Katherine Munguia; Megan Hoare, Outreach Coordinator for Comprehensive Employment Services at NADAP; and Alma Cruz and Yanay Williams representing The Floating Hospital.
The Lt. Governor is quoted as saying: “Grateful for the opportunity to join the community at Reality House in Queens. Every time I visit, I walk away inspired by the power of community-based recovery programs designed to help individuals achieve independence, maintain health, and contribute to their communities.”
Reality House is a non-profit program providing medically supervised outpatient and rehabilitative residential addiction treatment and mental health care. For more information, call 212-281-6004 or email: info@rhi.org.
Staff and clients of Reality House (located at 31-75 23rd Street, 4th Floor, Long Island City) honored Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado.