S:US Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a time to come together to acknowledge our country’s history, celebrate Black freedom and achievement, and embrace diversity, inclusion, and belonging as we continue to work to advance social justice and racial equity.
The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, celebrates Black people’s often invisible labor of all kinds. As the National Museum of African American History & Culture says: “From enslaved workers in the 19th century to agricultural, industrial, and professional workers in the 20th and 21st centuries, Black men and women have always been vital to transforming and tooling America.”
At S:US, it is our duty to reinforce our commitment to dismantle structural racism and raise our voices daily to continue the fight because we believe strongly that Black lives matter—the lives of our staff, the lives of the people we serve, and Black lives everywhere.
Since 1978, S:US has supported people and communities that have been marginalized, communities of color, communities impacted by poverty, people with developmental disabilities and their families, people with mental health and substance use challenges, and people with histories of homelessness.
We’re grateful to our staff for helping New Yorkers change the trajectory of their lives for the better. We create opportunities that generate permanent, positive change in the lives of thousands of our city’s most underserved individuals and families. We find solutions that contribute to righting societal imbalances.
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