Recognizing and honoring Stephanie Haynes for her impact as Executive Director of Philadelphia Family Pride.

Recognizing and honoring Stephanie Haynes for her impact as Executive Director of Philadelphia Family Pride. WHEREAS, Stephanie Haynes has spent the last 30 years organizing and leading efforts to advance, connect, and better the lives of Philadelphians. She lives with her wife of 27 years and their twin sons in West Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, Stephanie Haynes joined Philadelphia Family Pride (PFP) in April 2009, starting with the organization as a part time Community Coordinator and was promoted to Executive Director in December of 2014; and WHEREAS, In 2010, Stephanie helped organize PFP’s first Family Matters Conference, which is now an annual gathering and the group’s largest educational event; and WHEREAS, During her tenure with PFP, Stephanie has grown the organization’s reach and educational resources, including expanding Paths to Parenthood classes for prospective parents from one or two workshops a year to a summer long series of workshops covering everything from Assisted Reproduction to Adoption to Financial Planning for LGBTQ+ prospective parents; and WHEREAS, PFP has held numerous standalone Foster Parent Information sessions to help recruit LGBTQ+ adults to become resource parents in Philadelphia, especially to serve LGBTQ+ youth in foster care under Stephanie’s leadership; and WHEREAS, Stephanie has led 14 consecutive annual conferences for the organization, serving LGBTQ+ parents and prospective parents in the region with a day of workshops, speakers, resource…