Sonya Colattur
Founder of The Color of Us & GrandPaws Pantry • Bank of America Student Leader '23 • Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Associate Ambassador '23 • Xavier College Preparatory '24
The Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family (GOYFF) is a cabinet level agency that administers state and federal grant programs and engages stakeholders across all sectors throughout the state to improve services and service delivery to our citizens. Through a trauma-informed lens, GOYFF develops programs, coalitions, strategies, and initiatives to support Governor Katie Hobbs' priorities related to substance abuse prevention, human trafficking, sexual & domestic violence, juvenile justice, aging, and child well-being. GOYFF also serves as the Governor’s faith-based office and administers the state’s AmeriCorps program. As part of this work, GOYFF staffs and convenes nine of the Governor’s councils and commissions.
