Our Promise

DAI Director thanks staff for Our Promise support

Three people masked and socially distanced facing camera with Our Promise signs.
DAI Director Connie Gipson, center, with Our Promise Campaign Chair Sonia Mercado, Special Assistant to Director Amy Miller, Division of Correctional Policy Research and Internal Oversight, and Ralph Jackson, Chief, Office of Policy Standardization and a member of the Our Promise Executive Leadership Team.

As the 2020 CDCR Our Promise charitable campaign comes to an end, Division of Adult Institutions Director Connie Gipson is challenging all CDCR staff to donate a minimum of $5 dollars per month. Employees also have the option of making a one-time donation to a nonprofit organization that means a lot to you.

“There is no doubt this year’s Our Promise Campaign is different from years before. However, our staff always find ways to give back to their communities,” Gipson said. “We recognize some nonprofit organizations need funds more than ever, and with that we ask our staff if you’re able to give, give where your heart is.”

Our Promise is a voluntary program in which state workers can make one-time or ongoing contributions via payroll deductions. This year’s campaign is 100 percent online, and the Donor Portal can be accessed via Cal Employee Connect.

DAI Director Connie Gipson mask facing camera and holding Our Promise signs.
DAI Director Connie Gipson.

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