Every first-Friday Many Hands gathering begins with a shared purpose: to bring people together in real time to understand the challenges of our moment and move – collectively – toward action. Our August 2025 topic has been top of mind and news cycle for months: healthcare in America.

Many Hand's host, Becky Lakin, sat down with Jennifer McClellan, United States Congresswoman representing Virginia’s 4th District, mom to two, wife, daughter, and University of Richmond and University of Virginia grad to discuss how the One Big Beautiful Bill ACT (OBBBA) impacts our community through dramatic changes three key programs that support human health and economic potential: Medicaid, SNAP, and Planned Parenthood. And Congresswoman McClellan shared her commitment to finding joy, holding onto joy, and never letting anyone take it from her – no matter what. Along the way, we learned staggering truths and calls into action.