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February 23, 2023

Last week, Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director of FPWA (Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc.), moderated the workshop, “Making Ends Meet”, at the 52nd annual legislative conference that addressed one of the largest issues in our nation today: The deliberate undercounting of poverty.  

February 6, 2023

Congratulations to our CEO and Executive Director, Jennifer Jones Austin, for being named to City & State’s Power of Diversity: Black 100, which spotlights today’s Black trailblazers making a difference in New York.

January 26, 2023

New research by WE ACT for Environmental Justice shows how chemical straighteners & skin lighters - beauty products often used by women of color - are often contaminated with chemicals that have been linked to serious health issues. Jennifer Jones Austin shares her thoughts on this growing public health concern.

January 10, 2023

The gathering came following the release of the NYC's final crime report for 2022.

December 8, 2022

In passing these ballot measures New Yorkers made history, but we’re not done. Now, our collective work of reshaping city governance and capturing the promise and potential of these charter revisions begins.