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September 21, 2023

NYC Council eyes hiring diversity monitor to take on school segregation

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September 13, 2023

20,000 city jobs would stay vacant under Adams’ hiring freeze

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September 12, 2023

FPWA Response to Cutting 15% of New York City’s Budget

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August 25, 2023

PIX 11 News | 60th Anniversary of March on Washington

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August 24, 2023

60 Years After March on Washington, America’s Progress Hinges on Liberating Black Women

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August 23, 2023

At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

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August 18, 2023

The Positive Community: Jobs, Wages and Education

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August 3, 2023

FPWA CEO Jennifer Jones Austin Warns of Endangered Voting Rights on the 58th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

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July 31, 2023

The 2023 Brooklyn Power 100

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July 31, 2023

Black civil rights leaders to convene cross-racial, cultural, and generational march on Washington this August

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Stay alert to Grant Scams & Fraud

Have you or someone you know been contacted by someone posing to be an “FPWA Agent” or staff person requesting money to release a grant?

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FPWA has recently been receiving claims from members of the public emailing and calling our offices that individuals posing as FPWA agents have contacted them claiming that in order for the recipient to claim grant monies from FPWA they must first send the agent personal information, a cell phone number, gift card codes or money.

FPWA does not use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), text messages or direct phone contact to solicit, review, or make awards. FPWA staff will not call or message you requesting money in order to be eligible for an award.

Further, FPWA does not make grants directly to individuals. FPWA works with its member agency partners and other reputable community-based organizations to direct support to families and individuals in our community.

If you or someone you know has been contacted by someone posing to be an “FPWA Agent” or staff person requesting money to release a grant, please do the following:

If you have questions prior to reporting your incident, view the IC3 FAQs for more information.

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