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May 10, 2023

Centering Mental Health in Discussions of Economic Justice and Food Security 

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May 5, 2023

NEW OP ED: Targeting SNAP With Work Requirements Misses the Point

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May 1, 2023

New report analyzes NYC’s Executive Leadership Demographics

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May 1, 2023

FPWA CEO Added to NYC Racial Justice Advisory Board

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April 21, 2023

FPWA CEO Appointed to NYC Racial Justice Advisory Board by Mayor

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April 20, 2023

FPWA CEO Receives Wyatt Tee Walker Award For Commitment To Advancing Racial Justice & Equity

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April 19, 2023

Jennifer Jones Austin Appointed to Advisory Board on Implementation of the Racial Justice Charter Amendments

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April 12, 2023

Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of FPWA, to receive Wyatt Tee Walker Award at Keepers of the Dream Gala in honor

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January 10, 2023

New Report “Caught In The Gaps: How The Pitfalls Of Cash Assistance Programs Perpetuate Economic Insecurity For New Yorkers”

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December 8, 2022

Racial Justice and Equity Are Now A Part of the NYC Charter: So What Next?

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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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New Report

Landmark Report Finds Nearly Two-Thirds of New Yorkers Classified as Low and Middle Income Can’t Make Ends Meet and Urges City and State to be Guided by Mandated Measure of True Cost of Living Based in Dignity and Economic Security

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The interactive open data dashboard helps you visualize and track the city budget, with a specific focus on the critical human services funding we rely on.

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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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