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April 8, 2026

Mamdani Releases Long-Delayed NYC Racial Equity Plan, Even as Trump Curbs DEI Efforts

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April 6, 2026

Looking at NYC’s Racial Equity Plan

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April 6, 2026

Mamdani Seeks to Link Affordability Agenda With Racial Equity

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March 16, 2026

Statement from FPWA on the Release of the Urban Institute’s Updated True Cost of Economic Security Measure

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February 10, 2026

The 2026 Brooklyn Power 100

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February 3, 2026

City & State: The 2026 Black Trailblazers List

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January 13, 2026

Statement by Jennifer Jones Austin on Governor Hochul’s 2026 State of the State Address

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January 8, 2026

FPWA Statement on New York Universal Childcare

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December 30, 2025

Racial justice and NYC’s affordability crisis

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December 23, 2025

Up Close: Bill Ritter sits down with Jennifer Jones Austin

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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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