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January 9, 2025

How Many People in Your State Have the Resources to Thrive?

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January 8, 2025

NYC can both support families & address equity

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December 19, 2024

FPWA Statement on the New York State Child Poverty Reduction Council Recommendations

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December 9, 2024

Money in Your Pockets: Governor Hochul Proposes Sending 8.6 Million New Yorkers an Inflation Refund Check as First Proposal of 2025 State of the State

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December 9, 2024

NYC can lead on true economic security

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December 2, 2024

Majority of Americans lack economic security, study finds

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November 21, 2024

URBAN AGENDA: A New Economic Measure for the Needs of 21st Century America

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November 20, 2024

Council: Expanded child tax credit would slash N.Y. child poverty

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November 19, 2024

More Than Half of Americans Struggle to Pay Bills and Save Money

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November 19, 2024

New Urban Institute Report on True Cost of Economic Security in America Finds More Than Half of All People in U.S. Lack Economic Security

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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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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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