Reports and Briefs

Read the latest research and findings from FPWA

October 22, 2024

Rewriting the Story: Lived experiences of New Yorkers receiving cash assistance

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March 8, 2024

Cash Assistance Stories

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December 5, 2023

The Problem of Income Inadequacy in New York State

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December 5, 2023

Technical Appendix The Official Poverty Measure, the Self-Sufficiency Standard, Methodology, and Detailed Data Tables

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January 10, 2023

Caught in the Gaps: How the pitfalls of cash assistance programs perpetuate economic insecurity for New Yorkers

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January 9, 2023

Caught in the Gaps Report Highlights

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January 8, 2023

The New York Cash Assistance Narratives Network

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January 7, 2023

Caught in the Gaps [Presentation]

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May 5, 2021

Pushed to the Precipice One Pager

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April 14, 2021

Pushed to the Precipice: How Benefits Cliffs and Financial Gaps Undermine the Safety Net for New Yorkers

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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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