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Investing in dignity. Empowering communities. Cultivating systemic change.

The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) dismantles the structural and systemic barriers that impede economic security and well-being, and strengthens the capacity of New York’s human service and faith organizations so New Yorkers with lower incomes can thrive.

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million working-age households in New York are unable to meet basic needs.

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a year falls far short of providing a family of four with the necessary resources to thrive and meet their basic needs. Unfortunately, this is the poverty threshold established by the federal government.

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decrease in Federal and State funding over the last year for critical human services to children and families in NYC.

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of the 125,000 human services workers are people of color, many of whom do not earn but deserve fair, livable wages.

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Eradicating poverty is a unique challenge that requires strong partnerships and innovative, bold solutions to systems that were built to keep so many of us from ever achieving financial stability.

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Impacting the Lives of New Yorkers Facing Barriers

Our goal is to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to live with dignity and thrive.

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FPWA BLASTS MAYOR ADAMS’ BUDGET PROPOSAL TO SLASH 3-K FUNDING DURING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS

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ICYMI: On MLK’s Birthday, FPWA Renews Pledge to Deliver Economic Justice for All

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NYC Funds Tracker Dashboard and Analysis

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:

  • Cease communications with the individual contacting you claiming to be an “FPWA Agent” and do not provide any further personal information to them;
  • You or the affected individual should file a police report in the local jurisdiction of attempted fraud with the information you have available from them – a phone number, a Facebook messenger profile, etc. It is likely they have compromised a friend or family members Facebook account to make it seem like a qualified referral;
  • You or the affected individual should pass all information to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (www.ic3.gov); and,
  • You or the affected individual should file a complaint with the Federation Trade Commission online, or call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261.

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

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