Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins to Attend Ribbon-Cutting for New FPWA Headquarters

Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and Other Dignitaries Will Be Present for the Ceremony

On Monday, June 29, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., FPWA will host a ribbon-cutting and open-house at their new headquarters, 40 Broad Street -- between Beaver Street and Exchange --in the city’s Financial District. 

In 2014, FPWA placed its headquarters up for sale to further invest in its mission of serving New York’s most vulnerable. 

The ceremony will be a preview of the new office and advanced conference center space. Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director of FPWA will give remarks about the new space and briefly discuss FPWA’s mission to provide resources and programs to reduce poverty and increase upward mobility. 

A number of member agencies, elected officials, community leaders and other leaders in social service, the faith-based community and grassroots advocates will be on hand for the event, including the following: Bill Chong, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development; Steve Banks, Commissioner of the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA); Gilbert Taylor, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Homeless Services; New York City Councilmember Helen Rosenthal; New York City Councilmember Dan Garodnick; Craig McKay, Chair of the FPWA Board’s Real Estate Committee; Brian Ellis-Gibbs, Pastor at Queens Baptist Church and FPWA Faith & Justice Fellow; Jeremy Kohomban, Children’s Village, a founding FPWA Member Agency

 

The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) is an anti-poverty, policy, and advocacy nonprofit with a membership network of nearly 200 human-service and faith-based organizations. FPWA has been a prominent force in New York City's social services system for more than 92 years, advocating for fair public policies, collaborating with partner agencies, and growing its community-based membership network to meet the needs of New Yorkers. 

Each year, through its network of member agencies, FPWA reaches close to 1.5 million New Yorkers of all ages, ethnicities, and denominations. FPWA strives to build a city of equal opportunity that reduces poverty, promotes upward mobility, and creates shared prosperity for all New Yorkers. 

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