(New York, NY) – Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO Executive Director at
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), released the following statement in response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State and Budget Address:
"Governor
Cuomo has laid out an ambitious, yet achievable agenda to combat
poverty and reduce economic inequity. We stand with him in the fight to
raise the
statewide minimum wage to $15 per hour, and we remain hopeful that the
increase will be funded for the more than 100,000 government contracted
human services workers employed by nonprofits. We are especially pleased
with the Governor's monumental plan to increase
emergency shelter, affordable housing and permanent supportive housing
for vulnerable New Yorkers."
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.
Source: The
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA)
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