FPWA Responds to Governor Cuomo's Agenda to Combat Poverty

(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)