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The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) is a social services institution in New York City. The City of New York FPWA has, since its inception in 1922, had the goal of promoting the social and economic well-being of greater New York’s most vulnerable people by strengthening human service organizations and advocating for just public policies. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one

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History

FPWA was originally named the Federation of Institutions Caring for Protestant Children. It was founded in response to a request in 1920 from the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Public Welfare, seeking representatives of religious social welfare organizations to form an advisory committee. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments FPWA exists today with a membership of almost 300 social service agencies and churches throughout New York City and the surrounding area. Its policy efforts focus on issues of income security, child welfare, childcare and education, elderly welfare, workforce development, youth services, HIV and AIDS, and offers scholarship programs and emergency financial assistance through the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome In Law, financial assistance refers to assistance given by a company for the purchase of its own shares or the shares of its holding companies [1] In addition, in 2007 it was among over 530 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $30 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a nonprofit organization in the United States. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. [2]

Landmark Building

Formerly the Church Missions House, the FPWA building was designed more than 100 years ago by church architect Robert W. Gibson, who took his inspiration from the town halls of Haarlem and Medieval Amsterdam. in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The building, at 281 Park Avenue South, is a New York City designated landmark. Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City Borough of Manhattan Originally a landmark literally meant a Geographic Feature used by explorers and 

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References

  1. ^ New York Times: Neediest Cases Fund: A Brief History. Retrieved on August 28, 2007
  2. ^ New York Times: City Groups Get Bloomberg Gift of $20 Million. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Retrieved on August 28, 2007

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