FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC
FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC
FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC
Programs
Affordable Housing Development
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT: FAC HAS DEVELOPER OVER 1,300 AFFORDABLE HOMES, REVITALIZED MORE THAN 30 STOREFRONTS, AND BUILT OVER 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMUNITY SPACE. FAC CURRENTLY HAS 133 UNITS OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CONSTRUCTION AND A DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE OF OVER 1,700 UNITS REPRESENTING AN INVESTMENT OF MORE THAN $850 MILLION IN BROOKLYN. ALL FAC'S NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO LEED, PASSIVE HOUSE OR ENTERPRISE GREEN COMMUNITY STANDARDS. FAC OWNS AND/OR MANAGES 740 UNITS THAT ARE HOME TO OVER 1,000 LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES AND HAS 32 SMALL BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT TENANTS. OVER 85% OF FAC'S COMMERCIAL TENANTS ARE SMALL, MINORITY AND/OR WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES OR NON-PROFITS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.1MAdult Education and Workforce Development
ADULT EDUCATION:OFFERING A RANGE OF CLASSES, INCLUDING ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ("ESOL"), ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE), HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE), FAMILY LITERACY CLASSES AND BRIDGE PROGRAMMING AT LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, THIS PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN FY23. PER THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROGRAM PERFORMS IN THE TOP QUARTILE OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE-WIDE. THE NEW AMERICAN BRIDGE PROGRAM SERVED 81 IMMIGRANT STUDENTS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN FY23, 70 OF WHOM HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM AS OF 6/30/23. THE BRIDGE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH FAC NONPROFIT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AFFILIATE, BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS (BWI)'S RED HOOK ON THE ROAD CDL PROGRAM AND BROOKLYN NETWORKS TELE-DATA CABLE INSTALLATION PROGRAMS. ADULT EDUCATION ALSO EXPANDED ITS DIGITAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN FY23, HELPING TO SAFELY AND SECURELY CONNECT MORE STUDENTS TO ONLINE TOOLS, RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE. ACROSS ALL ADULT EDUCATION'S PROGRAMS IN FY23, 194 STUDENTS SECURED AN INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS; 247 MADE DEMONSTRATED EDUCATIONAL GAINS. FAC ADULT ED ALSO LAUNCHED AN ONLINE BANKING COURSE IN FY23 THAT SERVED 57 STUDENTS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TAILORED DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING DESIGNED TO HELP THEM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONLINE BANKING TOOLS TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8MSocial Justice Organizing and Advocacy
ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY: FAC'S ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS EMPOWER LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TENANT RIGHTS CAMPAIGNS. IN FY23, THESE PROGRAMS HELPED PREVENT OVER 200 EVICTIONS. CAMPAIGNS EMPOWER TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS, SUCH AS RENT STABILIZED AND PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS, AND IMMIGRANTS. IN FY23 FAC CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP OF TURNING THE TIDE, CLIMATE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AS WELL AS THE GOWANUS NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION FOR JUSTICE (GNCJ). GNCJ IS A BROAD-BASED COALITION THAT ADVOCATES FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND REZONING OUTCOMES THAT SECURED SIGNIFICANT WINS IN FY22 THROUGH THE POINTS OF AGREEMENT (POA) AS PART OF THE GOWANUS AREA-WIDE REZONING'S PASSAGE INCLUDING OVER $200 MILLION COMMITTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO ADDRESS CAPITAL NEEDS AT LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN ADDITION TO INVESTMENT IN LOCAL SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST COMMUNITY LED REZONING OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$926.5K
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