Fifth Avenue Committee Incorporated

Adult education:facs adult education department offers a range of classes, including english for speakers of other languages (esol), adult basic education (abe), high school equivalency (hse), digital literacy, and workforce bridge programming at local public schools and churches. In fy 24, 1,336 students enrolled in one or more of these programs and classes. The bridge program is a partnership with facs nonprofit workforce development affiliate, brooklyn workforce innovations (bwi)s red hook on the road commercial drivers license (cdl), brooklyn networks tele-data cable installation, and brooklyn woods carpentry programs. Per the nys department of education, the program performs in the top quartile of adult education programs statewide.

Organizing and advocacy: facs organizing and advocacy programs empower low-income residents through a range of environmental, accountable development, social justice and tenant rights campaigns. Fac leads and participates in local, city and statewide campaigns, and advocates at the federal level for policy changes. Campaigns empower traditionally marginalized groups, such as rent stabilized and public housing residents, and immigrants. In fy24, these programs helped over 1,000 residents including 338 tenants avoid eviction. Fac also continued its leadership of local environmental and climate justice and accountable development campaigns.

Community services:community services provides a range of free services including public benefits access (snap, unemployment insurance, medicare/aid and more), tax preparation, financial coaching, and legal, housing and health referrals to over 1,100 very low and low-income new yorkers annually. The program helps low-income individuals gain economic and housing stability and build their assets. In fy24, community services connected 498 households with one or more public benefits. The program connected 81 people to legal services, provided financial coaching to 275, and 230 received free tax preparation services.workforce development:fac affiliate bwi assists over 900 new yorkers each year through sector-based job training and direct placement services. These programs provide access to industry recognized credentials, living-wage employment and career paths, placement and supports (i.e., resume development, interview, and soft skill development). Facs bridge programs that we carry out in partnership with bwi, provide sector-based workforce development training with integrated and contextualized english language and other supports to unemployed and underemployed immigrants and residents. The program enrolled 555 students with barriers to employment in fy24. In partnership with bwi, 279 of those participants earned an industry credential and 106 secured living wage employment. Sustainable development:in 2024, fac continued to advance our efforts to install over 234,000 kw of solar power on fac owned and managed affordable housing and community facility buildings in phase 1 as part of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, reducing maintenance expenses to contribute to permanent affordability and reduce utility expenses for low and moderate-income tenants living in fac properties. Fac also launched barrio solar with fac hud certified housing counseling affiliate, neighbors helping neighbors, and partner solar one, to assist lmi homeowners in nyc to reduce their utility costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the value of their asset by providing supports and solar down payment assistance.