FPWA 2026–27 Educational Opportunity Scholarship — Advocate Referral
Thank you for referring a student to FPWA's 2026–27 Educational Opportunity Scholarship. This form is the first of two: once you submit, your student will be auto-emailed a link to complete their application. As the student's advocate, you commit to supporting them through the application process and conducting one wellness check per semester. The full eligibility criteria and program details are at fpwa.org. Questions? programs@fpwa.org.
Advocate Information
Full Name
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Job Title at Agency
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Member Agency
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— Select your agency —
ARC XVI - Fort Washington
Abbott House
Afro-American Parents Day Care Center
Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church
Allen Women's Resource Center
American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York
Apex for Youth
Argus Community, Inc.
Asian Americans for Equality, Inc.
Avenues for Justice
Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Inc.
Barrier Free Living
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Bethany Baptist Church
Bethany Day Nursery
Black Veterans For Social Justice, Inc.
Bloomingdale Family Program
Bronx Bethany Community Corporation
Bronxdale Tenants League Day Care Center
Brooklyn Community Services
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society
CONNECT NYC
Calvary Fellowship AME Church
Carter Burden Network
Central Family Life Center
Chapin Home for the Aging
Children of Promise, NYC
Chinese Methodist Center Corporation
Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Church of the Holy Trinity - Manhattan
Claremont Neighborhood Centers
Co-op City Baptist Church
Code for Life
Colony-South Brooklyn Houses
Community Healthcare Network
Community Life Center
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
Day Care Council of New York, Inc.
DeWitt Reformed Church
Democracy at Work Institute
Directions for Our Youth (DFOY)
East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc.
East Harlem Tutorial Program
East Side House Settlement
Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc.
Escuela Hispana Montessori
Every Day is a Miracle
Exodus Transitional Community
FPWA
Faith In New York
Forestdale, Inc.
Fort Greene Council, Inc.
Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO)
Girl Vow, Inc.
Goddard Riverside Community Center
Grace Church, West Farms
Grace Congregational Church of Harlem
Graham Windham
Grand Street Settlement
Greenhope Services for Women, Inc.
Hamilton-Madison House
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI)
Harlem Dowling-West Side Center for Children & Family Services
Hartley House
Healthy Humor Inc
Heights and Hills, Inc.
Henry Street Settlement
Highbridge Advisory Council Family Services, Inc.
Homecrest Community Services
HousingPlus
Housing Solutions of New York (HSNY)
Hudson Guild
Incarnation Center, Inc.
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Isaiah's Temple of Mt. Hope Spiritual Baptist, Inc.
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement
Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults
Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA)
Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC)
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (KCS)
LIFT-New York
Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC)
Long Term Care Community Coalition
Lower East Side Family Union
Lutheran Social Services of New York
MJHS Isabella Center
Majlis Ash-Shura: Islamic Leadership Council of New York
Mekong NYC
Memorial Baptist Church
Metropolitan AME Church Harlem
Mott Haven Reformed Church
Mount Hope Housing Company
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development
NYC Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC)
NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives
National Black Leadership Commission on Health, Inc.
New Alternatives for Children
New Beginnings Outreach, Inc.
New York Memory Center
New York Therapeutic Communities-Stay'n Out
Nido de Esperanza
North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center
Northeast Bronx Day Care Centers
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
Northside Center for Child Development
One Stop Senior Services
Open Door Child Care Center
Park Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Partnership with Children
Penington Friends House
Phipps Neighborhoods
Presbyterian Senior Services (PSS)
Prince Hall Service Fund
Project FIND
Reality House
Resurrection & Life Pentecostal Church of America, Inc.
Rising Ground
Riverside Language Program, Inc.
Riverstone Senior Life Services
SCO Family of Services
STRIVE
Seamen's Society for Children and Families
Search and Care
Service Program for Older People, Inc. (SPOP)
Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
St. Christopher's, Inc.
St. Matthew's Community A.M.E. Church of Hollis
Steve's Camp at Horizon Farms, Inc.
Sunnyside Community Services
The Alex House Project
The Alliance for Positive Change
The Brotherhood Sister Sol
The Children's Village
The Current Project
The Family Center
The HOPE Program
The Oliver Scholars Program
The Opportunity Network
Trail Blazers
Treatment Action Group (TAG)
Trellis
Union Settlement Association
United Methodist City Society
University Settlement Society of New York
Urban Resource Institute
Urban Upbound
Utopia Children's Center
Vibrant Emotional Health
Visiting Neighbors
Wakefield Grace United Methodist Church
Wartburg Adult Care Community
William Hodson Community Center
Womankind
Women's Prison Association
YMCA of Greater New York
YWCA of Yonkers
YWCA of the City of New York
You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement, Inc.
Zeina Lorraine, Inc.
Work Email
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example@example.com
Work Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Student Information
Student Full Legal Name
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Student Email
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example@example.com
Student Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
School Name
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Program Type
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4-year college (Junior or Senior in 2026–27)
Final year of an associate-degree program
Vocational or trade school program
Graduate school (any year, full-time or part-time)
Anticipated NYC borough of residence
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Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
Recommendation Letter
Please write a 300–500 word recommendation that addresses the following: (1) For how long, and in what capacity, have you known the applicant? (2) In what ways is the applicant involved with your member agency? (3) What are the applicant's professional goals, and how does their education or training program bring them closer to achieving those goals? (4) Is there anything else you would like FPWA to know about the applicant?
Recommendation Letter
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Minimum 300 words, maximum 500 words.
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Commitments and Acknowledgments
Current staff member of the selected FPWA member agency
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Current staff member of the selected FPWA member agency
Student is a current or former client of the agency
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Student is a current or former client of the agency
Commitment to serve as advocate for the 2026–27 academic year and support the application
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Commitment to serve as advocate for the 2026–27 academic year and support the application
Commitment to conduct at least one wellness check per semester (Fall 2026: October–November; Spring 2027: April–May) and submit a brief follow-up form to FPWA after each
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Commitment to conduct at least one wellness check per semester (Fall 2026: October–November; Spring 2027: April–May) and submit a brief follow-up form to FPWA after each
If leaving the agency before the end of the 2026–27 school year, inform FPWA and designate a successor advocate before departing
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If leaving the agency before the end of the 2026–27 school year, inform FPWA and designate a successor advocate before departing
Information provided is accurate to the best of the advocate's knowledge
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Information provided is accurate to the best of the advocate's knowledge
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