FPWA CEO and Executive Director Jennifer Jones Austin (pictured far
right) alongside New York college students honored at FPWA’s annual
College Scholarship awards breakfast. Students pictured left to right:
Jhoel Peguero, Bibi Morium, Alexander
Philip Torbor, Neha Basnet, Alexus Murray, Raymi Echavarria, Yuan Chen,
Xue Lin, Larissa Jimenez, Desire Nizigama, and Aderys Adames. (Click on the photo to increase its size.)
(New York, NY) —The Federation of Protestant
Welfare Agencies (FPWA) presented 12 New York college students with a
$2,000 scholarship at the 2016 annual College Scholarship awards
breakfast held at its headquarters in Manhattan
on July 27, 2016. Recipients are college juniors and seniors who were
selected for their individual abilities to excel despite challenging
circumstances. These young adults are individuals who have been
identified by FPWA’s member agencies and have demonstrated
a commitment to furthering their education.
FPWA CEO and Executive Director Jennifer Jones
Austin, Chief Strategy and Program Officer Wayne Ho, and Director of
Member Initiatives Vanessa Leung kicked off the program by welcoming the
recipients. Program Manager Blanche Centeno-Hatwood
presented the awards to the 12 recipients with representatives of the
member organizations that referred the scholars, who spoke about each
student’s unique qualifications and background. These included Big
Brothers Big Sisters, Cypress Hills Local Development
Corp., Edwin Gould Services for Children & Families, Forestdale,
Inc., Goddard Riverside Community, Inc., Henry Street Settlement, and
Hudson Guild.
According to Jones Austin, “The college
scholarships are one of the many ways that we seek to address the needs
of New York’s young people and potential future leaders, all of whom who
have been through adversity yet are excelling in school
or in their personal lives.”
For nearly 30 years, FPWA has awarded college
scholarships to students who have overcome personal hardships and
demonstrate financial need. FPWA decided to provide financial support
specifically to students of junior and senior status since
there are less scholarships available when students become
upperclassmen. All of the scholarship honorees are working tirelessly to
turn adversity into advantage.
Source: Mercury
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