FPWA
Lauraliz Morales-Silva is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in program management and community engagement. Currently serving as the Director of Programs at FPWA since March 2020, Lauraliz leads the Ending the Poverty to Prison Pipeline Trauma-Informed Care demonstration project while facilitating training sessions and managing external partnerships. Prior experience includes roles at the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, where responsibilities ranged from Community Engagement Specialist to Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, focusing on domestic violence services and client support. Lauraliz began a career in publishing with organizations such as Simon and Schuster and HarperCollins Publishers, gaining expertise in sales coordination, editorial support, and production assistance. Educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Publishing from Pace University and specialized training in community interpretation for victim services.
FPWA
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FPWA is a leading anti-poverty policy and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening human services organizations and faith institutions and advancing economic opportunity and justice for New Yorkers with low incomes. Since 1922, FPWA has driven groundbreaking policy reforms to better serve those in need. We work to dismantle the systemic barriers that impede economic security and well-being and strengthen the capacity of human services agencies and faith organizations so New Yorkers with lower incomes can thrive and live with dignity. FPWA’s work is focused around three central tenets: ensuring New Yorkers with lower income have the necessary income and potential for building assets that enable them to thrive, not merely get by; ensuring an equitable, just, and appropriately resourced human services sector that is responsive to the needs of New Yorkers; and dismantling the unjust structures and systems that inhibit New Yorkers’ rights to live with dignity and equitable access to power and opportunity.