“I came to FAC last May for job training at BWI’s Brooklyn Woods. Since then, FAC helped me get through so many obstacles in my life. Single Stop staff advocated for me with Public Assistance and helped me keep my benefits during my job training. They also helped me get a grant from the Community Service Society to send my children to summer camp. Now I have a great job building kitchen cabinets for FAC’s new housing development for the homeless and seniors. FAC is still helping me. I met with one of their Financial Counselors, who helped me make a credit building plan, and their partner South Brooklyn Legal Services is helping me deal with an old misdemeanor on my record. Since last May, my life has turned around 180 degrees!” - FAC Participant

"What We do to Bring the Vision to Reality" The mission of Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) is to advance social and economic justice in South Brooklyn principally by developing and managing affordable housing and community facilities, creating economic opportunities, organizing residents and workers, providing student-centered adult education opportunities, and combating displacement caused by gentrification. FAC's Principles in Action Local leadership and accountability Promoting community ownership We believe in creating opportunities for residents and workers to participate in the ownership, control, or decision-making processes of the places they live and work. Planning and acting strategically We bring residents together to look critically at local and global trends that affect our community, and to plan strategically for our community's future. We then seek effective, innovative, and entrepreneurial ways to achieve our goals. Combating discrimination We work in our organization and in our community to overcome the barriers raised by racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. Valuing commitment We depend on, honor, and aim to inspire the dedication, hard work, and commitment of active residents, our board members, and especially our staff. As a workplace, we strive to foster and support staff commitment by providing fair and flexible employment policies, good benefits, and opportunities for individual development. In addition, we aim to hire locally, build staff capacity, and promote internally. Building partnerships We recognize the need to work for change on a broader level, and we seek partnerships with organizations, in our community and beyond, that share our values and goals.

FAC has been awarded the 2009 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award FAC joins community groups and elected officials in Atlantic Yards project lawsuit. Click here Applications for rental housing now available for 575 5th Avenue Click here Read FAC's recent study,"Nowhere to Turn: The Reality of Mexican American Students in New York City’s Public Schools" Click here (PDF) Read FAC's 2007-2008 Biannual Report Click here (PDF)