Hostos Family Empowerment Program - FEP

04/28/2026

Kids had fun yesterday Sunday, April 26, 2026 with their parents at our annual Spring Carnival enjoying BBQ, Magic & Bubble show, face painting and cotton candy. We also invited some of our community partners Mercy Center, DCAS- Public Service Corps and League of Women Voters & internal partners CUNY EDGE and Career Services to share information on the services they have available to our parenting students.
We want to thank our Hostos Peace Officers for supporting this event.

And thank you to our sponsors Hostos Career Services, Hostos CUNY EDGE, Hostos Fatherhood Academy, Hostos Children's Center, The President's Initiative for Students Success, Hostos Student Government Associations, Hostos Leadership Academy, Hostos Student Affairs and Hostos ASAP.

And Special thanks to Hostos Family Empowerment Club and all the volunteers, we had a successful event because everyone pitched in.
***Very special thanks to our facilities laborers who showed up on the weekend to set up...gracias!

04/21/2026

Bring your children to the park for a fun Spring Activity on Saturday May 2, 2026, from 1:00-3:30pm. See flyer for more details

03/25/2026

Are you pregnant? Did you recently have a baby? Do you need support? We encourage you to join the Peace for Moms Support Group. See the flyer for more details

03/18/2026

Annual Spring Carnival at Hostos Community College Hostos students who are parenting with children between the ages of 0-14 years are invited to attend our Spring Carnival on Sunday April 26, 2026 from 12pm to 5pm. See bar code below to sign up or use the url
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=s_BgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2CmrDHksNk1Cr-SXTcEuUZtUOURURVFCRkVYNUhMSUVDMVFXN0JNSEhaMy4u
ONLY Hostos Community College students can attend!

03/17/2026

Hostos students are invited to celebrate Eid Al Fitr on March 24, 2026 from 12pm to 3pm. Come celebrate with our Muslim students - learn about Islam, socialize and eat foods from different Middle Eastern and African countries.

12/26/2025

Happy holidays,

We encourage all our students during this winter break to attend this workshop series so you can learn valuable skills in leadership. See flyer for more information.
Educated families empowers communities!!!

12/25/2025

Happy holidays to one and all from the Family Empowerment Program. May all your positive wishes come true.
Thanks to all our donors for helping us support our students who are parenting. And to all our volunteers who wrapped all the gifts for our students children.
Blessings always

11/25/2025

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Broker Fees Are Now Illegal in NYC: The FARE Act


This week’s update comes from the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit.


The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act took effect on June 11, 2025. This law prohibits brokers who represent landlords from charging broker fees to tenants. This includes brokers who publish listings with the landlord’s permission. Landlords or their agents must disclose other fees that the tenant must pay in their listings and rental agreements.

Forced broker fees are now ILLEGAL and landlords cannot charge real estate broker fees to renters. Being forced to pay a broker you didn’t hire? File a complaint with your text messages, screenshots, etc. at

The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act took effect on June 11, 2025. This law prohibits brokers who represent landlords from charging broker fees to tenants. This includes brokers who publish listings with the landlord’s permission. Landlords or their agents must disclose other fees ...

11/20/2025

FEP in collaboration with the Family Empowerment Club continues to support the needs of our parenting students by providing workshops, and resources...

09/24/2025

Bring your children come and play and learn about resources!

08/07/2025

Resources that you can tap into

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