Financial Planning Essentials Webinar 11-2-22

Please join us for this exciting webinar on Wednesday 11-2-22 @ 4:30 PM by Stacey Braun Associates, Inc. in order to learn tips, tricks, and advice on how to be best prepared when making important financial decisions. Learn more and register here.

Attend this webinar to learn more about:

Budgeting and ways to improve a Credit Score

Tax-advantaged ways to save for College

Tax-advantaged ways to save for Retirement

Investing choices within a Retirement Plan

The importance of a sound investment strategy

Types of Insurance you should consider

Your NYC Pension

Your Social Security Benefit

Taxation of Pension, Social Security, and Retirement Plan withdrawals

The importance of an Estate Plan

President Biden's Federal Student Loan Debt Relief Program

What Is Federal Student Loan Debt Relief?

It’s a program that provides eligible borrowers with full or partial discharge of loans up to $20,000 to Federal Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 to non-Pell Grant recipients.

Who Qualifies?

  • Individuals who made less than $125,000 in 2021 or 2020

  • Families that made less than $250,000 in 2021 or 2020

If you filed federal taxes, your income requirements are based on your adjusted gross income (AGI), which tends to be lower than your total income. Your AGI can be found on line 11 of the IRS Form 1040. For more details on how to apply click this link

Honoring NYPD Police Officer Arianna Reyes-Gomes

Let’s remember and honor NYPD Officer Arianna Reyes-Gomez , who lost her life to domestic violence earlier this year. Click here to read her story.

Active and Retired Members if you are a victim of domestic violence please contact the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at 212-306 - 7660 for guidance and resources. All information is confidential. You should also visit https://www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/eap/eap-coping-with-domestic-violence.page for more resources.

This Thursday 10/20/22, please join UPOA and wear purple in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness (send us your pictures to post on social media and the website or #gopurplenyc.

UPOA Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser

UPOA is selling pink or black windbreakers and t-shirts (navy blue/pink or royal blue/pink or black/pink) to raise money for the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk. All proceeds will be donated and divided among the UPOA Making Strides Team in each borough. Please contact your UPOA Executive Board Member or Delegate to purchase your items. All orders and monies are needed by Friday October 7, 2022. Thank you for your continued support and generosity.

President Powell Testified Before City Council on Pay Equity

On September 22, 2022 @ 1:00 PM in the Committee Room at City Hall, President Powell appeared before the City Council to testify on Pay Equity in the Municipal Workforce. Click here to read her testimony

Let's Celebrate - UPOA Health and Wellness - Toy Drive Event

On Saturday December 3, 2022 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM UPOA will be hosting a Health and Wellness Event for all Active and Retired Members only. We will also have a Toy Drive and ask that all participants donate an unwrapped toy or book. All donations will be distributed to our Probation clients and their children (Details about the toy and book giveaway will be announced at a later date). We will have several vendors, music, food and refreshments. Click on this link to register for the event as we need to know the number of people attending. Click here to print the flyer. Let’s Celebrate!!!