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- EIN 86-1096987
- 7187840877
- 12-11 40th Ave Long Island City NY 11101 USA
- http://www.urbanupbound.org
- UrbanUpbound_NY
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing
Mission: Urban Upbound, formerly known as the East River Development Alliance, Inc. (ERDA), is a community-based non-profit organization located in Long Island City, Queens. Urban Upbound's mission is to transform and improve New York City public housing by providing residents with the tools and opportunities necessary for self-sufficiency and economic mobility and to break cycles of poverty. New York City has 344 conventional public housing developments with over 450,000 residents. The average household income is under $20,000 per year. Urban Upbound currently serves the residents of Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astori, Woodside Houses, and most recently, Far Rockaway. Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the country, with 96 buildings spanning six square blocks with over 10,000 residents. Over 30,000 residents live in the five developments we serve, the majority of which are African American and Latino. Urban Upbound is working to build sustainable programs for public housing residents and other low-income New Yorkers that can be replicated in other developments throughout New York City and the nation.
Target demographics: break cycles of poverty in public housing neighborhoods
Direct beneficiaries per year: place 675 people in jobs with an average wage of $10.70; provided financial counseling to over 1,800 individuals; sent 20 kids to college; and banked 300 unbanked residents in the community
Geographic areas served: Queens
Programs: employment services, financial counseling, college access/youth development, community revitalization services, and banking services via the Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union.