URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE

HOMELESS FAMILIES SERVICES:URI SERVED 874 CLIENTS, INCLUDING 263 CHILDREN, THROUGH ITS HOMELESS FAMILIES DEPARTMENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. OF FAMILIES LEAVING SHELTER, 370 (48%) SECURED PERMANENT HOUSING. URI ADVANCED TWO MAJOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES: MAGNOLIA GARDENS, A 90-UNIT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IN FLUSHING, QUEENS, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AAFE AND NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES; AND THE INNOVATIVE URBAN VILLAGE IN EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, A MULTI-PHASE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL DELIVER NEARLY 2,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES, WITH PHASE 1A CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO CREATE APPROXIMATELY 385 APARTMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED PARTNERSHIPS WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SUN RIVER HEALTH, AND THE NEW YORK PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING CENTER (NYPCC) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS.

JUSTICE INITIATIVES:URI'S JUSTICE INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT DELIVERED PROGRAMMING ACROSS MULTIPLE SERVICE AREAS. THE PEOPLE & ANIMALS LIVING SAFELY (PALS) PROGRAM SERVED 218 CLIENTS AND 293 PETS AND CONDUCTED 29 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES, EXPANDING CO-SHELTERING CAPACITY REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (EEP) SERVED 307 PARTICIPANTS; 33 SECURED EMPLOYMENT AT AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGES OF $40,638 (FULL-TIME) AND $26,703 (PART-TIME); 30 COMPLETED PAID INTERNSHIPS; 45 RETAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR; AND 12 EARNED INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS. EEP HOSTED 21 HIRING AND CAREER EVENTS AND COMPLETED 56 FINANCIAL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND 56 FINANCIAL SAFETY PLANNING SESSIONS. THE RELATIONSHIP ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM (RAPP) AND EARLY RAPP COMPLETED 495 WORKSHOPS ACROSS 23 SCHOOLS, SERVING 1,487 STUDENTS AND DELIVERING 1,651 INDIVIDUAL AND 340 GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS. THE ABUSIVE PARTNER INTERVENTION PROGRAM (APIP) SERVED 89 MANDATED PARTICIPANTS AND LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY-BASED CULTURE-SHAPING INITIATIVE IN MANHATTAN. THE CRIME VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAM AT THE JUSTICE INITIATIVES CENTER (CVSP-JIC) SUPPORTED 352 CLIENTS AND DELIVERED 8,528 SERVICES, INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY, AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENTS. THE CRIME VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAM AT THE BRONX FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER (CVSP-BXFJC) SERVED 1,323 PARTICIPANTS AND DELIVERED 9,845 SERVICES. THE LEGAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM (LEAP) PROVIDED LEGAL CONSULTATIONS TO 200 SURVIVORS IN FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION LAW, ASSISTED 12 CLIENTS IN OBTAINING PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT STATUS, AND FACILITATED 8 STAFF TRAININGS WITH 91 ATTENDEES. THE RAPID RE-HOUSING (RRH) PROGRAM ASSISTED 50 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING, ACHIEVING A 100% HOUSING RETENTION RATE UPON EXIT, WITH 10 PARTICIPANTS TRANSITIONING TO LONG-TERM STABILITY THROUGH SECTION 8 VOUCHERS. THE TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE'S ABCS IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM DELIVERED TRAUMA-INFORMED PREVENTION EDUCATION TO CHILDREN RESIDING IN DV SHELTERS.