Urban Resource Institute

URI'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES, CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS, TO END CYCLES OF VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, AND TRAUMA BY INCREASING SAFETY AND RESILIENCY.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: URI IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER SERVICES IN THE U.S. CURRENTLY OVERSEEING 15 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS WITH THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE 1,809 ADULTS AND CHILDREN EVERY NIGHT, AS WELL AS PETS THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS LIVING SAFELY (PALS) PROGRAM. URI ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO EMPOWER CLIENTS TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. WITHIN ITS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, URI OPERATES BOTH EMERGENCY SHELTERS, WHICH SUPPORT SURVIVORS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY FLEE ABUSE, AND TRANSITIONAL FAMILY SHELTERS, WHICH PROVIDE LONGER TERM ACCOMMODATIONS AS SURVIVORS CONTINUE TO REBUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. URI IS THE ONLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK CITY THAT PROVIDES A CO-LIVING MODEL FOR SURVIVORS TO LIVE AND HEAL TOGETHER WITH THEIR PETS THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS LIVING SAFELY (PALS) PROGRAM. PALS IS ONE PART OF URI'S COMMITMENTS TO TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SERVING CLIENTS, WITH CRITICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING HOUSING PLACEMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING, COUNSELING, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND CRIME VICTIM SUPPORT. IN 2023 URI ACCOMMODATED 1235 ADULTS, 1681 CHILDREN AND 188 PETS, WITHIN OUR PALS APPROVED SITES.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE (URI) IS DEDICATED TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE THROUGH A RANGE OF IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF BEHAVIOR THAT CAUSES HARM. OUR ABUSIVE PARTNER INTERVENTION PROGRAM (APIP) IS A TRAUMA-INFORMED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PARTNERS WHO CAUSE HARM, FACILITATING THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD PERSONAL GROWTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY.PREVENTION IS A KEY FOCUS FOR URI, AND OUR RELATIONSHIP ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM (RAPP) PLAYS A VITAL ROLE. SERVING A TOTAL OF 247 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, RAPP PROVIDES BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. THE EARLY RAPP EXTENDS OUR PREVENTION EFFORTS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, CONDUCTING 734 WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE THEM ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.IN ADDITION TO PREVENTION, URI PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL AND ADVOCACY SERVICES THROUGH THE CRIME VICTIMS SERVICES PROGRAM (CVSP) AND THE LEGAL EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM (LEAP). IN 2023, LEAP DELIVERED 1453 SERVICES TO 581 CLIENTS, WHILE CVSP PROVIDED 9865 SERVICES TO 334 INDIVIDUALS RESIDING AT RESIDENTIAL SITES AND 541 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY.URI IS COMMITTED TO CREATING ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND STABILITY FOR THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (EEP) OFFERS WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, INTERNSHIPS, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A FABRICATION LAB (FAB LAB) EQUIPPED WITH RESOURCES FOR TRAINING IN TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES. IN 2023, EEP SERVED 311 ADULTS AND 41 CHILDREN, ASSISTING 111 INDIVIDUALS WITH JOB PLACEMENT.URI'S DEDICATION TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE, COUPLED WITH OUR EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, REFLECTS OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE.

HOMELESS FAMILIES RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS: DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO 1652 INDIVIDUALS, OF WHICH 902 WERE CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CARE, INCLUDING ACCESS TO CASE MANAGEMENT, STRUCTURED SOCIALIZATION AND RECREATION SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES AND WORKFORCE TRAINING URI PLACED 120 FAMILIES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING DURING THIS PERIOD.

ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: URI MANAGES TWO TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES (ICF) AND RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVE (IRA) FROM JULY 1, 2022, THROUGH JUNE 30,2023. URI'S ICF ACCOMMODATES A TOTAL OF 14 INDIVIDUALS (ADULT MEN AND WOMEN), AND THE TWO IRA FACILITIES CAN ACCOMMODATE A TOTAL OF 19 ADULT MEN AND WOMEN. DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, URI FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT CONSUMERS CONTINUED TO HAVE ACCESS TO PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING AND A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DAY PROGRAMS; NUTRITIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL THERAPIES AND SPEECH SERVICES. THESE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES ARE CERTIFIED BY OPWDD AND SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF ARE ASSIGNED TO THEM 24 HOURS A DAY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.