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 13 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS WITH THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE 1,357 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. IN TOTAL, URI PROGRAMS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO REACH 40,000 INDIVIDUALS A YEAR. SEE SCHEDULE OURI 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. URI ALSO WORKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE THROUGH THE ABUSIVE PARTNER INTERVENTION PROGRAM (APIP), A TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAM FOR PARTNERS WHO ABUSE, AND FOCUSES ON PREVENTION THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM (RAPP) AND EARLY RAPP, PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH TO EDUCATE THEM ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, AND WHILE ADAPTING TO THE ONGOING CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY COVID-19, URI WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXTENSIVE SAFETY PROTOCOLS, ENHANCED CLEANING, AND ALL NECESSARY PROCESSES TO MAINTAIN CLIENT AND STAFF SAFETY. WI-FI WAS ALSO INSTALLED IN ALL SITES FOR REMOTE LEARNING, TRAINING, AND OTHER SERVICES.

PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO 2,854 INDIVIDUALS, OF WHICH 1,902 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 OVER 332 INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING DURING THIS PERIOD. IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING CHALLENGES OF COVID-19, URI WORKED TO ENSURE THAT HOMELESS FAMILIES ACCESSING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED A SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), INCLUDING MASKS, GLOVES, AND HAND SANITIZERS, SEE SCHEDULE OAS WELL AS IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED FACILITY CLEANING AND OPERATIONAL PROTOCOLS. ALSO, IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IMPACTS, URI WORKED TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLIENTS AND CHILDREN HAD ACCESS TO WI-FI, TABLETS AND IPADS TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT IN REMOTE LEARNING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

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 JANUARY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020, URI SERVED 23 ADULT MEN AND WOMEN IN ITS ICF. THE IRA SERVED EIGHT ADULT MEN AND WOMEN. DURING THIS TIME, URI FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT CONSUMERS AND STAFF WERE SAFE, ENSURING ACCESS TO PPE'S AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY PROTOCOLS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON OFFERING PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING AND A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DAY PROGRAMS; NUTRITIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL THERAPIES; AND SPEECH SERVICES. SEE SCHEDULE OTHESE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES ARE CERTIFIED BY OPWDD AND SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF IS ASSIGNED TO THEM 24 HOURS A DAY.

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