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URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE

Transforming the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families

New York, NY   |  www.urinyc.org

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Mission

Urban Resource Institute's mission is to empower individuals, families, and communities, particularly communities of color and other disenfranchised populations, to end cycles of violence, homelessness, poverty, and trauma by increasing safety and resiliency.

Ruling year info

1995

CEO

Mr. Nathaniel Fields

Main address

205 East 42nd Street 13th Floor

New York, NY 10017 USA

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EIN

11-2561648

NTEE code info

Family Violence Shelters and Services (P43)

Home Health Care (includes Visiting Nurse Associations) (E92)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Urban Resource Institute (URI) provides life-saving, empowering social services for New Yorkers who are suffering and recovering from domestic violence and homelessness. For 40 years, URI has been innovating and developing new programs to improve the lives of vulnerable New Yorkers, with a particular focus on survivors of domestic violence. We help individuals and families escape abuse, safely heal, and gain the resources needed to live healthy, independent lives. We also are the only organization in New York City and one of the few nationally that extends these services to pets.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Domestic Violence and Homeless Shelter Services

Urban Resource Institute helps transform the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families, with a focus on communities of color and other vulnerable populations. Founded in 1980, Urban Resource Institute has become the largest provider of domestic violence shelter services in the U.S. The nonprofit operates over 20 emergency and transitional shelters for individuals and families in NYC and is the only shelter service in New York that offers animal-friendly units so survivors do not have to abandon a beloved pet.

URI's holistic and innovative approach encompasses prevention, intervention, and education programs and services that allow survivors to heal, gain independence, and safely rebuild their lives. They offer an Economic Empowerment Program (EEP), Relationship Abuse Prevention Program to schools (RAPP), Legal Education Advocacy Program (LEAP), People and Animals Living Safely Program (PALS), Abusive Partner Intervention Program (APIP), and Crime Victims Services.

Population(s) Served
Victims and oppressed people
Families

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of clients placed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Domestic Violence and Homeless Shelter Services

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Urban Resource Institute accommodates approximately 2,200 individuals nightly in domestic violence and homeless shelters in New York City.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

1. Results: URI's programs are designed and implemented to get results/outcomes and to advance the fields of domestic violence and social services.

2. Resource Development: URI has the resources that allow us to achieve our mission and sustain our social value over the long-term.

3. Systems for Performance Management: URI is a data-driven organization with the systems in place to allow us to measure the performance of staff and the quality and effectiveness of programs for our target population.

RESULTS

-- We have programs that are client-centered, trauma informed, evidence-based, and responsive to what we see as changes in the external environment
-- We embrace innovation to push for results/outcomes
-- We identify and act on systems critical for addressing domestic violence in the long-term
-- We constantly measure what works and innovate to improve our quality and effectiveness
-- We have taken steps that have led to our being recognized as a thought leader in the domestic violence field, which is core to our identity

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

-- We have defined and developed a culture of philanthropy
-- We have financial sustainability plans for programs that are at the core of our mission
-- We have comprehensive strategy for financing the organization that supports core mission work and innovation
-- We are known for its brand and approach that reinforces the practice of mission, vision, & values and embraces continuous innovation

As a thought-leader in the field of domestic violence, we have expert spokespersons for matters related to interpersonal violence, homelessness, economic empowerment, non-profit leadership, strategic planning, and fiscal management.

As a data-driven organization, URI has designed meaningful metrics to assess program results, program quality and staff performance, effectiveness in operations, and financial strength. We use technology to empower and support data collection, ensuring our program operations and strategic management functions are informed by meaningful information. URI also incorporate environmental scanning (e.g. external data about need, clients, funding, partners, and changes in social policy) into its data collection and use, to assure that it is continuously responsive to environmental changes.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE

Board of directors
as of 10/06/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Whittaker Mack III, CFP®

JP Morgan Securities LLC

Term: 2016 -

Nina Esaki, PhD

Springfield College Department of Social Work

Carmen J. Smith

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Roy A. Williams

Tabitha Williams

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/3/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Male
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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