Urban Affairs Coalition

Community intervention and support: uac has a long history of addressing community inequities and building initiatives to improve the quality of life in philadelphia and the surrounding region. For over fifty years, the agency has worked to strengthen the nonprofit sector through tailored technical assistance that ensures administrative efficiency, legal and regulatory compliance, strong fiscal stewardship, and best-in-class community/programmatic impact. (continued on schedule o. )with a staff of over 317 employees that serve over 100,000 people in the region annually, uac's major programs provide community intervention and support to those facing multiple barriers to success and self-sufficiency; improve chances for young people and low-income families; assist people at-work to improve educational options for residents of all ages; and through a wide array of other initiatives that address community needs through direct service, policy advocacy, and community initiatives large and small.citywide, uac offers a robust set of positive outlets for young people: preparing them for self-sufficiency and adulthood through summer employment jobs, workforce training, career exposure, technology training, life-coaching; promoting health and well-being through health promotion programming, sexual health education, anti-drug/anti-violence activities, athletics, and social/peer support groups; and access to tailored services for youth with special needs - lgbt, foster care, out of school, or homeless. Uac has a comparable set of services for adults with services for people experiencing homelessness, looking for employment, seeking financial security, needing drug/alcohol treatment, and more. In addition to these direct service programs, uac offers: training for people looking to start businesses, economic inclusion opportunities, financial education, access to capital, assistance with tax and benefit filing, and volunteer/community service opportunities.

Education: uac's programs in education focus on improving educational outcomes and increasing educational options for underserved communities with activities such as early childhood learning projects, workshops about educational options and scholarships, academic achievement classes, structured field trips, college visits, policy advocates, and more.

Homelessness: programs provide high quality temporary housing and other supportive services throughout the city, helping homeless individuals successfully overcome multiple life barriers such as mental illness, prior incarceration and/or substance abuse issues.

Economic development: convenes multi-sector partnerships to address issues like financial literacy, affordable housing, small business development, minority inclusion in the construction industry and foreclosure prevention and delivers programming and consultancy towards the amelioration these issues.

Aids/hiv: uac provides programming through its partners to prevent the spread of hiv disease amount homeless and drug-addicted individuals, in particular in communities of color, through the provision of hiv counseling, testing, partner notification, referrals, and related preventive education activities. Services provided include addiction recovery and hiv/aids prevention and education.

Employment training: provide opportunities to low-income youth for employment training and workforce preparedness through summer internships and work experiences with civic and community-based organizations, public sector entities, and companies.

Professional services: the trusted payment vendor team offers comprehensive grant administration services to philadelphia-based organizations. We provide excellent customer service, conduct training sessions, oversee grant administration, identify and mitigate potential risks, and foster transparent communication to optimize grant administration processes.

Healthcare services: to improve the health of children, adults, and families through education, sharing of information, and the investment of resources.

Research and evaluation services: provides information for decision-making on specific programs and is conducted within a setting of changing actors, priorities, resources, and timelines.