Ucan!

About Ucan !

The Upper Manhattan Council Assisting Neighbors, Inc. (Ucan), is a community-based organization committed to the creation and preservation of safe affordable housing, economic empowerment and resources, by assisting in the empowerment of northern Manhattan neighbors, community based groups and associations.

This goal is accomplished by working with individual tenants (assisting with tenant advocacy), block and tenant associations (emerging as well as established), other community-based institutions, and promoting low-income housing development/preservation. Additionally, Ucan will work to empower communities by supporting holistic neighborhood prevention initiatives.

To accomplish this mission during the calendar years of 1999-2005 and the future Ucan will coordinate a series of on-going activities, which will include, but are not limited to:

Tenant counseling. Assist tenants in petitioning their landlords for needed repairs.

Provide technical support for block and tenant associations.

Provide informative workshops on tenant and neighborhood empowerment initiatives.

Promote and support neighborhood beautification programs.

Provide Computer Workshop at all levels beginner and intermediate as well as in both English and Spanish.

Provide entreprenuer workshops and tools and empowerment initiatives.

Promote a Youth initiative advocating education and personal development through a holistic approach. Having a Youth Digital Divide Program.

Promote partnerships between community-based groups and responsible developers, owners and building-management companies. Youth initiative advocating education and personal development through a holistic approach.

By pursuing these objectives, Ucan is sure to make significant contributions to the struggle against the increasing housing problems in the Northern Manhattan Community.

All of UCAN's Programs promote and advocate for the awareness and self-management through education and prevention. By working with individual tenants, block and tenant associations and community-based institutions.

By helping people empower themselves we seek to find solutions where recently all that could be found were complaints. Consequently, we hope to receive the support of all institutions and personalities concerned about solving the housing problems of our community as well as education and economic needs that exist.