Urban Resource Institute

Urban Resource Institute (URI) provides quality, compassionate, and innovative client-centered services to victims of domestic violence, homeless families, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities so that they may lead the safest and fullest lives possible. For 38 years, URI has been providing lifesaving services and developing new programs to improve the lives of vulnerable New Yorkers, with a particular focus on survivors of domestic violence. It is the only organization in New York City and one of the few nationally that extends these services to pets. This is an exciting time in URI’s history, as the organization recently merged with the Center Against Domestic Violence, an organization that works toward a society free of violence and abuse. The combined organization under the Urban Resource Institute umbrella will have the capacity to shelter nearly 1,000 women, men, and children at any given time, making it the largest provider of domestic violence shelter services in New York State and the nation.  This growth brings many opportunities for growing URI’s private funding portfolios.