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Washington Heights & Inwood Online
Resource Directory
Housing (15) 
Broadway Housing Communities, Inc.
10 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-568-2030 x208.
Fax: 212-568-2038.
Email: aorodriguez@broadwayhousing.org.
Non-profit organization that sponsors and develops innovative, permanent, affordable housing for individuals and families in the greatest need. It also sponsors a Head Start program, an after-school program, and the Rio II Art Gallery.
Center for Urban Community Services
Uptown Program: 409 West 145th Street, New York, NY 10031.
Fax: 212-862-0805.
Email: cucsinfo@cucs.org.
CUCS reduces homelessness, advances effective housing and service initiatives, and provides supportive services to people with mental illness, AIDS, histories of substance abuse, and other special needs.
Community Association of Progressive Dominicans
3940 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-781-5500.
Fax: 212-543-2554.
Promotes the physical, emotional, social, and economic well-being of residents of Upper Manhattan. Youth services: academic enhancement, peer counseling, recreational and cultural activities, high school and college preparation, vocational training, substance abuse counseling, health and nutrition, young mothers' group, summer camp. Mental health services: evaluation and assessment; crisis intervention; psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring; psychosocial education; play therapy; women's support groups; individual, group and family psychotherapy; parenting group; and case management services. Special prevention, consultation and educational services to address the mental health needs of youth and their families. Other services: ESL and GED classes, immigration and citizenship assistance, housing assistance, TB prevention program, and much more.
Community League of The Heights
500 West 159th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-795-4779.
Fax: 212-740-5037.
Community based organization that provides a shelter for the homeless, housing services, senior citizen services, social services, and pregnancy prevention counseling. It also has a food pantry that is open daily 1-3 p.m.
Foundation for Research on STDs
536 West 187th Street, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-923-1123.
Fax: 212-923-9628.
Offers transitional housing for the homeless and case management services that provide referrals to supportive services.
HousingLink Online
New Destiny Housing Corporation, 1140 Broadway, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10001.
Tel: 646-472-0262.
Fax: 646-472-0266.
HousingLink Online is a Web-based housing resource center for domestic violence survivors seeking safe affordable housing in New York City. Their aim is to clarify the rules and procedures that are often complicated and change frequently. The Web site is designed to help domestic violence survivors and their advocates navigate the housing application process more easily.
Hudson Heights Owners Coalition
Email: webmaster@hhoc.org.
An association of owner-occupied residential properties between J. Hood Wright Park (173rd Street) and Fort Tryon Park (Margaret Corbin Circle at 192nd Street), west of Broadway -- plus NaBors Apartments, which is located east of Broadway and above 192nd Street. Member buildings work together and with others in the community to maintain and enhance the quality of life and the property values in the neighborhood.
Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights-Inwood
121 Bennett Avenue, #11A, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-568-5450.
Fax: 212-928-3059.
Email: jccwhi@juno.com.
Provides a broad range of social, educational, and supportive services for the elderly, immigrants, and needy in the community. Services include community relations, counseling/mental health, adult day care/day programs, employment services, English as a Second Language, entitlement services/advocacy, friendly visiting, food pantry and weekend meals, Holocaust survivor services, home care planning, immigrant and refugee services, adult recreational programs, respite, Kesher senior programs, telephone reassurance, and transportation.
Jumel Area Homeowners Association
430 West 162nd Street, New York. NY 10032.
Tel: 212-795-4234.
Fax: 212-795-3125.
Association of homeowners and residents living in the Historic Morris-Jumel Area. The Association has initiatives in landmark preservation, beautification, public safety and other civic matters that relate to the quality of life in the Washington Heights area.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
76 Wadsworth Avenue, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-568-9166.
Fax: 212-740-9645.
NMIC provides services that form a critical link in the overall stability of a rapidly growing and changing low-income community. Its housing programs minimize evictions and maximize improvements to the housing stock. Employment and social services give residents needed tools for attaining economic independence and stabilizing their home life. NMIC's Workforce Development Center provides comprehensive skills, training, education, job placement, support services and follow-up monitoring and retention services to Washington Heights and Inwood residents. NMIC also provides public benefits advocacy to ensure that eligible residents receive appropriate public assistance, food stamps, day care placement, and disability payments. Social services include crisis intervention and ongoing support, assisting formerly homeless families to relocate into permanent housing, promoting self-suficiency; also, domestic violence programs, health and nutrition education, community education on a variety of topics, and advocacy with public and private institutions.
Our Lady of Esperanza Church
624 West 156th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-283-4340.
Fax: 212-283-4388.
Offers housing referrals based on medical need.
Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood Association (RENA)
544 West 157 Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-234-2285.
Provides housing and community service programs where people can learn about tenant rights, receive assistance with housing benefits, organize tenant associations, and teach tenants how to improve their buildings.
The Beehive NYC
Tel: 212-493-3204.
Fax: 212-825-1475.
This Web site provides New York families with information that will help them learn more, earn more and live better. Whether you want to locate affordable housing, find a better job, get free health insurance for your children, get legal and immigration assistance, open your first bank account, learn how to save thousands on taxes, or discover homework help for your kids, the Beehive NYC has the information you need. Everything is free and available in English and Spanish (plus some information in Haitian Creole, Russian, and Urdu as well).
Upper Manhattan Council Assisting Neighbors (UCAN)
519 West 189th Street, Suite F, New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-568-2791.
Fax: 212-568-2795.
Email: Info@ucanny.org.
UCAN's mission is to enhance the local community and build the capacity of Northern Manhattan neighbors, small businesses and community-based organizations. UCAN targets the underserved Latino, immigrant and low-income communities of Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill. Programs focus on community and economic development, education, housing, and arts and culture.
Washington Heights-Inwood Coalition
652 West 187th Street, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-781-6722.
Fax: 212-740-8509.
Provides housing and community service programs where people can learn about tenant rights, receive assistance with housing benefits, organize tenant associations, and teach tenants how to improve their buildings. In addition, WHIC offers conflict resolution programs where disputes among community residents are resolved.