33 Clinton Avenue, Albany, NY 12207
  (518) 436-8997 Fax: (518) 436-0320

UNITED TENANTS OF ALBANY (UTA)

Annual Meeting
The United Tenants 2009 Annual Meeting will be held on:

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
6pm to 8pm
St. Vincent Parish Hall
900 Madison Avenue, Albany

The event is free (including dinner) but people wishing to attend should call our office at 436-8997 so we can get a count for food.

Annual Report
A copy of our 2007 Annual Report is available online. The 2008 Annual Report will be available soon.

Who We Are
United Tenants of Albany (UTA) is a community based nonprofit organization that works to improve housing conditions, both in terms of physical conditions and in terms of tenants' rights for security and equity. UTA responds to calls throughout the Capital District and concentrates its activities in low and moderate income neighborhoods in Albany.

Mission
The mission of UTA is to protect tenants rights for safe, decent and affordable housing, with special emphases on those who have the greatest need or who experience the most severe problems and to promote the development and preservation of more affordable housing.

Background
Over the past 3 decades UTA has worked to improve code enforcement, campaign for rent regulations, challenge bank redlining and support the development and preservation of affordable housing. We have linked up with public housing tenants, mobile home park tenants, concerned home owners and responsible landlords on issues of housing justice. Our coalition building efforts include work with local churches, neighborhood associations and civic groups, NYS Tenants & Neighbors and National Peoples Action.

UTA carries on this tradition with a combination of direct services and community organization. The direct service activities range from crisis intervention to counseling and advocacy. The community organization work includes bringing small groups of people together and joint efforts with other organizations on broader housing issues.

Public funding sources for UTA include The Albany Community Development Agency, The Albany County Department of Social Services, The NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Private funding sources for UTA include Catholic Charities of the Albany Diocese, Newkirk Products, JP Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank, M&T Bank, Hudson River Bank & Trust Co., Newkirk Products , The E. A. Barvoets Fund and scores of individuals (many through the State Employees Federal Appeal).

Board of United Tenants of Albany

President: Hilary Lamishaw
Secretary: Steve Winters
Treasurer: Jasmine Eldridge
Members: Marie Coleman, Lisette Couture, Eileen Cregg (ex officio), J. Flavin, Margie Gonzales, Melvenia Jenkins, Malcolm McPherson, and Janet Simmons

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