United Community Center of Westchester, Inc
360 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801
914-813-2896
UCCW
By affirming the dignity and value of every person, we developed effective responses to human needs and join with all people of good will in advocating for a social order that promotes justice and embraces human development.
Thank you for your support!!!!!!!
We are committed in treating all walks of life who enter our offices with dignity and respect.
Our values are to deliver all services in a professional and kind approach.
WHY WE DO IT:
Our team believes in serving our community members including immigrants and native-born residents through an organization that avoids the difficulty of navigating a complex system, always committed to help low-income families and individuals to improve the quality life and promote a healthy integration into the community. The frustration, isolation, and fear that limits immigrants with language, education, and health barriers creates severe economic and social disruptions producing vulnerability to legal issues, homelessness, malnutrition, abuse, discrimination,
family dissolution and severe health complications.
WHO WE ARE:
United Community Center of Westchester, Inc. (UCCW) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit community-based organization, with the purpose to provide quality social, economic and community development services to those who face financial, educational, health, language, or cultural barriers to realizing their dreams. We are community-oriented, welcoming people of all ages and diverse cultures. Assisting residents of New Rochelle and surrounding areas. We are an open door facility where individuals can walk in and feel comfortable addressing their circumstances. Our work involves a blend of direct service provision and advocacy. We have adapted in accommodating all languages and will devote time and patience to ensure out clients are understood and guided accordingly.
HOW WE DO IT:
Our team works well from the moment someone walks in and is greeted by our Intake coordinator to then being seated with a case manager for a more profound understanding of necessity. Our staff will document and save all visits in a database as well as a hard copy file for future returns. We continuously work and collaborate with all neighboring center, hospitals, clients, law firm ETC to make certain optimal assistance is obtained by person in need.
We are honored to provide our support to more than five hundred individuals and families per month. Our UCCW’s clients are “walk-ins” and referrals from local organizations and government offices such as, law enforcement, city courts, schools, churches, domestic violence centers, medical centers/hospitals, hotlines, and housing agencies.
Our goal is strengthening the neighborhood we all love by building partnerships to invest and to develop permanent solutions that empower low-income individuals, families, at-risk children, youth, battered women, seniors, immigrants, and people with disabilities to overcome obstacles, as we strive toward greater opportunity throughout all of Westchester.
WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE ON US:
We are grateful for all the help UCCW has provided us and our family for many years.
We are blessed to have a place to go every time we have a need!
Genoveva and Luis
New Rochelle, NY
“If you are looking for assistance in a place that feels like home, go to UCCW, We highly recommend. They are the very best, no compromise.”
Maria and Ruben
New Rochelle, NY
“The service is friendly and the results are always of the highest quality. Thanks to them we are New Americans. This is the best community center .”
Tyrone and Marlene
Mount Vernon, NY
“The first time I walked into the center was on 2007, I was impressed. They made everything a lot easier for me to resolve . They are kind and take care of your issues like family. I’ll never go to anyone else when in need.”
Maria Martinez
New Rochelle, NY
“Due to an accident while crossing the border to join my family I was hospitalized for more than three months and I become paralyzed from the waist down. Thanks to the kindness and dedication of United Community Center of Westchester they were able to help with the transfer from Arizona to New Rochelle. They provided me with a hospital bed for my comfort, wheelchair and took the time to help my aunt with my care until I was assigned a Home Attendant. They are like angels who came to my aid. Now I live a better life and I am the mother of a beautiful child. I sincerely hope that this organization will endure forever”
Reyna Ambrosio
New Rochelle, NY
“Thank you very much to all at United Community Center ; They are very friendly whenever I come when I need help, I received a very professional assistance , may God always bless you and fill you with much wisdom. I really admire them for their work, because they do very well and patiently, I feel at home, I wish then many blessings”
Lupita
New Rochelle, NY
“We are three sisters from Philippine with very low income and United Community Center assisted us in obtaining affordable housing. We are very thankful because we were paying a very high rent and now we are able to live a better life. Thank you all”
The Acupan sisters
“For many years I use the services of UCCW , my life has change for the better thanks to their dedication creating programs that fits the need of our community. During the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic they were in the front line helping us all. ” Gracias
Maria Garcia
New Rochelle, NY
Since 2005, we provided services to over
500,000
Families and individuals !
Our Mission
To help anyone in our diverse community to make use of the resources and services to which they need or are entitled to; empowering them to improve their life.
Our Values
Collaboration, Compassion, Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equality, Excellence, Integrity, Respect and Trust.
Our Vision
Everyone having easy access to abundant resources and services that promote community connection and economic self-sufficiency, educational expansion and cultural opportunities; and facilitate healthy living and general well-being.