Urban Justice Center

The Urban Justice Center is an advocacy organization that works for and empowers NYC’s most vulnerable residents through a combination of direct legal service, systemic advocacy, community education and political organizing. Through our work, we enable people to surpass the barriers of poverty.

Since their beginnings in 1981, the UJC has represented an extraordinary array of the most deprived and abused people in our society, including members of the working poor, and issues related to discrimination and oppression. They often defend the rights of people who are overlooked or turned away by other organizations. The Urban Justice Center reaches a wide-ranging client base through the following Projects:

• Asylum Seekers Advocacy Project
• Corrections Accountability Project
• Community Development Project
• Domestic Violence Project
• Safety Net Project
• Human Rights Project
• International Refugee Assistance Project
• Mental Health Project
• Peter Cicchino Youth Project
• Sex Workers Project
• Street Vendor Project
• Veteran Advocacy Project