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Housing Services

• Community League of West 159th Street
  
  Yvonne Stennett,
  Executive Director
  
  500 West 159th Street
  New York, NY 10032
  
  Tel: 212-795-4779
  Fax: 212-740-5037
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Community League of West 159th Street is a not for profit community based organization that provides a shelter for the homeless, housing services, senior citizen services, social services, and pregnancy prevention counseling.



• Community Pride
  
  Lee Farrow,
  Executive Director
  
  157 West 122nd Street
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-932-1920
  Fax: 212-663-2590
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Through resident and community driven strategies, Community Pride is dedicated to promoting neighborhood revitalization projects by engaging in comprehensive community building activities. The Building by Building Program organizes tenant associations, mainly in city owned buildings, block associations, neighborhood coalition and networks, faith based institutions, and supports neighborhood social activities. In improving the physical environment, Community Pride organizes block and neighborhood clean-ups, identifies and organizes volunteer paint days, improves and develops elementary schools and private playgrounds, and assists in public park development. In addition, by stabilizing city owned buildings and providing personal human service assistance, the agency creates home opportunities for tenants, advocates for improved living conditions in buildings, provides tenant support for the various city disposition programs, housing assistance, government agency advocacy, referral services, and homelessness prevention.



• Washington Heights Inwood Coalition
  
  John Swauger,
  Director
  
  652 West 187th Street
  New York, NY 10033
  
  Tel: 212-781-6722
  Fax: 212-740-8509
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: The Washington Heights Inwood Coalition offers services to Manhattan residents who live above 155th Street. The agency 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, the WHIC offers conflict resolution programs where disputes among community residents are resolved.



• West Harlem Action Group Assistance, Inc.
  
  Donald C. Notice,
  Executive Director
  
  1528 Amsterdam Avenue
  New York, NY 10031
  
  Tel: 212-281-5552
  Fax: 212-862-1392
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc. serves as a management office of renovated buildings for low income families. The agency provides housing assistance and home ownership information to local community residents.