UNIVERSITY AREA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC
14013 NORTH 22ND STREET, TAMPA, FL 33613 www.uacdc.org

---

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE UNIVERSITY AREA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC. (UACDC) IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WHOSE MISSION IS CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMERCE GROWTH. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1) ITS PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE REDEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AT-RISK AREAS SURROUNDING THE TAMPA CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

FOR OVER 22 YEARS, UNIVERSITY AREA CDC HAS CHAMPIONED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL LEVELS OF THE UPTOWN/UNIVERSITY AREA THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMS, ADULT EDUCATION, ATTAINABLE HOUSING, WORKFORCE AND RESOURCE ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE SERVE AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND A SAFE-HAVEN FOR THOSE WHO NEED A VOICE. AS FEARLESS CHAMPIONS OF OUR RESIDENTS, WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER THEM WITH THE ESSENTIAL TOOLS NEEDED TO ATTAIN BETTER JOBS, BETTER HEALTH AND BETTER FUTURES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WE'RE DOING MORE THAN MAKING POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY WE'RE TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF GENERATIONS TO COME.

PRODIGY CULTURAL ARTSPRODIGY IS A RESEARCH-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AGES 5-18. PRODIGY USES VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AS A WAY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANGER MANAGEMENT, CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND GOAL SETTING. EACH CULTURAL ARTS CLASS IS CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WHO SERVES AS A MENTOR AND TEACHER. THROUGH ART, YOUTH BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEARN HOW TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS AND DEVELOP POSITIVE, LIFE-LONG HABITS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. PRODIGY IS ALSO KNOWN FOR BEING SUCCESSFUL WITH ADULTS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A) ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, PRODIGY IS AMONG ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMING PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. OVER 95% OF ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS DO NOT HAVE CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED A MINOR OFFENSE, OVER 89% DO NOT REOFFEND.PROGRAM STATS & FACTSOVER 30,000 YOUTH SERVED IN 20 YEARS! - IN ADDITION TO AN IMPRESSIVE REACH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA, PRODIGY ALSO TOUTS A PROFOUND ANNUAL SAVINGS OF $160 MILLION FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.COST SAVINGS - CURRENT COST ANALYSIS SHOWS PRODIGY TO BE AMONG THE LOWEST COST PREVENTION PROGRAMS AT AN AVERAGE OF $1,500 PER STUDENT, EVEN WHEN ALL COSTS ARE INCLUDED.PRODIGY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. BELOW ARE YOUTH PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS RELATED TO EACH PRODIGY PROGRAM. PRODIGY MOVES! - THE MOBILE COMPONENT OF PRODIGY CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM, PRODIGY MOVES! TAKES MOBILE CULTURAL ARTS CLASSROOMS TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN HIGH RISK NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS SEVEN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE CREATE THE SPLASH AND START A CULTURAL SPARK THAT PEEKS THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENT. PRODIGY MOVES! PROVIDED 225 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS BASED WORKSHOPS TO OVER 3500 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING SENIOR CITIZENS, ADULTS IN RECOVERY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, YOUTH AT PARKS AND RECREATION SITES, YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AS WELL AS YOUTH AND ADULTS AT PUBLIC COMMUNITY EVENTS. 94% OF RESPONDENTS FROM PRODIGY MOVES! WOULD RECOMMEND PRODIGY TO OTHERS. PRODIGY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY- SERVED 474 YOUTH THROUGH A VARIETY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART CLASSES AND PARTNERED WITH FIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT PRODIGY IN DIFFERENT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COMMUNITIES. 100% OF YOUTH ACCOMPLISHED ONE OR MORE PERSONAL GOALS AND 100% OF YOUTH WOULD RECOMMEND PRODIGY TO OTHERS.PRODIGY FOR ADULTS! USING THE CORE PRODIGY MODEL, 225 ARTS BASED WORKSHOPS ARE PROVIDED TO OVER 3500 ADULTS EACH YEAR IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY UNDER A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. FROM SENIOR CITIZENS TO ADULTS IN RECOVERY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, 94% OF PARTICIPANTS WOULD RECOMMEND PRODIGY TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

ATTAINABLE HOUSINGWORKING TO DEVELOP, FINANCE AND OPERATE ATTAINABLE, PROGRAM-ENRICHED HOUSING FOR FAMILIES, VETERANS AND SENIORS WHO LACK THE ECONOMIC RESOURCES TO ACCESS QUALITY, SAFE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. OUR CURRENT ATTAINABLE HOUSING EFFORTS CONSIST OF:SOUND & SECURE HOUSING - A LEASE TO OWN PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE HOME OWNERSHIP IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA COMMUNITY THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN IN UTILIZING MODULAR HOMES. TWO HOMES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B) UPTOWN SKY A 60 UNIT MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA IS UNDERWAY AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2022. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO HOST UACDC PROGRAMS AT THE GROUND LEVEL. GOLDEN GLADE APARTMENTS - A 24-UNIT COMPLEX THAT WAS COMPLETELY RENOVATED INSIDE AND OUT IN 2010, USING QUALITY MATERIALS THAT REFLECT UNIVERSITY AREA CDC'S COMMITMENT TO LONG TERM OWNERSHIP AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.GOLDEN PALMS APARTMENTS - A 16-UNIT COMPLEX THAT WAS COMPLETELY RENOVATED INSIDE AND OUT IN 2013. RENOVATIONS INCLUDED NEW ROOFS, EXTERIOR PAINTING, NEW ELECTRICAL PANELS, NEW GUTTERS, AND UPGRADED WATER HEATER VALVES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS AND COST REDUCTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2016, WE CREATED HARVEST HOPE PROPERTIES, LLC AS A REAL ESTATE ARM OF THE ORGANIZATION, TO AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE ACQUIRING PROPERTIES THROUGH LAND BANKING. OUR CONCEPT IS TO CONVERT THESE VACANT PROPERTIES INTO PRODUCTIVE USE, THEREBY TRANSFORMING NEIGHBORHOOD LIABILITIES INTO ASSETS. THUS FAR 21 PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED AND EARMARKED FOR ATTAINABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT USES.

S.T.E.P.S. FOR SUCCESS (SUSTAINABILITY, TRAINING, EDUCATION, PLANNING AND SUPPORT)MISSION THE PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES, CAUGHT IN POVERTY, WITH THEIR GENUINE STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, BY PROVIDING THEM INDIVIDUALIZED, TARGETED SUPPORT AND SERVICES, WHILE NURTURING AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY FAMILY LIFESTYLE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C)PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:THE UNIVERSITY AREA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S STEPS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM IS A COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON BREAKING THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO SET REALISTIC GOALS AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT RESULT IN LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SINCE 2015, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED AND SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT, FAITH-BASED, AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOWING US TO SERVE 400 FAMILY MEMBERS ANNUALLY. COMBINING CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, PARENTING EDUCATION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT, STEPS PROVIDES WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN IMPROVING THEIR LIVES. THE PROGRAM IS BUILT UPON TWO CORE RESEARCH-BASED MODELS: THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION'S CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY'S STRENGTHENING FAMILIES. THE WORKING FAMILIES MODEL HELPS LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES GET ON THE PATH TO FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH A COORDINATED SET OF KEY SERVICES PROVIDED IN A SINGLE, CONVENIENT LOCATION ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE NEEDING THE ASSISTANCE. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FOCUSES ON PARENT EDUCATION IN CORE AREAS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. STEPS COMBINES THESE TWO STRATEGIES IN CUSTOMIZED PLANS FOR EACH FAMILY IN THE PROGRAM, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO EXPRESS THEIR PREFERENCES AND BE IN CHARGE OF THEIR PERSONAL GOALS. THIS APPROACH MEANS THAT PARTICIPANTS DETERMINE WHAT SUCCESS IS FOR THEM AND ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CHOICES. FAMILIES ARE ASSIGNED A NAVIGATOR TO ASSIST THEM IN NAVIGATING THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY AND ACCESSING THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT THEY STATE THEY NEED. AN INDIVIDUALIZED GOAL PLAN (IGP) IS DEVELOPED WITH THE CLIENT TO ENSURE THAT THEIR STATED NEEDS ARE MAPPED, TRACKED AND ACCOMPLISHED IN A TIMELY MANNER. RESOURCES NECESSARY TO OBTAIN THE GOALS ARE PROVIDED BY THE STEPS PROGRAM. OUTCOMESTHIS PREVIOUS YEAR, THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY HELPED OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS (PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLD), REACH HOUSING AND INCOME STABILITY. 99% OF INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES HAD THEIR PRESENTING CRISIS MITIGATED IN 30 DAYS. 98% OF INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES' PRESENTING CRISIS WERE STABILIZED WITHIN 90 DAYS.100% OF INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES SAY THEY WERE BETTER OFF SINCE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND 99% OF INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES COMPLETED AT LEAST 2 MAJOR GOALS IDENTIFIED ON THEIR IGP.

---

---

Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (public 990 form dataset) from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202012309349302771_public.xml