My Uplift AllianceTogether, we rise.
My Uplift Alliance Corp. helps low-income immigrants across the Bronx, on lawful and humanitarian pathways, move from instability to lasting self-sufficiency, through legal navigation, language access, Know-Your-Rights education, and supportive transitional housing. Every immigrant in our community is welcome.
Stability is the foundation of a new beginning.
My Uplift Alliance Corp. (MUAC) empowers low-income immigrants across the Bronx, pursuing lawful and humanitarian immigration pathways, to move from instability to lasting self-sufficiency. Every immigrant in our community is welcome: we bring specialized language access and deep roots in the underserved West African and Francophone communities, alongside Spanish-language services for our Latino neighbors. We integrate immigration legal support, language access, and Know-Your-Rights education with supportive transitional housing and stabilization services, creating a structured path to lawful status, work authorization, permanent housing, and full community integration. Together, we rise.
As emergency shelters close, our neighbors are being left behind.
New York City is winding down its emergency shelter system, but the people who needed it most have nowhere to land. West African and Francophone migrants are among the least likely to have case management, legal help, or stable housing, the very things that determine whether a lawful immigration case succeeds.
Sources: NYC Comptroller, Asylum Seeker Census (2025); NYC Mayor's Office shelter-closure announcements (2024 to 2025); The Africa Center policy briefing. Full citations in MUAC's grant strategy file.
Four pillars, one pathway to stability.
Each MUAC service stands on its own, and together they form a structured path from crisis to self-sufficiency.
Immigration Legal Support
Intake, document-preparation guidance, and navigation for humanitarian and lawful pathways: asylum, U-visas, T-visas, and Adjustment of Status. We are pursuing U.S. DOJ Full Accreditation to provide direct representation before USCIS and the Immigration Court.
Accreditation in progressLanguage Access
Interpretation and translation in English, Spanish, and French, with specialized capacity in Wolof, Mandinka, Bambara, and Fula, so families can accurately navigate legal, healthcare, and education systems that would otherwise shut them out.
Know-Your-Rights Education
Community workshops at libraries, community centers, and online that protect newcomers from exploitation by unethical "notarios" and strengthen civic participation across the Bronx.
Supportive Transitional Housing
A community-based pilot pairing short-term, structured housing with wraparound services and a defined path to permanent housing, so vulnerable migrants pursuing lawful status are not derailed by homelessness.
Launching · PilotHousing is not the endpoint. Stability is.
Our supportive transitional housing model wraps our existing services around a safe place to stay, moving residents toward lawful status, income, and a permanent home.
The Problem
As shelters close and 30-day limits take hold, migrants pursuing lawful relief face housing instability: missed hearings, lost documents, no address for legal notices, no base to find work.
The Intervention
Language-matched transitional housing plus legal navigation, Know-Your-Rights education, case management, and work-authorization & job-readiness support.
The Outcome
Residents secure lawful status, obtain work authorization, earn income, and move into permanent housing, reducing reliance on costly emergency systems.
Neighbors on a lawful path, working toward a stable future.
MUAC serves low-income immigrants across the Bronx pursuing lawful and humanitarian immigration relief, people committed to building a stable, self-supporting life. If you're an immigrant in our community and need help with your case, our doors are open.
- Asylum seekers and survivors of crime or trafficking (U-visa / T-visa)
- Families applying for Adjustment of Status or family-based relief
- Spanish-speaking, West African & Francophone newcomers facing language barriers
- Households below or near the Federal Poverty Level
Accessible to all, regardless of ability to pay
Our Universal Income-Based Waiver keeps help within reach:
for households below 125% of the Federal Poverty Level ($19,950 for a single person in 2026). Above that, fees are set at 60% to 80% of market rates to keep MUAC sustainable.
Fund a family's path to stability.
Your gift powers legal navigation, interpreters who speak our neighbors' languages, Know-Your-Rights workshops, and our supportive transitional housing pilot. MUAC is a registered 501(c)(3) (EIN 39-2177676). Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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It takes an alliance.
Volunteer
Interpreters (Spanish, French, Wolof, Mandinka, Bambara, Fula), workshop facilitators, and case-support volunteers are always needed.
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