Urban Upbound
Steven Ventura is an experienced tax preparer with a robust background in administrative support and volunteer work. Currently employed at Urban Upbound since January 2018, Steven prepares individual tax returns for clients with incomes under $64,000, ensuring adherence to quality procedures and utilizing electronic filing software. Previous roles include an administrative assistant position at The Legal Aid Society of NYC and various volunteer positions where Steven demonstrated organizational skills, including tracking attendance, managing records, and providing support for marketing efforts. Steven holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Berkeley College, earned between 2012 and 2016.
Urban Upbound
Urban Upbound’s mission is to provide public housing residents with a comprehensive group of accessible, vital, and impactful services to tackle poverty and change lives. We work with the more than 30,000 individuals living in four Western Queens public housing neighborhoods – Queensbridge (the largest public housing community in the nation), Astoria, Woodside, and Ravenswood. Urban Upbound serves clients through four comprehensive programs: 1.) Workforce Development: providing soft skills job readiness training and one-on-one career counseling, as well as job placement and retention assistance for the unemployed and underemployed. 2.) Financial Fitness Program: providing a suite of financial empowerment services including one-on-one crisis and short-term counseling, one-on-one long-term asset building counseling, community-based financial educational workshops, free tax preparation and comprehensive public benefits screening and enrollment. 3.) Youth Development/College Access: Urban Upbound’s youth services include in-depth SAT, college preparation, and college retention services. 4.) Community Revitalization: Urban Upbound ensures public housing neighborhoods have access to community assets such as mainstream financial services through the Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union, opened in 2010, the Urban Upbound FCU is the first low-income designated credit union in Queens ever.