The Underserved Communities Foundation
The Underserved Communities Foundation (UCF), founded in March 2021, is dedicated to reducing poverty by empowering underserved populations. As a non-profit community foundation, UCF embraces a vision of economic development fueled by the power of community collaboration. UCF supports initiatives and organizations that focus on areas such as affordable and accessible credit and savings, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, accessibility, education, employment, the environment, food security, health, housing, technology, and transportation.

Causes: Education, Homelessness and Housing

UCF Sweet Beginnings Program

Provides home essentials to young adults and families experincing homelessness to help them transition into independent and self-sufficient living. Empowering them to reach their personal success!

Transforming a place to live into a place to thrive!

“Thank you to the Underserved Communities Foundation, who came to my new apartment bringing me all of these items for it that I would not have been able to purchase right away. UCF provided all of theses items like a toilet brush, an iron and cleaning supplies that I did not have and would not have been able to purchase for quite some time. All of these items matter to me. It feels good to hear and nice to know that this is one less thing I have to stress about. Hearing “What do you need” is important. It matters to me because I know what its like to not have anything: no bed, no shower, no light, no food I know what it is like. So all of these things matter to me. Thank you, UCF”

-UCF program participant, 2024

Picture of UCF Sweet Beginnings Home Kit
Sweet Beginnings Full Kit