About CUFA

Communities United for Action is a city-wide, multi-issue community organization, which brings together organizations and communities across Cincinnati. Since 1980, CUFA has brought together people of multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds and different income levels so we can support each other in building our own communities and work together on common issues, which affect all our neighborhoods.

Some of CUFA’s victories include:

Fought to clean up environmental problems in our communities, including air pollution and illegal dumps.Brought U.S. EPA chief Carol Browner to Cincinnati to meet with neighborhood leaders and discuss the community concerns regarding the environment and pollution.

Negotiated Community Reinvestment Agreements with Bank One, Fifth Third, PNC, Provident, Star and Society. These agreements total more that $750 million, making money available for home loans and business loans in low and moderate income communities.

CUFA supported and helped bring about neighborhood redevelopment in our communities, including the construction of more than 115 new and rehabbed homes for first time homeowners. Several more new construction projects are now underway.

CUFA’s Crime & Drug Committee has gotten City Council to post Drug Free School Zone signs throughout the city, doubling the penalty for dealing drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. CUFA developed the Hot Spot Card program to anonymously report crime & drug activities.

CUFA has led the fight for utility reform and to stop higher utility rates by Duke Energy

Communities United For Action is a member of the National People's Action, a network of metropolitan, regional and statewide organizations that build grassroots power to advance racial and economic justice.

Communities United For Action * 1814 Dreman Avenue * Cincinnati, OH 45223

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