By choosing Urban Weeds, you contribute to initiatives that create lasting change in the community through our support of Urban Upbound. Urban Upbound’s mission is to break cycles of poverty in New York City public housing and other low-income neighborhoods.
We provide underserved youth and adults with the tools and resources needed to achieve economic prosperity and self-sufficiency through comprehensive, integrated programs.

“Where cannabis meets community, and every interaction is an opportunity to grow.”

Urban Upbound, originally known as East River Development Alliance (ERDA), was co-founded in 2004 by Debra-Ellen Glickstein, a strong advocate of economic inclusion, and Bishop Mitchell Taylor, a lifelong resident of Queensbridge Houses, with the intention to develop high-quality services that address resident-identified needs. Since then, the organization has grown to serve thousands of youth and adults living in public housing and other low- and moderate-income neighborhoods annually.