N.U.C.U.P. maintains a practice of diversity among its staff, Board of Directors, advisory board and volunteers to reflect the community it serves. Volunteers are the spirit of the organization. Without their belief in N.U.C.U.P.’s commitment, we could not effectively achieve our program goals.
Minister James E. Lewis, Jr. founded the National Urban Coalition for Unity Peace, Inc. (NUCUP), a community-based outreach organization in 1986, to address the challenges faced by youth in urban communities. NUCUP works in the communities it serves to enhance the family structure, as well as build self-esteem by providing life-enhancing skills as a preventive means to combat the various societal ills plaguing our nation.