Teal Inzunza, LCSW

Teal Inzunza, LCSW serves as Associate Vice President of Justice Initiatives at the Urban Resource Institute (URI), where she is a member of the organization’s senior leadership team. In this role, she leads a portfolio of ten programs spanning economic empowerment, legal services, clinical support, crime victim services, prevention and intervention, and URI’s People and Animals Living Safely (PALS) initiative—advancing a comprehensive, trauma-informed strategy to end domestic violence and homelessness.

With deep expertise in economic justice, coerced debt, LGBTQ survivor support, and systems navigation, Inzunza is a leading voice in shaping survivor-centered solutions across New York City and nationally. Prior to her current role, she led URI’s Economic Empowerment Program, expanding access to financial stability, workforce development, and long-term economic security for survivors and families experiencing homelessness.

Inzunza has played a critical role in advancing policy that addresses economic abuse. She was a key driver behind New York’s landmark coerced debt law, signed in December 2025 and set to take effect in fall 2026, which provides legal protections for survivors whose credit has been harmed by abuse. She co-chairs the NYC Domestic Violence and Economic Justice Task Force, co-founded the Economic Justice for Survivors Collaborative, and is an active member of the National Coerced Debt Working Group.

A licensed clinical social worker, Inzunza’s work is grounded in building pathways for survivors to achieve safety, stability, and self-determination. She previously helped launch the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Leadership Academy at the Anti-Violence Project, empowering TGNC survivors to become leaders in the movement for justice and equity.

Her thought leadership has been featured in reports and op-eds, including “Reinvesting in Economic Justice, Equity, and Solidarity for Survivors in NYC.” She has been recognized with the Systems Changer Award from Her Justice and the Change Maker Award from the Anti-Violence Project.

Inzunza holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Fordham University.