USI | Urban Strategies, Inc. is a national leader in its field, a not-for-profit organization that specializes in results informed human services development, planning, and strategy implementation as part of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization.
Founded in 1978, USI has been involved in neighborhood transformation efforts in 24 cities and more than 40 neighborhoods across the nation with St. Louis as its base. USI serves more than 30,000 families, greater than 100,000 individuals and leverages north of $350 million in supportive service partnerships.
We believe in an equitable opportunity where all children and families are stable and thriving. All voices are acknowledged and promoted. All systems are positively aligned and equally contributing.
We believe families remain at the center of our usage of data to support our work and our expertise and assembly of professionals support our contributions as thought leaders.
MISSION STATEMENT
All children and families will be STABLE and THRIVING.
WHAT WE DO
- Community Revitalization through Collective Action Partnerships
- Work with Family Systems through Intense Case Management
- Citizen-directed Planning and Resident Engagement
- Results-Based Leadership
Our Prospectus
OUR EQUITY STATEMENT
- We are an organization that is representative of the diversity in the places where we work.
- We recognize the legacy of systemic racism and cultural oppression that have long served as barriers to success.
- We develop real opportunities for success in communities regardless of income, religion, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
- We honor the resiliency and self-determination of individuals who have suffered through trauma and harm.
- We commit to addressing disparities at individual, systems, and structural levels.
- We appreciate that local residents know their communities best.
- We target strategies based on data that addresses the root cause of preventing successful outcomes.
- We collaborate with partners that are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with us.
- We commit to creating pathways for all children and families to thrive.
OUR VISION STATEMENT
USI is committed to:
Integrity
We are honest, transparent, ethical, and just. People trust us to adhere to our word.
Accountability
We deliver our very best in all we do, holding ourselves accountable for results.
Respect
We treat residents, communities, partners, and our staff with dignity and respect.
Innovation
We act with courage, challenging the status quo, and finding new ways to strengthen our work.
Diversity
We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds to help us succeed.
Teamwork/Collaboration
We know that success cannot be accomplished by one person or organization.
POLICY PLATFORM
RFPs and Other Opportunities
In 2018, USI celebrated its 40th anniversary of partnering with families as well as public and private stakeholders around the country. Our team organized Back-to-School and National Night Out events in conjunction with our national celebration.
Below is a beautiful video from some of our families in Miami and photo collages of each of the events.
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