Celebrate with us as we share what’s happening with USI around the nation.

Truist Foundation grants $1.5M to Urban Strategies Inc. to assist small businesses supporting community revitalization
June 25, 2023 | Press

How a neighborhood-focused Baltimore initiative is employing patience, partnership, and resident leadership to drive long-term change
June 7, 2023 | Press

NEW RESEARCH FINDS UNDERUTILIZED HOMEOWNERSHIP VOUCHER PROGRAM COULD BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RACIAL HOMEOWNERSHIP DISPARITIES
June 6, 2023 | Press

ST. LOUIS-BASED URBAN STRATEGIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RECEIVES $20.8 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ST. LOUIS CITY
April 18, 2023 | Press

USI RECEIVES GRANT TO EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED STEM EDUCATION FOR YOUTH IN FORT WORTH
April 18, 2023 | Press

LOCAL NONPROFIT AIMS TO CHANGE THE CITY’S NARRATIVE BY HELPING BALTIMORE’S YOUTH TELL THEIR STORIES
March 8, 2023 | News Article

USI AND WETZEL’S PRETZELS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITIES
March 6, 2023 | Press Release

Active Chefs program equipping kids to cook healthy foods
March 3, 2023 | News Article

USI PROMOTES EBONIE REED TO VICE PRESIDENT
January 31, 2023 | Press Release

Urban Strategies, Inc. is the winner of the Courageous Innovator award
January 17, 2023 | Award

Tidewater Gardens transformation project’s first housing units open in summer 2023
December 7, 2022 | News Article

‘Keep hope alive’: Residents, officials celebrate start of Cleveland Avenue transformation in Winston-Salem.
December 6, 2022 | News Article

Selma in line for $5M over next three years from new philanthropic effort to advance equity
December 6, 2022 | News Article

Louisville receives 2022 All-America City Award for early school success, equitable learning work at Beecher Terrace
August 5, 2022 | Press Release

URBAN STRATEGIES, INC. FUNDS CALIFORNIA MINORITY-OWNED CONTRACTOR FOR PLAZA EAST COMMUNITY
June 24, 2022 | Press Release

ESTHER SHIN RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
June 2, 2022 | Press Release

Erika Wilson Selected as Young Leader by St. Louis American Newspaper
May 20, 2022 | Press Release

USI AND THE CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD LAUNCH NEW MENTORING PROGRAM FOR MALE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
April 6, 2022 | Press Release

USI PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 650 ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES ARE STABLE AND THRIVING
February 28, 2022 | Press Release

USI PARTNERS WITH FACEBOOK TO PROVIDE LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH TECHNOLOGY
October 18, 2021 | Press Release

USI EXPANDS EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE HOUSING AND INVEST IN NEIGHBORHOODS NATIONWIDE
September 21, 2021 | Press Release

Youth Voice and Leadership in Mixed-Income Communities: Heritage Park and the Green Garden Bakery
August 24, 2021 | Press Announcement

NEW PROGRAMS FOR TIDEWATER GARDENS RESIDENTS FOCUS ON YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY AND RESIDENT HISTORY RECORDINGS
May 19, 2021 | Press Release

USI SELECTED FOR ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY
April 27, 2021 | Press Release

A STATEMENT ON THE JANUARY 6TH, 2021 CAPITOL RIOTS FROM USI PRESIDENT, ESTHER SHIN
January 8, 2021 | Press Release