Urban Strategies Council

Founded in 1987, the Urban Strategies Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to community building through advocacy and support. Programs focus on building capacity through strategic partnerships and coalition-building with aligned organizations, as well as identifying, understanding, and plans for addressing issues such as the foreclosure crisis, unemployment, the criminal justice system, youth reentry, community policing, and education in underserved populations. Additionally, Urban Strategies emphasizes research and development around open data and increasing access to public data in the communities they serve.

Here are some of their projects:

Economic Opportunity

Foreclosure Crisis

Community Benefits

Income and Asset Development

Emerald City

Workforce Development and Employment

Community Land Trust

Community Safety and Justice

Criminal Justice Realignment

Reentry From Incarceration

Violence Prevention

Community Policing

Education Excellence

African American Male Achievement

Parent and Community Engagement

After School Programs

Promise Neighborhoods

Research and Technology

Data Warehouses/ Mapping Services

Research Reports

Data and GIS Services

Community Capacity Building

Capacity Building Institute

Capacity Building Tools

Capacity Building Partnerships

Community Capacity Building Archive

Related Links (Tools, incubated nonprofits and systems built by USC)

• Web mapping and data visualization platform with reports and maps: http://infoalamedacounty.org
• Reentry Services for Alameda County: http://alamedareentryservices.org
• Financial support services directory for Bay Area (beta): http://assetbuilding-bayarea.org
• Alameda County Community Asset Network: ACCAN
• Alameda Reentry Network
• Alameda County Community Justice Reform (ACCJR)
• Oakland Community Land Trust (OAKCLT)