Stories of U.S.

Connecting communities through DATA-CENTERED storytelling.

Helping One Norfolk Resident Find Community

Mar 29, 2021

A Norfolk resident, Ms. Hagans, finds the perfect neighborhood to raise her grandson, Ray. Barbara Hagans has been living in the Tidewater Gardens neighborhood for nearly eight years. After suffering from the loss of family members and losing a job, she felt blessed...

Celebrating the Successes of Families During a Global Pandemic

Mar 17, 2021

Perkins Homes resident, Ms. McCain found success despite all the challenges she faced in 2020 The impact of the pandemic has been major on USI families throughout 2020 and continuing into 2021. However, despite all the obstacles, families are still finding a way, and...

There is a Guardian Angel in Heritage Park

Jan 25, 2021

Angel M. is finding ways to reduce food insecurity in her Minneapolis neighborhood With the COVID-19 causing major changes to our families across the nation, USI has been partnering with food banks, markets, and health organizations to ensure access to food for...

What is Social Equity? And why it is the foundation for all families to be stable and thriving.

Jan 8, 2021

Right now, families across the United States are struggling with the ability to access healthy food, pay their utility bills, continue their education, afford childcare, and receive comprehensive healthcare, etc. These families face some of the worst circumstances in...

Making Spirits Bright in 2020

Dec 30, 2020

A Recap on How USI Brought Holiday Cheer to our Families this Year! While 2020 was challenging and stressful, it did demonstrate the resiliency of all the families in our communities across the nation and the USI team as a whole. We are happy to see that we ended the...

Partnering Through Crisis

Jul 1, 2020

Understand how USI is continuing to serve families throughout the COVID-19 crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, USI launched our COVID-19 Action Plan to ensure that residents in our communities would continue to receive the support they need to be stable and...

Story of Home

Jul 2, 2019

Listen to Galveston, TX. resident, Ms. A recount her story of rising through education despite the adversity she faced in her hometown of Chicago. Ms. A is a resident of the Cedars at Carver Park in Galveston, Texas. And although Urban Strategies, Inc and Ms. A...

Haunted

Mar 13, 2019

A reminder that social workers/mental health professionals carry the weight of others and should remember their self-care. The once sturdy cement walls have crumbled to meet the white tile floor. The air is caked with the dust that came from the entire building...

Anything But

Sep 5, 2018

Take a look into how school choice affects communities in need, specifically the children growing up within circumstances that may make school choice an option that's out of reach. Separated by only three years in age and over 600 miles, Perkins Homes in Baltimore,...