Urban Strategies Council is a research and advocacy organization dedicated to social, economic and racial equity. We work to hold institutions and systems accountable to community needs.

This is what we’re about

Helping Those Who Help Others: Our Direct Connect Story
Helping Those Who Help Others: Our Direct Connect Story Co-written by Steve Spiker, Alison Feldman and Breeanna Decker Urban Strategies Council is great at bringing together people who should be talking, but are not. [...]
Growing our Board
Growing our Board As you likely know, the Council just turned 30 years old! We’re expanding our purview to work across the entire Bay Area and we are experiencing growth and transition at both [...]
New Look, New Website, Same Council
New Look, New Website, Same Council Today we’re proud to unveil our new look. After thirty years we thought it was time to rethink our our image, as many of you have suggested. So here [...]

Growing our Board As you likely know, the Council just turned 30 years old! [...]

New Look, New Website, Same Council Today we’re proud to unveil our new look. After [...]

Holding Investors Accountable in Oakland This is an excerpt from a new report by the [...]

Building the Prison to School Pipeline Campus-based Support Programs for Formerly Incarcerated College Students College [...]

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Our vision is for a just, equitable society without poverty, where basic needs are met and systemically oppressed people have agency, power, and the opportunity to thrive.