We are pleased to introduce the newest addition to our leadership team, our Director of Programs:  John Jones, III. 

The energy was high and the atmosphere filled with love and empowerment at “The African American Caregiver’s Forum and Health Fair". 

For too long, a criminal record has been a wall between individuals and the transformative power of an education.  But across Alameda County, and the greater Bay Area, that wall is coming down, brick by brick, thanks to a bold, coordinated effort led by BASIC.

Fifteen years ago, Marie Miller started working for Urban Strategies as the assistant to our former CEO, Junious Williams.