Our Programs
Urban Strategies Council’s program matrix highlights our commitment to community empowerment, equity and healing through culturally-responsive approaches that uplift marginalized voices and address systemic barriers.
United Strategies Council Programs
All of our programs seek to:
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Advance health and racial equity
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Support healing from systemic harm
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Promote leadership and advocacy from within the community
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Challenge stigmas and injustices
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Build capacity and sustainability for grassroots change
Together, our programs reflect a holistic strategy for social justice and community well-being.
Community-HOPE
The Community Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education Program (Community-HOPE) is an umbrella for several programs that provide community outreach to the African American communities of Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. Our Program includes:
The African American Alzheimer's Outreach Project
Real Talk: Erasing the Stigma of Opioid Use in the African American Community
Mental Health Mondays
Elevate Youth California
Elevate Youth California (EYC) is a program of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) funded through Proposition 64, the California Cannabis Tax Fund. Sierra Health Foundation’s Center for Health Program Management is contracted to support the implementation of EYC. The Council’s Elevate Youth California Program supports youth leadership development in Oakland and Vallejo to reduce youth substance use disorder (SUD).
Evaluation Services
Urban Strategies Council offers culturally-responsive evaluation services to non-profit organizations that focus on serving the African American and Latino Communities of the East Bay. As part of a larger organization dedicated to equity and health justice, we partner with service-based groups to assess program impact, improve service delivery, and amplify community voices.