Connecting communities through DATA-CENTERED storytelling.
Mentoring Young Men: How the USI Miami Team is Creating Pathways for Violence Prevention
Gun Violence Disproportionately Affects Young Black Men For those who live in Northpark at Scott Carver and other predominantly inner-city communities throughout Miami-Dade County, gun violence is, unfortunately, a part of life. Residents don’t often need to read...
A Path Towards Housing and Social Equity: The Need for Policy Transformation
Physical Development Creates Stable Housing Housing matters. Decent, affordable, safe housing makes a difference in a family’s health and economic outcomes. But years of disinvestment in communities of color and years of systemic racism have created inequitable access...
Race, Wealth, and Homeownership; The Time to Act is Long Overdue
“Give me the road map, and I’ll do it." – Evelyn Burnett. “I have lived up to society’s contract,” Sherrie Deans. These two successful Black women have 800+ credit scores, lucrative careers, low income-to-debt ratios, and ample home equity in common. All of which...
How the Racial Wealth Gap Affects Black Owned Businesses, and the Intentional Steps USI is Taking to Close It
All small businesses have felt the impact of COVID-19 over the past two years. From February to April 2020, the United States saw a 22% decrease in the amount of working business owners; this was the largest drop ever. However, Black-owned businesses have fared the...
Person – Role – System
This installment speaks to the Results Count framework our organization has adopted as we look at how this often heavy work shows up in our personal mental models we carry within ourselves, how it affects our role at work and ultimately the Juvenile Justice system. In...
Of Pride and Shame
In this post, we raise the story of our youth-led social entrepreneurship program, Green Garden Bakery from our Heritage Park community in Minneapolis. These youth are leading the charge of creating healthier food options and access through their award-winning...
Because Of, Not Despite
In our inaugural post, we utilize our Senior Vice President Donovan Duncan's story to showcase how we intend to share and connect the stories of our families with data and policies that ensure children and families are stable and thriving. His math lesson in “less...
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