by Vella Stroot | May 17, 2021 | Baltimore
Young scholars in the Perkins Home community in Baltimore work to overcome barriers to their education with the help of the USI Baltimore staff. Showing Up With Dwayne School attendance for many can be a hurdle, but local Baltimore scholar, Dwanye, is clearing that...
by Vella Stroot | Mar 29, 2021 | Affordable Housing
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...
by Vella Stroot | Jan 8, 2021 | anti-racism
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...
by Vella Stroot | Dec 30, 2020 | 2020 holiday season
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...