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                                                                     Strategic Expansion and Improvement


                                                                                    We  will  continue  to  enhance

                                                                                    and  leverage  our  reputation,
       W                                                                            brand, and credibility with the
            e aspire to
                                                                                    goal  of  eliciting  a  positive
          lead the way
                                                                                    reaction  whenever  someone
              toward
                                                                                    hears  “Urban  Pathways,”  and
           sustainable
                                                                                    being  well  known  as  the
          solutions to
                                                                                    preferred  supplier  of  the
       homelessness and
                                                                                    services  we  provide.    We  will
       to be a regional
                                                                                    ensure  Urban  Pathways  is
          and national
                                                                                    recognized  by  our  varied
         influence and
                                                                                    stakeholders as an organization
        thought leader
                                                                                    providing  thought-partnership
           for public
                                                                                    and relevant services to those
        policy, public
                                                                                    who  need  them,  and  as  a
          opinion, and
                                                                                    desirable place to work.
        human services
                                  The people we serve are mostly people of color who experience inequities
        best practices.
                                  and  disparities  across  many  life  activities,  including  education,  health,

                                  employment,  housing,  justice  and  financial  wellbeing.  As  we  strive  to
                                  promote their safety, permanency, and wellbeing, we maintain the same

                                  commitment to our racially diverse workforce. Speaking up and speaking
                                  out against bias and discrimination, interrupting inequitable practices, and

                                  changing  the  negative  narrative  and  stigma  associated  with  people
                                  experiencing or having the potential to experience homelessness (or those
                                  working  with  them)  are  some  of  the  ways  we  will  use  our  power  and

                                  influence.








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