Urban Vision Alliance

NO ONE SLEEPING ON THE STREET. URBAN VISION ALLIANCE, OPERATING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, IS BUILDING A BROAD STAKEHOLDER ALLIANCE TO COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPING CITY-WIDE HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS. OUR SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY THE DEPTH OF AND EASE OF COLLABORATION WE FACILITATE BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS TO DRIVE CHANGE FOR MORE PEOPLE, AT A LOWER COST WITH BETTER OUTCOMES.SF BAY AREA ALLIANCE: UVA GREW THE ALLIANCE TO 31 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, NONPROFITS, AND CORPORATIONS, ADDING NOTABLE PARTNERS DEEPBLOCKS, DIGNITYMOVES, POVERTY STOPLIGHT, AND RESCUESF. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS: UVA PARTNERED WITH THE SALVATION ARMY AND DIGNITYMOVES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SEVEN SAN FRANCISCO PROPERTIES, YIELDING UP TO 1,500 BEDS. UVA FACILITATED KEY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GENSLER, THE WORLDS LARGEST ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, AND THE SALVATION ARMY AND DIGNITYMOVES TO PROVIDE PRO BONO SERVICES ON THEIR PROJECTS. WE NEGOTIATED, THROUGH THE END OF 2021, $8.3M IN PRO BONO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR OUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO HELP THEM REDUCE THE COST OF THEIR PROJECTS.UVA DIGITAL PLATFORM: UVA LAUNCHED THE ALPHA VERSION OF OUR COLLECTIVE ACTION PLATFORM TO CREATE MORE TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, AND EFFICIENCY ON CITY-WIDE HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVES. WE BEGAN ONBOARDING OUR FIRST ALLIANCE PARTNERS TO TEST THE SYSTEM AND GATHER FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE ITERATIONS IN 2022.