Urban League

The mission of the Urban League is to enrich, enhance, and serve the Tampa Bay Communities through the leadership and resources of the Pinellas County Urban League by assisting through advocacy, program services, and research, which will help bridge social-economic barriers and promote new and strengthen relationships between our communities.

THE URBAN LEAGUE IS A NONPARTISAN, CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED MOVEMENT THAT SERVES OVER TWO MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR, PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES, RESEARCH, AND POLICY ADVOCACY TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. PRIMARILY WORKING WITH AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHER EMERGING ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, THE LEAGUE'S NETWORK OF OVER 100 PROFESSIONALLY STAFFED AFFILIATES IN OVER 36 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ACROSS THE NATION WORKS TO CLOSE EQUALITY GAPS FOR PEOPLE AT ALL ECONOMIC LEVELS AND STAGES OF LIFE, AND GIVES CITIZENS A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK AS VOLUNTEERS.

THE MISSION OF THE BUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE IS TO EMPOWER AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES, AND DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN SECURING ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY, POWER AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

THE URBAN LEAGUE'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN COMMUNITIES BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SPONSORS.

THE MISSION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE MOVEMENT IS TO ENABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS TO SECURE ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY AND POWER, AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

THE MISSION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF NEBRASKA IS TO BE AN EMPOWERING VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATING FOR ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY, POWER, CIVIL RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL (SEE SCHEDULE O). THE VISION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF NEBRASKA IS TO LEAD NEBRASKA IN CLOSING THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC GAP IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, OTHER EMERGING ETHNIC COMMUNITIES AND DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SOCIAL EQUALITY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND GROWTH.

Development of programs designed to reverse economic and social deterioration of minority families and elderly citizens.

TO ENABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHERS TO SECURE ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY AND POWER AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THE URBAN LEAGUE OF HAMPTON ROADS IMPLEMENTS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, AND HOUSING TO HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, AND COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES.

URBAN LEAGUE OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, INC. IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY WHICH ASSISTS NEIGHBORHOODS WITH EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, FOOD, YOUTH SURVIVAL SKILLS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.

MADISON COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE, INC. PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES IN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE.

THE GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE ("GWUL OR "THE LEAGUE") ENVISIONS A DC METRO AREA INCLUSIVE OF FLOURISHING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL, BLACK COMMUNITIES WHERE MEMBERS THRIVE WITHOUT THE HINDRANCE OF SYSTEMIC MINORITIZATION AND RACIAL VIOLENCE. THUS, THE LEAGUE IS ON A MISSION TO INCREASE THE MONETARY AND POLITICAL WELLNESS AND POWER OF HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED AND ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED BLACK AND OTHER POPULATIONS OF COLOR. GWUL CONCURRENTLY WORKS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AS A MECHANISM TO ACHIEVE EQUITY WHILE ALSO PROMOTING SELF-RELIANCE AND POLITICAL PARITY. OUR WORK COMBATS GENERATIONAL WEATHERING, PSYCHOLOGICAL OPPRESSION, STRUCTURAL BARRIERS, LOST WEALTH, AND COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT.FOR 84 YEARS, THE LEAGUE HAS IMPACTED MILLIONS OF LIVES, STANDING BOTH ON SOCIETY'S FRONTLINES AND IN THE TRENCHES, SERVING AS A SAFETY NET AND OPPORTUNITY FACILITATOR IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC COMMUNITY.

TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AND ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW INCOME CITIZENS. IT ESTABLISHES PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT POLICIES THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES FACED BY LOW INCOME AND MINORITY RESIDENTS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA AND ITS OUTLYING AREAS.

TO PREVENT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, PROVIDE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF LEISURE TIME, DEVELOP A FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE YOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND POLICE OFFICERS AND ENGENDER A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION FOR LAW AND ORDER AND PROMOTE DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPETITIVE SPORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

TO ENABLE AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHERS IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO SECURE ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY, POWER AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

Social Services to low income persons.

TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHERS IN NEED; TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO CULTIVATE AND EXERCISE THEIR FULL HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH ADVOCACY, BRIDGE BUILDING SERVICES AND RESEARCH.

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THE MISSION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF ROCHESTER, NY IS TO ENABLE AFRICAN-AMERICANS, LATINOS, THE POOR, AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS TO SECURE ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY AND POWER, AND CIVIL RIGHTS ENSURING THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE WELL EDUCATED AND EQUIPPED FOR ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, HELPING ADULTS ATTAIN ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH GOOD JOBS, HOME OWNERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WEALTH ACCUMULATION, AND ENSURING OUR CIVIL RIGHTS BY ERADICATING ALL BARRIERS TO EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MAINSTREAM AMERICA.

TO ASSIST AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITIES, AND DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY.

GSUL HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES AND CHANGING LIVES IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION SINCE 1968. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER BLACK AND OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN SECURING ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, EDUCATIONAL FULFILLMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND CIVIL RIGHTS WHILE LIVING WELL, BEING WELL, AND THRIVING.

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF SUMMIT COUNTY, PARTICULARLY AFRICAN AMERICANS, BY ADVOCATING AND FACILITATING PROGRAMS THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL, IMPACTING THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THE MISSION OF THE TUCSON URBAN LEAGUE IS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROSPERITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OTHER UNDERSERVED TUCSON AREA RESIDENTS BY CREATING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

TO HELP MINORITIES AND OTHERS BECOME SELF-RELIANT SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.

ADVOCATE FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

TO PROMOTE THE URBAN LEAGUE MOVEMENT THROUGH INTERRACIAL COOPERATION.

THE LEAGUE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE EQUITY BY EMPOWERING BLACK AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.

TO ENABLE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND OTHER UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES TO SECURE SELF-RELIANCE, PRIMARILY IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Operation of child care facilities.

TO ADVANCE SOCIAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHERS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

TO SECURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESULTS FOR MIRORITIES AND THE DISADVANTAGE, USING VARIETY OF APPROACHES AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO PROVIDE GAINS IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND OTHER AREAS WHICH ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

To facilitate economic self-reliance and improved quality of life for Urban League of Kansas clients through education, empowerment, and self-respect.

TO HELP EMPOWER AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHERS ACHIEVE EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY.

To assist in developing solutions to improve conditions in problem ridden communitiesaffected by racial inequalities.

THE MISSION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT IS TO ENABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITY GROUPS TO SECURE AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC SELF RELIANCE AND PARITY

AS AN ACTIVE PARTNER, LEADER AND CATALYST, WE WILL ASSIST AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITY GROUPS AND THE DISADVANTAGED ATTAIN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY AND STABILITY THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES AND ADVOCACY.

TO HELP BLACK PEOPLE AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST TRUE SOCIAL PARITY, ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, POWER, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND JUSTICE

To promote social services to disadvantaged citizens

THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO ASSIST DISADVANTAGED URBAN RESIDENTS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AND HELP CHANGE LIVES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER EMERGING COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS. THE URBAN LEAGUE SEEKS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY AND ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN ATTAINING ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY.

To secure equal opportunities for all disadvantaged persons and people of color, including African Americans, women and persons with disabilities and advocating and establishing programs that facilitate the social and economic growth of residents in the communities it serves.

THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY'S (ULOKC) MISSION IS TO ASSIST AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITIES, AND THE POOR TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY. ITS CORE MISSION IS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. FOR 76 YEARS, THE ULOKC CONTINUES TO BE THE PREMIER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY AND SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERT IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MINORITY BUSINESS SUPPORT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION SERVICES.

As an organization focused on building better lives by empowering communities and changing lives, we work diligently to ensure that those we serve are provided with opportunities to fully access the educational, employment, and support services necessary to succeed. We have continued in our stance as an organization committed to economic empowerment, social justice, and equality.

The Organization provides platforms, pathways, and programs for African descendants to dismantle racist structures, overcome racial disparities, and achieve equitable outcomes.

KNOXVILLE AREA URBAN LEAGUE, INC.'S MISSION IS TO ENABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITY GROUPS AND THE UNDERSERVED TO SECURE ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY, POWER AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

TO ASSIST AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER ETHNIC MINORITIES AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SOCIAL EQUALITY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE.

THE MISSION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS IS TO ENABLE ADULTS IN EASTERN MA TO OVERCOME RACIAL, SOCIAL BARRIERS, ECONOMIC INEQUITIES, SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FOR OVER 100 YEARS, ULEM'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HAVE GIVEN HOPE TO PARTICIPANTS AND MADE A LASTING, IMPACTFUL STATEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE, INC. (NUL) AND A MEMBER OF THE UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY.

The mission of the Jacksonville Urban League is to enable African-Americans and others to secure economic self reliance, parity, power and civil rights.