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 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.

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.

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 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