Chairman’s Welcome
As
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Urban League
of Metropolitan St. Louis, I would like to welcome you
to our website. Since 1918, the Urban League has worked
tirelessly in the St. Louis community to reduce poverty
and injustice by helping our neighbors to find
employment, financial assistance and training they need
to help during the hard times. Each year, the Urban
League serves more than 65,000 people with many
effective programs that empower communities and change
lives. On behalf of the Urban League’s Board,
volunteers, clients and membership, I thank you for
visiting our website and for your interest in our work.
OUR VISION
The vision of
the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is that African Americans and
others in the St. Louis Region will have the opportunity to create
economically self sufficient lives in communities that are flourishing
with opportunity and growth.
OUR MISSION
To empower African Americans and others
throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social
equality and civil rights. The Urban league will be the catalyst
for this change through advocacy, coalition building, program services,
and by promoting communication and understanding among different races
and cultures.
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President/CEO’s
Greetings
The
Urban League movement has for 89 years struggled to empower communities
and change lives. Currently 105 national affiliates work together to
advocate and serve African Americans and others in the struggle for
equal rights in employment, housing, education and community outreach.
Most recently the National League was instrumental in accomplishing the
renewal of the Voting Rights Act. St. Louis is the #1 ranked affiliate
of our 105 partners in the National Urban League movement. We also
enjoy National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
certification of our Head Start program and the Better Business Bureau
seal of approval.
Locally our affiliate prioritizes five
service areas: Economic Empowerment; Educational Quality and Equality;
Meeting Families' Basic Needs; Civic Engagement and Social Justice; and
Sustainable Quality Services. We serve over 65,000 clients each year in
8 locations across the bi-state area and administers over $14 million
annually. We could not accomplish our mission without the community
support and the effort of our volunteers.
Thank you for visiting our website. We
hope you join us in catching the excitement that is the Urban League of
St. Louis.