#1 Ranked Affiliate of the National Urban League

Chairman’s Welcome

It has been my pleasure to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.  In this role I have come to understand the great 89 year legacy that is the Urban of Metropolitan St. Louis, a United Way member agency.   I am impressed by the community leaders that lend their expertise and support to the Urban League movement. Our board, over 50 members strong, incorporates 5 CEOs, 7 university presidents, 8 community representatives and many other community leaders. We are all committed to the vital service that this agency offers the community like nationally recognized A+ Certification, financial literacy programming, and foreclosure prevention. Our agency is not only vital to the community, the community is also vital to us.

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.  Together with the National Urban League, the St. Louis affiliate is excited about welcoming more than 10,000 guests to St. Louis for the National Urban League Annual Convention, July 25-28, 2007.

Thank you for visiting our website.   We hope you join us in catching the excitement that is the Urban League of St. Louis.

 

 

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Tuesday May 20, 2008

 

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