PROGRAMS: Education Quality and Equality

The Urban League advocates for educational equality for African Americans and others while providing programs that ensure early skills achievement, equal access to secondary educational opportunities and parental involvement.

Head Start — The Urban League is in its sixth year of providing direct Head Start services to St. Louis City low-income, pre-school children and their families.

GEAR-UP — To assist at-risk youth in achieving to their greatest potential, the Urban League partners with the GEAR UP Program to help a cohort of middle school students from targeted districts become “college ready.”

GED Courses — The Urban League helps students who have dropped out of school to reenter or to achieve their GED through GED courses offered at the Urban League.

College (Postsecondary) Scholarships — Each year, students from a broad spectrum of interests are awarded scholarships from the Urban League.

Vaughn Cultural Center — Urban League celebrates and promotes awareness of African American history and culture through exhibits, story telling and special programs at the Urban League.