OUR MOVEMENT
The National Urban League was established in 1910, Headquartered in New York City, NUL spearheads the non-partisan efforts of the 100 local affiliates. The National Urban League is the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans.
Founded by a diverse group of community leaders to alleviate some of the racial tensions brought on by forced desegregation of the county’s public schools, the Urban League of Broward County, Inc., was given affiliate status in 1975 as the National Urban League’s 104 affiliate.
OUR MISSION
To assist African-Americans and other disenfranchised groups in the achievement of social and economic equality.
OUR VISION
We will be a catalyst for change in Broward County and one of the best human service organizations in the State of Florida. We will be the provider of choice for our customers, the employer of choice for our co-workers, the investment of choice for our corporate, government and philanthropic partners and a model of integrity and excellence for a community based organization.
OUR STRATEGY
The Urban League of Broward County employs the following four-pronged strategy to implement the mission of our movement:
Education - programs designed to provide supplemental education tools so that all young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Through tutoring and homework assistance, employability skills, healthy lifestyle education, cultural enrichment, leadership activities, parenting and family bonding workshops, these programs work to ensure that all students excel academically, graduate from high school ready for college and career, avoid at-risk behavior, and are prepared to complete a post-secondary degree or certification bringing added-value in the workplace.
Jobs – programs designed to provide training and developmental skills necessary to enter or re-enter the workforce and become economically self-sufficient. Program benefits include educational services, job placement, GED preparation & testing, employability skills training and child care services. These programs offer participants career development opportunities through various life skills workshops, service-learning experiences, internships and apprenticeships.
Housing – programs designed to provide financial education tools necessary for successful wealth accumulation. Program benefits include budgeting, credit counseling, debt reduction, predatory lending prevention, financial literacy, home buying resource tools and loan application assistance.
Health - programs designed to promote healthy living by providing valuable tools to address health problems that adversely affect residents in low-income communities. They are designed to ensure that preventative care advances and vital health resources reach those who need them most.
