About Us

For over 35 years, ULBC has focused on empowering the community, developing children and changing lives through a myriad of services to the Broward County community.  Extended after school care programs, employment and training, GED assistance, homeownership and financial literacy, youth employment services, and educational programs are just a sample of the programs and services offered.  The ULBC employs a three prong strategy focused in the following areas: Youth and Education Empowerment, Economic Empowerment and Health and Community Empowerment. On any given day you can find the ULBC staff working at community and school sites with more than 500 at-risk youth. The welfare of children in a safe and nurturing environment is of the utmost importance for UL staff.  Please continue or begin a partnership with the Urban League.  Get involved today!
Below is a list of some of our accomplishments last year:  
    • 352 or 98% of the 360 first time offenders successfully completed all program requirements and components of individualized treatment plans.
    • Less than 1% or 349 of the juvenile offender program participants, who successfully completed the program, did not commit any subsequent law violation during the program participation period and three, six and twelve months after the completion of the program.
    • 15 youth HIV peer educators were trained and in return provided more than 600 youth with HIV education.
    • 4,650 families, residents and individuals were served by the Economic Empowerment staff. 
    • 1,673 Broward County residents were provided with homeownership education and financial literacy information.
    • 254 families in "crisis" were stabilized and are moving towards self-sufficiency.
    • 239 people were employed at an average hourly wage of $8.00.
    • 248 parents increased their parenting skills through our Parent PRAISE workshops. 
    • 2,079 youth were served in after school and community programs. 
    • 520 or 97% of 537 ULBC participants, who received tutoring and homework assistance, were promoted to the next grade or graduated. 
    • 483 ULBC youth empowerment students, who took the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT), achieved passing grades.