Angela M. Hamilton
Vice President of Youth and Family Services at the Chicago Urban League
Angela M. Hamilton is Vice President of Youth and Family Services at the Chicago Urban League. She brings 30 years of experience from grassroots organizations, local and state government, private industry and consulting where she specialized in program development, change management, policy implementation and strategic planning.
In her role as Vice President, Angela is responsible for the overall development and transformational growth through a systems approach to our programs that are specifically designed for Black and brown youth. Servicing youth on the youth spectrum, the programs created deliberately address anti-violence measures and intervention constructs, social/emotional learning and development, STEM exploration, college readiness, trades exploration, career planning as well as life skills. Her accomplishments include the expansion and funding of ancillary program activities such as the Environmental Justice Program (EmpowerYouthTech); Youth and Police councils in schools (EmpowerYouthACTION); iRegister (ensuring that all youth eligible to vote are registered, EmpowerYouthACTION); and a digital literacy program for the parents of our youth, adults, and seniors. In July 2024, she recently led the efforts on an educational international ancestry fellowship program where youth and adults participated in a 9 month long cohort that culminated with a going to Ghana, West Africa.
Hamilton received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Roosevelt University, master’s in social work from Loyola University, and is a Licensed Social Worker in the State of Illinois. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, mother of 5 and grandmother of 1and wife to Stanley Hamilton.