NEWARK (April 3, 2023) - Residents and businesses in Hudson and Essex Counties will benefit from broader and more equitable access to job training and development programs under a $340,000 workforce development programming commitment announced today by Citizens.

The initiative, benefitting LISC Greater Newark, Urban League of Essex County (Newark, NJ), Per Scholas and Year Up New Jersey, will focus on enabling skills-based job training in evolving industries, bridging the digital skills gap in historically marginalized communities and more.

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COLUMBUS (March 27, 2023) – The Columbus Urban League is preparing ways to help the community pay their electricity bills this summer.

AEP Ohio customers are expected to see an increase in their electricity bills this coming summer, and the Urban League is looking for ways to help residents.

Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO of the Urban League, said, “It’s coming and there’s nothing we can do about it, but to adjust how we help people to keep them stabilized, that’s what we have to concentrate on.”

With new rates reportedly coming in June, the Urban League is looking at new ways to fight the hike.

ROCHESTER (March 27, 2023) – The Urban League of Rochester (Rochester, NY) recently sponsored a group of suburban high school students to tour historically Black colleges and universities.

The group consisted of almost 300 students from area high schools, all from suburban areas, in which they didn’t feel a sense of belonging at their own respective schools.

Deputy Superintendent for school improvement and community engagement, Tanya Wilson-Thevanesan, helped organize the tour after students asked if HBCUs could come to their respective schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 27, 2023) – In honor of Women's History Month, the Greater Washington Urban League (Washington, D.C.) announces a lineup that includes five dynamic women speakers for the 3rd annual equity in black & white summit: trust in equity . These trailblazing women are industry disruptors who are upending the status quo and bringing people of color to the table of influence.

The hybrid event takes place on Friday, April 28, 2023. This well-attended event attracts participants from all over the U.S. who gather to inspire action in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This year's speakers include:

BATON ROUGE (March 27, 2023) – Last week, on Thursday, March 23rd, the Urban League of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA) was joined by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the National Urban League as they announced the pilot automotive apprenticeship program.

The announcement took place at the Baton Rouge Community College McKay Automotive Training Center.

The program provides Baton Rouge and New Orleans residents with a month long training, which has 23 prospective technicians hired into apprenticeship roles in area car dealerships, made possible with help from the NADA Foundation and the Louisiana Auto Dealers Association.

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