Urban League of Palm Beach County (ULPBC - West Palm Beach, FL) has received a $7,000 grant from BankUnited in support of our Comprehensive Housing Counseling and Financial Capability Program.

The program improves the lives of low-moderate income individuals by offering affordable housing programs developed to assist them in obtaining or maintaining housing.

“This grant is vital to our work in the community,” said Patrick Franklin, President and CEO of ULPBC. “We are very grateful to BankUnited for their commitment to making Palm Beach County a better place for the many individuals who are in urgent need of affordable housing.”

ULPBC helps clients reach their housing goals through monthly our First Time Homebuyers workshops, one-on-one housing counseling, financial coaching and foreclosure mitigation assistance. We have been providing HUD certified housing counseling for more than 26 years and assisted more than 1,348 clients in the last fiscal year.

Where do we stand 5 years after Michael Brown was killed and his community erupted into a battle for justice? Our St. Louis affiliate president reflects. 

Officials are working to encourage African-Americans to apply for the Oklahoma City Police Department.

The Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, OK) and the Oklahoma City Police Department have teamed up to encourage 100 or more African-Americans to apply for the police department by Oct. 1.

The first recruiting event will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Metro Tech STEM Building, located at 1901 Springlake Dr. in Oklahoma City.

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Four Louisville-based entities are partnering to support a paid training program that will teach unemployed and underemployed members of the Louisville community high-demand IT skills.

The Louisville Skills program, which is being supported by the Louisville Urban League (Louisville, KY), Humana, the University of Louisville and Interapt, will teach 25 people skills needed to work in a high-tech, fast-paced environment.

“The Louisville Urban League is excited to partner on this venture that will provide life-altering career opportunities for members of our community,” said Sadiqa Reynolds, President and CEO of the Urban League, in a news release. “We believe this program will be a welcomed addition to the projects already underway in the West End and make an impact for generations.”

A big donation was announced August 7th that is designed to generate more economic opportunities in north St. Louis County.  Ameren is donating $250,000 to the Urban League of Metro. St. Louis (St. Luios, MO)'s Save Our Son'S Program. That program is based at the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center and helps economically disadvantaged residents find good-paying jobs while also training men to get prepared for those jobs.

This comes on the heels of another $2.5 million dollars that Ameren recent donated to support education and economic development initiatives across the area.

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To Be Equal #30
Marc H. Morial 
July 31, 2019

Gone but not forgotten, August 9th marks the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, and he is being honored with a public exhibit of things that were close to heart in an effort to humanize the slain teen.

Brown’s graduation gown, an Arnold Palmer drink can, a bag of Skittles and a Cardinals’ scarf is just some of the items his family wants the world to see at the “As I See You: A Tribute to Mike Brown Jr.” exhibit at the Urban League Ferguson Community Empowerment Center (St. Louis, MO).

The public display opens August 9th in Ferguson to the public through Sunday. It is a recreation of Brown’s bedroom on August 9, 2014, the day he was fatally shot by Officer Darren Wilson.