Success Stories

Our affiliates have seen the impact of COVID-19 firsthand. They helped families that lost income during the lockdowns, kept our kids’ heads up during virtual learning, and supported community members who lost loved ones to the virus.  

The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus threatens communities across the country and millions of people around the globe. The National Urban League encourages everyone to practice all preventative measures outlined by the CDC including:

On September 13th and 14th, 2016 affiliate staff from Washington DC, Atlanta and Philadelphia completed their Professional Development Training as part of the newly awarded CVS smoking cessation project, Empowered to Quit. Empowered to Quit aims to assess the tobacco usage and q...

In Indianapolis, Indiana, one of three pilot sites, staff collaborated with the Center of Wellness for Urban Women to deliver an innovative strategy for talking about mental health....

Take Action for Health strives to increase mammograms, blood pressure screenings and screenings for depression and anxiety-risk in an effort to catch these health conditions early while they are more treatable.  For example, African-American women have the lowest breast cancer survival rate of al...

Mental and emotional well-being are critical components to an individual’s health status. Recently a number of affiliates have identified mental and emotional health issues are priority areas that need to be addressed within their communities....

On April 27, 2017 Audrey Epperson, Director of Community Resources at the Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL), presented Pathways to Freedom to 53 men and women who were attending an employment orientation with Clark Construction at the GWUL offices. Two representatives from ...

In July of 2016 community organizations, including the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, came together to host one of community’s premiere free public service events in the city....