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  The Urban League of Greater Columbus   was organized in Columbus, Georgia in 1971 and is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency governed by an interracial board of directors that is made up of a cross section of the citizens from the tri-community.  The Urban League of Greater Columbus is an affiliate of the National Urban League. The Urban League of Greater Columbus is a multiracial professional community service agency  committed to assuring equality of opportunity for all citizens of the greater Columbus area. Its mission is to assist African Americans and other minorities to achieve social and economic equality. It implements its mission through advocacy, bridge-building, program services and research.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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   Our Mission   

           The mission of the Urban League of Greater Columbus is to address the social and economic conditions that prevent African Americans and other disadvantaged and underserved citizens in the Greater Columbus area from achieving parity with other Americans. The Urban League employs the following five-point strategy, tailored to local needs in order to implement our mission: Education and Youth Empowerment; Economic Empowerment; Health and Quality of Life Empowerment; Civic Engagement and Leadership Empowerment, and Civil Rights and Racial Justice Empowerment.

        

 

Our Strategy

The ULGC employs a five point strategy, tailored to local needs, in order to implement the mission of our movement.

  • Education and Youth Empowerment: Ensuring that all of our children are well educated and prepared for economic self-reliance in the 21st century through college scholarships, early childhood literacy, Head Start and after care programs.

  • Economic Empowerment: Empowering all people in attaining economic self-sufficiency through job training, good jobs, homeownership, entrepreneurship and wealth accumulation.

  • Health and Quality of Life Empowerment: Working to build healthy and safe communities to eliminate health disparities through prevention, healthy eating, fitness, as well as ensuring access and complete access to affordable healthcare for all people.

  • Civic Engagement and Leadership Empowerment: Empowering all people to take an active role in determining the direction, quality of life, public policy and leadership in their communities by full participation as citizens and voters, as well as through active community service and leadership development.

  • Civil Rights and Racial Justice Empowerment: Promoting and ensuring our civil rights by actively working to eradicate all barriers to equal participation in the all aspects of American society, whether political, economic, social, educational or cultural.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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