The Urban of League of Greater Columbus, Inc. (ULGC) is a multicultural, professional community service agency committed to assuring equal opportunities for all citizens of the greater Columbus area through advocacy, bridge-building, program services and research. 

The League was organized in 1971 in Columbus, Georgia as a 501c(3) agency whose board and staff are representative of the total community. It receives funding from the United Way, private foundations, businesses, memberships, and from federal, state and local governments. The League belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, the Better Business Bureau and is an affiliate of the National Urban League, Inc.

As a community service agency, the League promotes harmony and understanding among all citizens and provides the disadvantaged and the community at large with a wide variety of program services. Programs are offered in Economic Development and Employment, Education, Health, Housing and Consumer Education, Community Awareness and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).

In keeping with its motto, "Our Children = Our Destiny", these services are designed to maintain, strengthen, and/or rebuild the family unit as an essential institution upon which America's future rests.

 Mission

The mission of the Urban League movement is to help African Americans and all Americans attain social and economic equality.  The fundamental objective is to enable those who are striving toward the mainstream to achieve economic self-reliance and to enjoy their rights as equal citizens under the law.  The Urban League carries out this mission at this mission at local, state, national levels by:

• Providing direct service that help individual and communities help themselves.

• Collaborating with compatible organizations and building bridges between all segments of society.

• Conducting research and policy analysis.

• Engaging in principled advocacy, community mobilization, social marketing, and  communications on behalf of those we serve.