Main Business Category: Civic and Social Organizations
Description: The Urban League of Kansas is an affiliate of the National Urban League, a civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment and the elevation of standards in historically under-served urban communities through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy. Founded in 1954, the Urban League of Kansas (ULK) has a 70-year history of providing services to the Wichita community with the mission to facilitate economic self- reliance and an improved quality of life for Urban League of Kansas clients through education, empowerment and self-respect. The Urban League of Kansas focus is, and always has been on equity. The organization has 7 priorities that guides all of the programs and services that are offered by the organization. These include Strengthening Families, Safe Stable Housing, Financial Literacy, Health Equity, Education, Career & Workforce and Leadership and Civic Engagement. offers programs in Housing, Education and Workforce Development. The Urban League of Kansas has implemented and facilitated hundreds of programs and services during its 70 year history to provide opportunities for marginalized individuals to achieve and succeed. The organization is located in the heart of the 67214 zip code at 9th and North Grove, a highly impoverished area, but an ideal location for serving those with the greatest needs and the least access to resources. Much of the population that is served is by the organization's programs and services belong to a racial or ethnic minority group, live in poverty, and are undereducated and too often just struggling to get by.
Keywords: Housing, financial literacy, home buying, workforce training, digital literacy, tutoring, family resources, food distribution, youth programs, computer lab, health equity, education, leadership, assistance, advocacy, revitalization
