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What is the Minneapolis Urban League?
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The Minneapolis Urban League is a minority, community-based organization that has served the African American community since 1926. It is one of the top ten affiliates of the National Urban League based in New York, NY. Each year, over 20,000 people look to the Minneapolis Urban League for assistance in overcoming barriers that prevent them from accessing quality employment, housing, education, social services, and health care (click here for more details).
Programs
The Minneapolis Urban League offers a continuum of services
to enable individuals and families to become self-sustaining. The 2008 annual
budget of over $ million encompasses fourteen major programs that reach children,
youth, adults and senior citizens each year. Programs operate three clusters
- Social Wellness, Community Empowerment and Youth Achievement. Participants in one service area can be referred to any of the other programs within the Urban
League.
Education
- Alternative Elementary School for at-risk children to prepare them to
compete successfully in public school
- Alternative High
School to graduate students who have not succeeded in traditional school
settings
Employment
- Job preparation and placement for people moving off welfare
- Youth career development
- Youth and Adult job placement
- Apprenticeship
qualification and referral
- Employment for seniors in community
organizations
- Skill building for individuals to achieve
self-sufficiency
Individual & Family Assistance
- Intervention on behalf of people in immediate need of food, housing,
legal services, access to health care
- HIV/STD education, prevention,
intervention and support
Youth Intervention
- Teen prevention programs re: pregnancy, alcohol, tobacco and drug
abuse
- Early intervention and diversion for juveniles at-risk for
committing crime
- Residential facility for diversion of youth from
the Juvenile Justice System
Advocacy
- Public advocacy for change in systems which create
barriers to success for people of color
- Community education on issues
affecting the African American community and other people of
color
Governance
Responsibility for governance, policy development and financial
oversight of the organization lies with a 20-member Board of Directors
from the Minneapolis community. Clarence Hightower, President/CEO of the
Minneapolis Urban League, carries out the policies and direction of the
Board. The Minneapolis Urban League employs 130 full or part-time paid staff, and utilizes 200 volunteers throughout its
programs. Most of the staff live in the area they serve.
Finances
The
Minneapolis Urban League is funded by government grants and contracts,
the United Way, foundation and corporate grants and private
contributions. We have been a recipient of government contracts since
the 1960's and United Way funding since the 1950's.
At the
present time, the Urban League is managing 25 separate grants and
contracts. We use FundWare software in our accounting department. Our CPA
firm is Kern, DeWenter, Viere, Ltd. For a copy of our 2007 audit, call 612-302-3103.
Long Range Planning
The Minneapolis Urban League is implementing a Strategic Plan
adopted by the Board of Directors in 2008.
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