New Orleans Guide to High School and Beyond 2018

ABOUT
URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA (ULLA)
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Urban League of Louisiana is to encourage and empower African Americans and other emerging communities in
the pursuit of economic self-reliance, parity, and civil rights.
AGENCY HISTORY
Established in 1938, the mission of ULLA (formerly the Urban League of Greater New Orleans) is to enable African-Americans and
other communities seeking equity to secure economic self-reliance, parity and civil rights. Programs of the Urban League’s three
Centers of Excellence are focused in the areas of education and youth development, workforce and economic development and public
policy and advocacy. For more information on the Urban League, visit us online at www.urbanleaguela.org and/or follow us on Facebook
and Twitter (@urbanleaguela).
For over 80 years ULLA has told the story of every man, woman and child and how access to equal opportunity is key to Empowering
Communities and Changing Lives. Today, ULLA has over 80 years proven experience and is proud to continue its efforts to rebuild New
Orleans and the surrounding area.
Positioned to achieve great success, ULLA recognizes the opportunity and responsibility facing the greater New Orleans region. As such,
ULLA takes a broader consideration of both the value created in each life the Urban League touches, and how such, translates into
rebuilding systems, infrastructure, and the local economy, all of which are keys to creating sustainable change and improving individual
life chances.
With a strategic focus on its three Centers of Excellence, ULLA is poised to contribute significantly to the transformation of a new and
equitable New Orleans by leveraging lessons learned via direct service to inform public disclosure and public policy.
The Three Centers of Excellence are:
• Center of Education and Youth Development
• Center of Community and Economic Development
• Center of Policy and Social Justice
Throughout our history, Urban League programs have focused to ensure quality education and access to information, equal employment,
and entrepreneurial and economic inclusion opportunities and shared dignity under the law. The Urban League believes the opportunities
that emerge from closing these gaps will benefit business, industry, and the greater community, and create a sustainable and dynamic
future for everyone. With our tradition of success in symmetry with a continued wellspring of support from every sector of the community,
the Urban League is destined to remain the leading entity for social and economic equality as the new century continues to unfold.
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