About Us

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is located in Roxbury near a hub of college and individuals in need of our unique services. The League provides services that encompass the needs of disadvantaged children, parents, and adults seeking life skills for long term opportunities. The service offerings the League provides are different from traditional employment training programs because they focus on improving the individuals by building a strong foundation of self confidence, realistic capabilities, and self worth. The culture that the League has created allows individuals to participate collectively while expressing themselves individually in a safe and accepting manner.

Affiliation

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is supported by auxiliary groups, an affiliation with the National Urban League, and cooperative alliances with other organizations sharing our goals.
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History & Philosophy

The mission of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is to deliver services and programs that aim to increase the economic self-reliance of African Americans and other people of color throughout our service area and to advocate for the core initiative and civil rights issues that critically affect their lives.
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ULEM Core Initiatives

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts delivers a four-point strategy to its service area to provide, through an underlying core curriculum of Math and English, programs and services, for African Americans and other persons of color, that ensure their improved economic development and increased self-reliance.
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Who We Are

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is guided by our President, CEO Darnell Williams and a Board of Directors consisting of diverse and prominent members of our community, and a dedicated staff.
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