The Continued Underrepresentation of Black Undergraduates at the Nation’s 122 Most Selective Private Colleges and Universities

Education and youth development success stories and reports...

Education and Youth Development are hard-linked to Workforce Development. In our experience, you have to make learning relevant for young people. If you don’t make the connection, you can’t fill the pipeline with qualified applicants for career opportunities. But even more, Youth Development requires us to have a strategic alignment to help families. Part of our mission statement is that “we empower communities and change lives.” Providing services for both youth and their families is how we become a transformative power for good.

The.Campaign.for.Emergency.Student.Aid.(CESA) is a unique UNCF scholarship program that provides “just-in-time” financial aid to HBCU students poised to graduate, but short of funding. Since 2009, more than 12,000 CESA scholarships totaling more than $25 million have helped HBCU students stay in college and complete their degrees.

A State-Level Analysis of Historically Black College and University Enrollment and Graduation

A State-Level Analysis of Historically Black College and University Enrollment and Graduation

Education and Youth Development are hard-linked to Workforce Development. In our experience, you have to make learning relevant for young people. If you don’t make the connection, you can’t fill the pipeline with qualified applicants for career opportunities. But even more, Youth Development requires us to have a strategic alignment to help families. Part of our mission statement is that “we empower communities and change lives.” Providing services for both youth and their families is how we become a transformative power for good.

From elementary to high school students, the Urban League of Greater Cleveland is molding the future direction of Cleveland youth and helping them become successful and prosperous young adults. We have established a solid track record of delivering quality education and youth development programs within Cuyahoga County. Throughout the Youth Services arena, Urban League youth staff members are known as “kid magnets” and youth servants. It is the understanding and belief that the youth of today are not just tomorrow’s leaders, but that they have leadership to offer today.