Archive for July, 2009

In 2009, the Urban League of Greater Miami decided to take its successful Achievement Matters program beyond the boundaries of Liberty City… Full Article

This fall, the Urban League of Greater Miami will launch a major initiative targeting parents in Miami-Dade. The campaign, called the “Development Revolution,” is aimed at promoting a renewed emphasis on education and achievement among minority families with children in public school. With the start of the 2009/2010 school year already under Full Article

When I arrived in Miami in 1963, I found a small, but dedicated staff of three people, very few services, and a community in tremendous need. Less than 10 years later, we were the largest not-for-profit agency in Liberty City, with 476 full-time staff, 35 part-time people and four consultants. Back then, I was the Full Article

The Urban League of Miami has been around since 1943., when it was called the Greater Miami Negro Service Council... Full Article

Largest employer in Liberty City from 1965-75 with over 400 full-time employees. First home ownership incentive program for Liberty City residents. Created the first Community/Dade County Public Schools Education Partnership to address the achievement gap for Liberty City Children (1970s) Organized the Coalition of Black Community Based Full Article

Established a tenant tracking system to keep tenants who well drugs form moving from one public housing project to another. Organized the Coalition of Black Community-Based Organizations Convened an Inter-Agency Task Force to develop an extensive list of available housing for those persons who had to move from the Negro Central District due to Full Article

Achievement Matters is a coordinated, intensified and sustained effort to raise the achievement levels of Black Americans and other youth of color within the Miami-Dade Public School system, while strengthening their social skills. The program utilizes a combination of community education, mobilization and advocacy to support youth, and hold Full Article