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Archive for July 20th, 2009

100 things you didn't know about the Urban League (part 2)

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

100 Things you didn't know about the Urban League (part 3)

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

What is Achievement Matters?

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