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Preparing For The Future

The Urban League of Central Carolinas has taken a number of critical steps over the past several years to position itself for growth, including:

1)   Building a permanent, highly visible 20,000 square foot headquarters in Uptown Charlotte. This facility allows us to implement programming to meet today's.  We have two state of the art computer labs with over 50 computers for adult and youth training. We are a national PowerUp© site for bridging the digital divide, and are partners with the local JobLink, (One-Stop), employment centers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

2)   Changing the name of the Agency to Urban League of Central Carolinas, its present name, from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Urban League to accommodate an expanded service area in the region.

3)   Establishing a "New Business" division within the organization to develop new programs and business opportunities for the League.

4)   Creating the Joe Martin Institute for Race Relations to provide a public forum for advocacy and an environment for the examination and discussion of matters of race.

5)   Serving on the Workforce Investment Board, the Youth Council, Community Works Board and other strategic boards in order to stay in touch with current trends in community service and to advocate for our constituency.

6)   Establishing a satellite office in Union County, NC; with plans to expand into Carbarrus, Mooresville-Iredell and Gastonia counties

7)   Creating quality and performance-focused management systems through application of the Malcolm Baldrige "Quality Assurance Framework;" becoming a demonstration site for "Equipped for the Future" (EFF) Quality Training Standards; and being established as a Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) training site - with two nationally certified CDF Instructors using the "Working Ahead" curriculum for Workforce professionals. These and other nationally recognized improvement initiatives are provided through partnerships with the National Urban League (NUL) for training and certification.

Who Do We Collaborate With

• Business and Industry - We have two active Business Advisory Councils (BACs-Charlotte and Union County)
• Outstanding Board of Directors
• Community Colleges (Central Piedmont CC and South Piedmont CC)
• Public School Systems (Current satellite computer training center for CMS and Union County- Monroe Middle and Parkwood Middle, Monroe, East Union, Marshville)
• YWCA and YMCA, Girl Scouts
• Area churches
• Equipped For the Future (EFF) through the National Institute for Literacy at the University of Tennessee
• Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University, NJ
• Latin American Coalition and Latin American Women's Council
• Partners in Out-of-School Time (POST)
• Coca-Cola Consolidated, Lance Corporation, McDonalds
• Microsoft Corporation, AOL/Time Warner, Wachovia, First Citizens
• Bank of America/Urban League is operator of four (4) "Make a Difference" Community Centers
• North Carolina State Justice System/Governor's Crime Commission
• Public Library and community based organizations (CBOs)
• WTVI and Public Service Television,
• Department of Social Services (DSS)  and Department of Child Support and Court System
• HUD, USDOL National EPIC Award recipient, Local Workforce Development Board (WDB), Youth Council
• One Stop (JobLink Partners), UNCC and Johnson C. Smith Universities
• United Way, TJMAXX, Philip Morris, Foundation for the Carolinas, Continental Tire of North America, Enterprise Car Rental, Allstate and many others.

 "Our Business is Changing Lives for the Better!"
Ken Lewis, President and CEO, Bank of America and National Urban League Chairperson.