GENERAL
GET INVOLVED
CAREERS / VOLUNTEER
Catchafire.com – Urban League of Essex County
Flexjobs.com – Urban League of Essex County
Idealist.org – Employment Opportunities with the Urban League of Essex County
VolunteerMatch.org – Volunteer with the Urban League of Essex County
Job Fair at Urban League of Essex County (RLS Media; January 2018)
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
STEAM Through the Pandemic Virtual Create-A-Thon NDOS (ThursdayNetwork.org; April 2021)
City Partners with Urban League to Reach Youth on NJ Census Awareness Day (TapInto.net; November 2019)
Urban League Young Professionals Talk Strategy on Area's Gravest Issues in First General Body Meeting of the Year (Brick City Live; February 2016)
The President of the Urban League of Essex County Young Professionals, on What the Young Professional Agenda Should Look Like (as told to Andaiye Taylor) (Brick City Live)
WHO WE ARE
Urban League of Essex County Announces New Board Members (Patch.com; March 2019)
An open book: Radiation Therapy Technology alum Charles M. Washington ’87 shares his journey with today’s students (Wayne State University; February 2022)
WHAT WE DO
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION | REAL ESTATE | HOUSING
Housing Prices Were Already Too High For Many Newark Residents. Then the Investors Came. (NJ.com; September 2021) (PDF)
Urban League of Essex County Aims to Boost Homeownership in Newark (WBGO; July 2021)
Newark Breaks Ground on $3M Project That Will Transform Vacant Lots Into New Housing (NJ.com; April 2021)
Urban League Townhomes - Construction of Four Townhomes In Newark's West Ward (Mid Atlantic Alliance)
Nonprofit Profile: Urban League of Essex County, Focused on Urban Economic Development (ROI-NJ; December 2018)
NEWARK KIDS CODE | TECH HOUSE
Invest Newark, Urban League Launch "Tech House" - an Effort to Bring High-Speed Internet, to More of City (ROI; October 2021)
NJIT Joins Urban League of Essex County to Teach Kids How to Code (NJIT: December 2017)
District and Charter School Students Come Together to Learn Coding (NJ Tech Weekly; November 2015)
Newark Students Learn How To Code and Think Big (NJ.com;
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Newark Pre-K Proudly Presents: Dads Take Your Child to School Day 21-22 Winners (Newark Board of Education; September 2021) (PDF)
URBAN YOUTH REENTRY PROGRAM
Urban League of Essex County Accepting Applications for Youth Reentry Program (Newark Opportunity Youth Network; May 2022)
EVENTS
IMPACT
Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of $25MM Small Business Technical Assistance Request for Proposals (Citi Foundation; July 2021)
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
National Urban League Applauds the Biden Administration's Student Loan Repayment Extension Announcement (National Urban League; December 2021)
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