Empowerment
Seeing is believing, and when there are no visible examples
of success in the neighborhood, then possibilities shrink.
We aim to help water the seeds of every underserved community in New York, because growth is success, and success is empowering.
Through mentorship, or simply exposure to successful people that look like us in roles that don’t necessarily exist in the neighborhoods we’re from.
Creating our own ventures that speak to our past legacies in the present, for our future.
Supporting local entrepreneurship.
Empowerment Initiatives
Level Setting New Yorkers
Thought Leader Forums
Community and Voter Engagement Capacity Building
Civic Voter Registration and Election Drives
Each election cycle, the NYUL dedicates a portion of its practice to protecting this vital legacy of the Civil Rights movement, and ensuring that voter registration drives can continue to operate unimpeded by threat of persecution and unfair administrative restrictions.
Capacity Building
Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF)
In partnership with the Hispanic Federation, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, New York Urban League and Asian American Federation formed an alliance, along with the Black Agency Executives, to provide capacity-building support to Black, Latino, and Asian-led community-based organizations throughout New York City’s five boroughs.
Annual Fundraiser
Fredrick Douglass Award Gala Fundraiser
The New York Urban League Gala is a signature moment each year to help raise funds to support new and expanded programming and community services to further the League’s mission. The flagship affiliate of the National Urban League, the NYUL is one of New York’s oldest civil rights organizations.
