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Our FY 2025/2026 Impact Report is here: more than $170 million in home purchases, contracts, and financing made possible this year, 4,367 people, households, and firms reached, and the stories behind the numbers, told in three acts.

Our flagship report on Black economic mobility launches November 16, 2026, with a soft save the date for the Annual Luncheon on December 18.

Register by October 19. Request a mail ballot by October 27. Vote by November 3. Three Pennsylvania deadlines that decide whether your voice counts.

For Workforce Development Month, meet the Office of Workforce Development & Career Services: the four people behind 650+ job seekers connected and 230+ partners engaged.

A free 12-week AWS Cloud Practitioner certification cohort with Techsgiving kicks off the week of September 28: live instruction, a $1,200 value at no cost, exam fee reimbursed.

Three leadership and communication courses, two from Harvard, a Professional Certificate from the Urban League, and a digital badge. Free, about 32 to 48 hours over two months.

The Career Center is the Urban League's front door for job seekers: Working Wednesdays, career coaching, and the Career Corner bulletin with around 70 live listings.

A safe, accessible home is the foundation for independence and dignity. Accessibility modifications and the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia programs that help fund them.

Our OUT4GOOD reentry program shows what second chances make possible: 755 enrolled, nearly 86% placed in jobs, and 98% avoiding reincarceration.

A new school year is coming. Simple back-to-school prep tips for high school and college students to start the fall strong and confident.

MBE, WBE, DBE and more: what business certifications can do for your small business, where to get certified locally, and when it is worth it.

Recruiters meet your LinkedIn before they meet you. Five simple, free ways to level up your profile, plus a free review from our Career Center.

With the Mayor's $2B H.O.M.E. plan and our Philly5000 partnership, the Urban League helps families turn a housing moment into homeownership.

To everyone who made this year's Annual Gala possible: thank you. Relive the night and browse the full photo gallery on our 2026 Gala page.

A job is one of the strongest predictors a returning citizen will rebuild successfully. Why hiring justice-impacted individuals is community revitalization.

Democracy is a practice, not a finished document. Here is how anybody can get civically involved, and the three pillars that guide our work.

As America turns 250 in its birthplace, Dr. Darrin Anderson asks Philadelphia to keep freedom's promise within reach for every family.

A CDFI is a mission-driven lender that puts capital where traditional banks have not. Here is how it helps close the racial wealth gap.

There is a particular kind of meaning to celebrating freedom in the month of June, in the year the United States turns 250. This is the month of Juneteenth, June 19, the day in 1865 when freedom finally reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is not simply a date. It is a reminder that freedom in America has always arrived unevenly, that it has had to be carried the last mile by the people still wait

There is a particular energy that fills the Urban League of Greater Philadelphia when summer arrives, the energy of a new class of interns walking through the door, ready to learn, ready to contribute, and ready to serve their communities. This summer, that energy is back. Our Summer Internship Program returns with a fresh group of college students prepared to gain real, hands-on experience and to give back to the city that raised them. This program is one of the most direct