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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

Freedom is only as strong as the rights that protect it, and rights are only as strong as the people who know them, use them, and defend them. During a month when we celebrate both Juneteenth and Pride, the Office of Advocacy wants to have an honest conversation about something that can feel heavy: what it means to stay civically engaged as an LGBTQ person, especially when the legal landscape keeps shifting beneath your feet. Let's name the reality. Being civically engaged as

In a month built around freedom, the Office of Reentry Programs & Services wants to talk about the people for whom freedom is most fragile, and most hard-won: returning citizens. Men and women who have served their time, paid their debt, and are now doing the hardest work of all, coming home and building a life. This summer, as a new class of eager college interns and graduates enters the workforce, we want to make a case for a group of job-seekers who deserve the same consid