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The succession of one racially-driven violent event after the next — Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina — is sending shockwaves across our country and causing widespread civil unrest.
Today, these tragedies continue to pose a very difficult question for all Americans: How do we prevent the next eruption?
The National Urban League’s Save Our Cities Campaign illuminates the answer in no uncertain terms. We must close the disparity gap by fighting for justice … equity … opportunity … and employment for all people of color.
A more comprehensive, inclusive and on-the-ground recovery is necessary to ensure a healthy future for our nation. And today the Save Our Cities Campaign — which I urge you to join — is raising funds to tailor every one of our pioneering interventions.
The Save Our Cities Campaign focuses on Education, Empowerment and Jobs to achieve success.
Project Ready gives low-and middle-income minority girls and boys new found learning opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. These skills give those at risk the confidence they need to realize bigger dreams. Over the last 9 years Project Ready operated 39 programs in 27 cities serving nearly 10,000 students.
Urban Youth Empowerment guides disenfranchised young people toward jobs and careers. UYEP’s three year program currently operates in 5 cities with 418 participants and 267 Job placements.
Our Entrepreneurship Center Program imparts business savvy and know-how to those with dreams and the desire to work hard. Guidance from business mentors helps to get small businesses up and running. Our 10 Entrepreneur Centers in 2014 alone trained 7,288 clients, that created 1,171 jobs; and saved and produced $60,981,851 in contracts to entrepreneurs.
Our goal is to raise $300,000 to get this program up and running so that many more people — like Rhabiya, Dominic, and Sylvester — can benefit from our programs. Together we can close the equity gap … for good.
