About ULGRYP

 

Urban League of Greater Richmond Young Professionals, Richmond YP, is a volunteer auxiliary that welcomes young professionals between the ages 21-45. Our goal is to empower communities and change lives through the Urban League Movement. 

We welcome all citizens ready to make a difference, to contribute to progress and to develop themselves. If you’re ready to be empowered and to empower others to achieve equality and make an impact in the community then we welcome you to Richmond YP. Our chapter is a part of the National Urban League Young Professionals, NULYP. There are over 60 Young Professional chapters within the National Urban League, NUL. We welcome you to “Empower Communities and Change Lives.”

Founded in 1999, Richmond YP supports the greater Richmond and Petersburg area as a volunteer auxiliary of our affiliate Urban League of Greater Richmond. Our chapter maintains a number of I AM EMPOWERED programs to encourage and motivate the greater metropolitan communities.

Our mission is to support the Urban League Movement through our volunteerism, philanthropy, and membership development that is focused around education, health, housing, jobs and justice.

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History

Urban League of Greater Richmond

Since 1913, the Urban League of Greater Richmond has been empowering the African American community. We are an affiliate of the National Urban League the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Our goals are to continue strengthening current programs and expand according to community needs. As the community determines service gaps, the Urban League will coordinate efforts to fill those gaps.

The National Urban League

The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy. Today, there are more than 100 local affiliates in 36 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 million people nationwide.