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Knoxville Area Urban League 1514 East Fifth Avenue Knoxville, TN 37917 Phone: 865.524.5511 Fax: 865.525.5154
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The Knoxville Area
Urban League is an affiliate of the National Urban League (NUL),
the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted
to empowering African Americans and other underserved
individuals to enter the economic and social mainstream.
The
Urban League movement was founded in 1910. The National Urban League,
headquartered in New York City, spearheads our nonprofit, nonpartisan,
community-based movement. The heart of the Urban League movement is
the professionally staffed Urban League affiliates in over 100 cities
in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
Knoxville
Area Urban League (KAUL) is part of a $200 million national organization
that serves over two million people annually. With a 95-year history
of providing services, Urban Leagues have an annual $10 billion impact
on the economy of the United States of America.
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"The
mission of the Urban League movement is to enable African
Americans and other disadvantaged groups to secure economic
self-reliance, parity and power and civil rights."
- The Knoxville Area Urban League accomplishes its
mission by:
- Developing Programs, services and partnerships in
the areas of
- Workforce Development & Job Creation and Housing
Community Development
- Advocating through public education and public
policy
- Communicating issues (research) for public awareness
- Building bridges of understanding (race relations)
and fostering access and inclusion
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