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.

Our Mission:

"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