GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE INC
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Mission Statement
The Greater Washington Urban League (“GWUL” or “the League”) envisions a DC Metro Area inclusive of viable Black communities where systemically disenfranchised populations are thriving unimpeded and unharmed by structural racism and hatred. Thus, the League is on a mission to increase the economic and political power of historically disenfranchised and excluded Black and other populations of color. GWUL works to advance racial equity as a mechanism to achieve equality while also driving the acceleration of economic self-reliance, political parity and physical and mental wellness.
About This Cause
The Greater Washington Urban League is one of the District of Columbia’s oldest civil rights and community service organizations. The League was in its infancy in 1938 when the Great Migration brought thousands of Blacks fleeing onerous Jim Crow laws and a repressive system of segregation to the District. Today, the League is still guiding individuals on the road to self-sufficiency through the midst of prison pipelining, police brutality and disparities across all measures of health and wealth. For 84 years, the League has impacted millions of lives standing on society’s frontlines, as well as in the trenches, serving as a safety net and facilitator of opportunity in the Greater Washington DC community. GWUL empowers communities and changes lives through social work, advocacy, emergency assistance, economic empowerment and human capital development. We are a powerful voice issuing a clarion call for fairness, equality and justice in a community and society where all of us must remain vigilant against the erosion of our civil and human rights. The League manages and administers a variety of programs in the areas of housing, financial empowerment, entrepreneurship/small business, emergency assistance, youth development and scholarship, workforce development and advocacy. Our Solution to equity gaps include: HOUSING SERVICES Housing Pathways: From Rooming to Renting to Owning Our work stretches from preventing homelessness to making homeownership a reality by helping clients avoid the traumas of eviction and foreclosure while preparing others for the rigors and rewards of home ownership. Our services include: • Housing Counseling & Education • Closing Cost & Down Payment Funding • Emergency Housing Assistance • Foreclosure & Loan Modification Support • Advocacy for Affordable Housing FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT Financial Pathways: From Stabilization to Mobility to Asset Building We develop resilient and financially astute life-long earners with the capacity and plan to accumulate generational wealth, putting participants in the driver’s seat with the financial savvy and mindfulness they need to make sound choices. Our Center offers: • Financial Therapy & Coaching • Master Class Workshops • Knowledge Lab Cohorts • Credit & Debt Management Counselling • Advocacy for Fair Banking SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP Business Ownership Pathways: Jumpstart to Grow to Sustain to Exit We build competent and well prepared business owners, by helping remove confidence and structural barriers to entrepreneurship and business ownership. We offer: • Industry Specific and Start-Up Development Cohorts • Personalized Coaching • Subject Matter Workshops • Introduction to Capital • Licensing and Certification Support • Exposure via Virtual Business Network EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Stability Pathways: Access to Basic Needs, Housing Security and Emergency Cash We design channels of financial assistance to stabilize community members by distributing emergency assistance to families at risk of homelessness, food insecurity, utility disruptions, education delays or medical neglect. Our financial aid includes: • Payment of Rental Arrears • Paydown of Past Due Utility Bills • Cash for Life’s Emergencies • Support for College Students • Advocacy to End Poverty Policies WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Earnings Pathways: Self Development to Workforce Inclusion to Full Earnings We aim to assist participants in creating employment strategies and building resiliency leading to consistent life-long earnings, while also influencing equitable opportunities for employment. Our vision calls for: • Employment Readiness Cohort • Personal Asset and Career Choice Matching • Job Search Coaching • Power, Team and Culture Navigation Workshops • Exclusive Job Network Fairs • GWUL Searchable Resume Database YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & SCHOLARSHIP Education Pathways: Student Leadership to Post-Secondary Education Readiness to Workforce Prepared We commit to addressing the academic and interpersonal needs of our youth as a means to counter the traps of prison pipelining. The League leverages both of its auxiliary groups to remove financial and access barriers to education and to also mentor students into becoming astute leaders. Our key programs include: • GWUL Scholarship & College Sustainability Funds • GWUL Back 2 School Health & Wellness Festival • NUL Youth Leadership Summit • Thursday Network Empowerment Academy • The Guild's Future Leaders in Mobility Camp The GWUL is a major interracial, nonpartisan, nonprofit, social services and civil rights organization with headquarters in the District of Columbia and offices in Prince George’s County, MD. The League is a 501(c)3 non-profit community service organization staffed by 50+ individuals from various disciplines who provide direct services to more than 7,000 constituents annually. The League is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors and an advisory board that provides expertise and guidance to support our programs. The Thursday Network is the League's young professional auxiliary and provides linkage to 250 members of the next generation of leaders. The Guild drives our volunteer service and keeps GWUL connected to the community. The League is a member agency of the United Way of the National Capital Area and one of over 90 affiliates of the National Urban League.