Office Depot Helps ULPBC Collect Food For Thanksgiving Food Drive
News Office Depot Helps ULPBC Collect Food For Thanksgiving Food Drive We’re grateful to Office Depot for collecting food items for our Nov. 21 Thanksgiving food drive. Office Depot set up a collection box at the company’s corporate office as well as in stores in Miami, Broward and Wellington. The Thanksgiving food drive will be […]
Publix and Urban League Affiliates Present Virtual Job Fair on Oct. 28
News Publix and Urban League Affiliates Present Virtual Job Fair on Oct. 28 Publix is partnering with Urban League affiliates to connect new and displaced workers to career opportunities across Florida. Join us online on Oct. 28 for the launch of our workforce partnership, explore opportunities at Publix, and engage directly with hiring managers to […]
2020 Candidates Forum on Oct. 13
News 2020 Candidates Forum on Oct. 13 Join us for the 2020 Candidates Forum on Oct. 13 featuring our CEO and President Patrick Franklin. It’ll be at 6 pm. For info email: whenweallvotepalmbeachco@gmail.com When We All Vote Palm Beach County Voting Squad is hosting a Series 8 of Virtual Candidate Forums for Palm Beach County’s […]
Great Turnout For Our Homebuyer Education Workshop And Thanks To PNC Bank
News Great Turnout For Our Homebuyer Education Workshop And Thanks To PNC Bank The Urban League of Palm Beach County would like to thank all of our participants for another successful virtual Homebuyer Education Workshop, this one for September, 2020. About 55 people attended our virtual class from September 15-17. We felt really good about the […]
Project Moving Forward Hosts First Annual Social Justice Summit
News Project Moving Forward Hosts First Annual Social Justice Summit The Urban League of Palm Beach County’s Project Moving Forward program hosted its First Annual Social Justice Summit on Aug. 10. Rickey Aikens, CEO of Inner City Innovators, was the featured speaker, giving youth tips on how to be SAFE (Smart, Alert, Fearless, and an Example) […]
Our President and CEO Named Co-Chair Of West Palm Beach Task Force for Racial and Ethnic Equality
News Our President and CEO Named Co-Chair Of West Palm Beach Task Force for Racial and Ethnic Equality The Urban League of Palm Beach County’s President and CEO Patrick Franklin has been named co-chair of the newly formed Mayor’s Task Force for Racial and Ethnic Equality in West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach Mayor Keith […]
Texting with When We All Vote
VOTE Texting with When We All Vote Getting Started Sign up for When We All Vote here. There are a lot of ways to talk to citizens about how to access helpful voting resources and this is one of the best ways to meet voters where they are—on their phones! Below are resources to help […]
Truist Bank and The Winston-Salem Foundation Support College Scholarship Program
News Truist Bank and The Winston-Salem Foundation Support College Scholarship Program The Urban League of Palm Beach County is grateful to Truist Bank and The Winston-Salem Foundation for granting us $35,000 for the Project College Bound Scholarship Program. The program awarded $1,000 scholarships toward college expenses for the 28 students graduating from our National Achievers […]
Mentor V Participants Make Care Packages for Graduating Seniors
News Mentor V Participants Make Care Packages for Graduating Seniors We’re still celebrating the successes of our graduating seniors! This week, members of our Mentor V program completed care packages and delivered them to the college-bound seniors. Mentor V is our innovative mentoring program for Palm Beach County students in grades 6-12 in specific zip […]
Spotlight on Joan Kennedy
News Spotlight on Joan Kennedy Joan Kennedy is our senior advocate counselor/job developer. She’s known for her outstanding work in the community. She works with many organizations and often goes beyond what’s required to make a difference. The Urban League of Palm Beach County recently got a letter praising Joan for the work she’s done […]
