2011 Urban League Community Impact

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A year ago, our community pledged to help the Urban League…

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t he way that everyone in G reater Madison will LIVE, LEARN, and WORK by 2020

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we will reduce the African American poverty rate Together,

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we will increase the high school graduation rate Together,

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we will ensure that our students complete a 2 or 4 year degree program Together,

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we will increase the percentage of African American business owners Together,

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we will increase the employment rate among African Americans Together,

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Your IMPACT is already helping to TRANSFORM our COMMUNITY

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LIVE

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Live As a partner in a federal initiative to sell foreclosed homes to low/moderate income families, we sold one home and a second is now leased with an option to purchase.

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Live Three more families will become homeowners by the end of the year through our Home Ownership Program partnership with Madison Community Reinvestment Associates

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Live We launched the planning initiative to create a South Madison Promise Zone

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Live The Urban League’s Center for Economic Development and Workforce Training has been a hub of activity in the community

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LEARN

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Learn 1,621 middle and high school youth are tutored in 19 Schools of Hope…

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Learn b y 959 volunteers in Madison, Sun Prairie, Middleton, and Oregon.

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Learn 15 youth completed summer career awareness internships through Project REACH/21 st Century Careers

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Learn 31 students participated in an ACT Prep Program funded by Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation

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Learn Over 125 families have already submitted Enrollment Interest Forms for Madison Preparatory Academy

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Learn Mary Burke made a $2.5 million commitment to support Madison Prep’s operations for the first five years Photo credit: The Capital Times

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Learn The Madison Prep board has committed to open Madison Prep in Fall 2012

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WORK

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Work 450 Dane County residents graduated from Urban League employment programs

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Work 54 % of employment program graduates have already found employment

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Work We expanded our Industry Specific Training Academies to include a Customer Service Academy

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Work The first annual 2011 Workplace Diversity and Leadership Summit was attended by nearly 300 people

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For all you have done for the Urban League… and our community. Thank you!