The Las Vegas Urban League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2004 and an affiliate of the National Urban League. Our mission is to empower communities and ensure equal opportunity for low-income people. The agency is governed by multi-racial tripartite board composed of elected public officials, low-income persons, and the community at-large representing business, labor, non-profit and faith-based organizations.

In 2006, the Urban League accepted the State’s request to become the Community Action Agency (CAA) for Clark County. As the CAA, the Urban League has experienced strong, strategic-driven growth by collaborating with a diverse network of stakeholders to provide public policy makers with innovative solutions to complex issues facing southern Nevada. Key initiatives include youth and education, self-sufficiency strategies to develop a skilled, productive workforce, community economic development, and inter-generational health and wellness programs. More than 5,000 participants benefit from the Urban League’s programs and services each year.

National Urban League
Founded in 1910, the National Urban League is the premier social service and civil rights organization in America. The Urban League is a nonprofit, nonpartisan community-based organization headquartered in New York City, with more than 100 affiliates in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The mission of the National Urban League is to assist all people in the achievement of social and economic equality. The Urban League enacts its mission through advocacy, bridge building, program services, race relations, and research.

The National Urban League is governed by a multi-racial Board of Trustees composed of outstanding men and women from the professional, business, labor, civic and religious communities. A hallmark of the Urban League is its highly trained professional staff at the national and local levels.

The result has been an organization with strong roots in the community, serving more than two million people nationwide.