Building the Next Generation of Talent in Montgomery County
“The work of upskilling our workforce and educating people is more important for everyone … and it says a lot about what kind of county we’re going…
Access to Employment is a Fundamental Racial Justice Issue
A note from Urban Alliance CEO Eshauna Smith about the reality behind our work:
Dear Friends,
With an unemployment rate at recent lows not seen…
Urban Alliance Detroit Celebrates First Annual Public Speaking Challenge
DETROIT, MI – Urban Alliance Detroit closed out its inaugural year serving youth in the city with the first annual Public Speaking Challenge, where…
Honest Tea Co-Founder Seth Goldman Helps DC-Area Youth Celebrate Graduation from Urban Alliance High School Internship Program
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 160 local youth shared what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown as participants in Urban Alliance’s flagship…
Obama Youth Jobs Corps
“Part of the goal of this program is to expose you to what’s possible…Everybody here has already shown extraordinary talent and initiative. All of you all are focused in a way that I can’t say I necessarily was when I was your age. So you guys are already ahead of the game…Part of what we want you guys to all feel is the confidence to know that none of this stuff is beyond your capacities. We want you to feel that in your gut, that there is nothing you can’t figure out. And so if this program helped anything, it is for you guys to figure out that.” – President Barack Obama
Seth Goldman – Honest Tea Co-Founder and Beyond Meat Executive Chair – to Keynote Urban Alliance’s Annual Public Speaking Challenge
Seth Goldman, Honest Tea Co-Founder and TeaEO Emeritus and Beyond Meat Executive Chair, will serve as keynote speaker at Urban Alliance’s 2019…
Partners Going Above and Beyond for UA Interns
Ask an Urban Alliance employee what they love most about working here and our students will always be top of the list. They are our north star and the…
Detroit: Celebrating our 2018-2019 Interns of the Week
William Smith, Quicken Loans IT
Will has consistently demonstrated perseverance, respect, and integrity throughout workshop and at his internship.…
Welcoming Our First Detroit Executive Director
A note from Eshauna Smith announcing our very first Detroit Executive Director, Sherri Davis Chisholm:
Dear Friends,
It is an exciting time…
Different Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency
A note from Eshauna Smith on how we support all the different pathways our students take to reach economic self-sufficiency:
Dear Friends,
The…