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InternPartnerPostStories August 16, 2022 Wrapping Up the Urban Alliance Internship with Jayson When Jayson Hayes steps onto the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) campus this fall, he will have earned an exclusive bragging ... Read More
Local NewsPost July 28, 2022 Urban Alliance Baltimore Celebrates 52 Local Students from Intensive 9-Month High School Internship Program Focused on Workforce Readiness Students, Mentors, Local Community and Job Partners Receive Recognition    BALTIMORE, MD, JULY 20, 2022 – Fifty-two graduates from the Baltimore C... Read More
Post July 25, 2022 CEO, Elizabeth Lindsey Shares Her Journey to Equity Work In the season one finale of the Building Equitable Pathways (BEP) podcast hosted by Jobs for the Future (JFF), listen in as Urban Alliance CEO Eliz... Read More
Press July 15, 2022 Urban Alliance Receives $2.5 Million Grant From Dept. of Labor for Workforce-Based Training and Job Readiness Rising high school seniors to receive IT training and paid work experience WASHNGTON, DC, JULY 15, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Labor will award ... Read More
Press July 12, 2022 Urban Alliance Receives $10 Million Investment to Connect More Young People To Equitable Career Pathways and Workforce Training WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 12, 2022 – Urban Alliance, a national nonprofit that connects young people to paid internships, workforce training and career ... Read More
InternStories June 27, 2022 Intern Perspectives: The Importance of a High School Internship Ifra Syed did her high school internship in 2022. As a senior at Paint Branch High School, I have learned many valuable things about life. As an i... Read More
InternStories June 27, 2022 Intern Perspectives: Why Rising Seniors Should Intern at Urban Alliance by Annelle Diane Tsafack Tigoumo, Staff Writer March 17, 2022 I am a senior at Springbrook High School, and I moved to America from Cameroon when... Read More
Post June 24, 2022 Time to Double-Down Our Mental Health Investment in Young People By Elizabeth Lindsey, CEO, Urban Alliance  The last two weeks of May were heartbreaking. Innocent lives lost at the hands of violent individuals d... Read More
News June 22, 2022 WorkingNation Overheard: Elizabeth Lindsey on work-based learning for high school seniors Having access to a network is crucial for young people to gain economic mobility, according to Elizabeth Lindsey, CEO, Urban Alliance. WorkingNa... Read More