Recent News and Events
Washington Business Journal: Open doors to Black and brown youth to mend a broken system
Urban Alliance CEO Eshauna Smith and DC Executive Director Monique Rizer published the following op-ed in the Washington Business Journal:
In the…
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…
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…
Older News and Events
- Seth Goldman – Honest Tea Co-Founder and Beyond Meat Executive Chair – to Keynote Urban Alliance’s Annual Public Speaking Challenge
- DC Executive Director Monique Rizer Testifies Before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
- NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS PODCAST: Urban Alliance helps underprivileged teens in DC work towards their professional goals
- Our Town DC: Eshauna Smith – CEO, Urban Alliance
- Urban Alliance awarded multi-year News Corp grant to provide job skills training, internships for southeast DC youth
- Technical.ly DC: Urban Alliance awarded $1 million grant from AT&T to expand high school internships in DC
- Urban Alliance Receives $1 Million from AT&T to Help Students Graduate High School Prepared for Economic Self-Sufficiency
- New partnership with Martha's Table to expand workforce readiness training for southeast D.C. youth
- WJLA: Students in Wards 7 and 8 to benefit from new workforce readiness training partnership
- Washington Business Journal: Why Urban Alliance's Monique Rizer wants your jobs
- Urban Alliance D.C. concludes the program year with UA's final Public Speaking Challenge of 2018
- Gearing up for a busy summer
- Urban Alliance statement on D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant funding
- WJLA: 10 DC Students Awarded Full Scholarships to George Washington University
- WUSA: 10 DC students surprised with full ride to George Washington University