Urban Alliance releases recommendations for employer-school partnership to bridge the growing soft skills gap
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today released a white paper (executive summary here) laying out a set of…
Northern VA teens graduate from Urban Alliance’s High School Internship Program
Yesterday 60 recent high school graduates from Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church, and Fairfax County shared what they’ve learned and how they’ve…
Urban Alliance announces Julia Kent as Chief Development Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today announced a new senior staff appointment: Julia Kent as Chief…
Urban Alliance announces Sherri Davis Chisholm as first Detroit Executive Director
DETROIT, MI – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today announced that Sherri Davis Chisholm will lead the organization’s…
Urban Alliance announces Chief Development Officer and first Detroit Executive Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today announced two new senior staff appointments: Julia Kent as Chief…
Urban Alliance, Maryland Society of Surveyors Introduce Local Teens to Living-Wage Career Pathways through Interactive Tech Demo
BALTIMORE, MD – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, and the Maryland Society of Surveyors introduced Baltimore teens to career…
Urban Alliance awarded multi-year News Corp grant to provide job skills training, internships for southeast DC youth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth workforce development organization, was awarded a three-year grant by News Corp to fund…
Urban Alliance Receives $1 Million from AT&T to Help Students Graduate High School Prepared for Economic Self-Sufficiency
ARLINGTON, VA, Nov. 30, 2018 — Based on its long track record of preparing underserved high school students for college and career success after…
Quicken Loans Partners with Urban Alliance to Bring Flagship Youth Employment Program to Detroit
DETROIT, MI – Today, Urban Alliance (UA), a national youth development nonprofit organization, brought its flagship youth employment model to…
Urban Alliance, Martha’s Table team up to increase economic opportunity for southeast D.C. youth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today two organizations with deep ties to southeast Washington, D.C. – Urban Alliance and Martha’s Table – joined forces to…
Urban Alliance names Monique Rizer as Washington, D.C. Executive Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today announced the selection of Monique Rizer as Executive Director of…
Obama Foundation and Urban Alliance Launch Obama Youth Jobs Corps
New program will provide workforce readiness training to 10th and 11th grade students on Chicago’s South Side, preparing them for future employment…
Urban Alliance statement on D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eshauna Smith, CEO of Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today responded to the White House FY2019 budget…
Urban Alliance releases 8 youth employment recommendations for more community investment in youth workforce development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, today released a white paper laying out eight youth employment…
Urban Alliance expands High School Internship Program for underserved youth to Montgomery County, MD
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, is expanding its flagship High School Internship Program in the greater…
Urban Alliance awarded $160,000 Citi Foundation/Prosperity Now grant to prepare underserved youth for economic success in Chicago, Baltimore
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Citi Foundation, in partnership with Prosperity Now, awarded youth workforce development nonprofit Urban Alliance a $160,000…
Urban Alliance awarded $250,000 grant by Citi Foundation’s 2017 Youth Workforce Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Citi Foundation today awarded Urban Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based youth workforce development nonprofit, a $250,000…
Record number of schools participating in Urban Alliance Chicago’s 2017-18 High School Internship Program
CHICAGO, IL. – Urban Alliance Chicago is launching its 2017-18 High School Internship Program for underserved youth today with a record number of…
6-year study finds positive impact of Urban Alliance program on college attendance, skill retention among underserved youth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An independent, six-year, randomized controlled trial measuring Urban Alliance’s long-term impact on underserved youth who…
Urban Alliance successfully concludes first year of Fairfax County pilot program for high school juniors
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Urban Alliance’s pilot program to provide year-long job-skills training for Fairfax County juniors from underserved communities…
D.C. Schools Chancellor helps Urban Alliance D.C. conclude 2016-17 internship program for underserved youth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 100 recent graduates from D.C. public and charter schools who participated in Urban Alliance D.C.’s 2016-17 high school…
Urban Alliance's Interim RCT Results Released
Study Finds Urban Alliance Improves Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students, Boys of Color
Federal Government Commits Funding to Support Ongoing…
Youth Opportunity Fund Grant Announcement
The Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance today announced that Urban Alliance has been selected as a recipient of the Youth Opportunity Fund, a $3 million initiative to support city-level, innovative and scalable programs connecting youth to opportunities that increase their employability and prepare them for lifelong success.
Summer Internship Programs in DC
(Washington, D.C.) — June marked many exciting events for Urban Alliance. While most high school students are receiving diplomas, others are…
Vice President Biden: Business and Federal Community Engagement Key to Development of Youth Workforce
October 6, 2014
Vice President Biden: Business and Federal Community Engagement Key to Development of Youth Workforce
New and Expanding Partners…
Baltimore Executive Director Announcement
Urban Alliance Announces Selection of Stephanie Amponsah as New Baltimore Executive Director
Urban Alliance CEO Veronica Nolan today announced that…
Baltimore City Youth Commission Honors Urban Alliance with the "We Are the Dream" Award
April 7, 2014, Baltimore, MD — Urban Alliance Baltimore was selected by the Baltimore City Youth Commission as one of the recipients for the “We…
Urban Alliance Receives Bank of America $200,000 Neighborhood Builders Grant
January 06, 2014, Washington, DC — The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has named Urban Alliance a recipient of its 2013 Neighborhood…
Washingtonian of the Year
Veronica Nolan recognized for work in youth employment and development
Washington, D.C. (January 7, 2013)— The Washingtonian Magazine selected…
VPP and Urban Alliance Announce a Partnership to Provide Career Skills to Youth in Northern Virginia
Region’s leading venture philanthropy organization to invest $2.8 million to support Urban Alliance growth throughout the region
(Washington, D.C.,…
Economic Club Awards Urban Alliance $50,000 Grant
Economic Club of Washington Awards $500,000 In Grants to Local Community Service Organizations
Washington, DC – May 7, 2012 – Ten community services…
Urban Alliance to Serve Chicago Youth
February 14, 2012
Youth development program will expand its services to address plummeting teen employment rate
Urban Alliance is excited to…