Los Angeles Urban League
Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) is a non-profit service and advocacy organization which has been at the forefront of identifying and addressing issues that are of concern to African Americans and other minorities in the City of Los Angeles for more than 85 years. The mission of the Los Angeles Urban League it to enable African Americans and other minorities to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights through advocacy activities. LAUL also aims for the provision of programs and services in our uniquely diversified city and region. The LAUL, one of the largest and most respected affiliates of the National Urban League has embarked on a bold new strategy to achieve equity for African Americans and other minorities living in Los Angeles. “Neighborhoods@Work” the Neighborhood Initiative model for community change focuses on Education, Employment, Safety, Health, and Housing. The Neighborhood Initiative- a place-based model that recognizes inter-relationships and works to coordinate programs and activities of the League and its partners to create systemic change for the most disadvantaged African Americans and other minorities in Los Angeles. The LAUL’s place-based Neighborhood Initiative is a collaborative effort to address the inter-related social and economic challenges within a 70-block residential and commercial district of the Park Mesa Heights community of South Los Angeles surrounding Crenshaw High School (CHS).
For more information about LAUL, go to www.laul.org
Representative on CPIC from LAUL: D’Ann Morris