Due to continued public health precautions, the 2023 MLK Youth Breakfast is an invitation-only drive-thru event again this year. If you are an awardee with questions about receiving your award, please email [email protected] or call (608) 213-7907. We look forward to seeing you back in person next January!
What’s coming up
Empowering Success
Our mission is to ensure that African Americans and other community members are educated, employed and empowered to live well, advance professionally and contribute to the common good in the 21st Century.
Black Business Hub
COMING 2023 – The Madison region’s premiere enterprise center devoted to incubating, accelerating, and networking Black and other BIPOC entrepreneurs.
Services for Job Seekers
Job training, job leads, resume and cover letter assistance, career academies, referrals to our network of employer partners, and more.
Services for Employers
Pre-screened candidate referrals, customized skills training, diversity & inclusion services, young professionals networking, and more.
Homeownership Program
Award-winning homeownership program includes affordable single-family homes along with financial and homeownership training and coaching.
Parent Support Academy
Resources to support your child’s virtual learning including workshops, a carefully curated resource library, and one-on-one virtual office hours.
Youth Programs and Services
Math and literacy tutoring, career and college exploration, afterschool and summer programs, STEM, leadership and volunteerism, and more.
Urban League News
This Madison cosmetology school is working to close diversity gaps in the beauty industry
From the Wisconsin State Journal, by Emilie Heidemann: gBETA Urban League participant forging new ground as the first African American owned cosmetology college in Madison.read more
Urban League of Greater Madison receives multi-million-dollar donation
Channel3000.com: MacKenzie Scott — a philanthropist who has given to several Madison-area groups in the past — recently donated $2.9 million to the organization, making hers the largest single private donation in the affiliate’s 55-year history,read more
Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott donates $2.9 million to Urban League
Wisconsin State Journal: The Urban League of Greater Madison received a $2.9 million donation from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. “It’s going to be a game-changer for Urban League programming."read more
Black Business Hub Helping Put Madison on the Map as a “Little City That Thinks Big”
AFAR Magazine: Little Cities That Think Big: 8 Forward-Thinking Destinations Across the U.S. A college town meets a state capital in Madison where a web of initiatives focuses on inclusion, culture, climate, and access to the outdoors. The new Black Business Hub, opening later this year, aims to launch Black and BIPOC entrepreneurs. read more
Farwell Foundation Announces $500,000 Donation to Support The Black Business Hub
Farwell Foundation Announces $500,000 Donation to Support The Black Business Hub
Project surpasses $20 million raised towards its $26 million ...read more
WI State Journal: Bold plans, extraordinary giving are forging a new South Madison
Madison has never seen anything like this. Ambitious initiatives happening at once promise to raise the South Side and the Black and brown experience in a city notorious for racial disparities and inequity.read more
Rising tide on the south side: Leaders have big plans for neighborhood revival
From the Capital Times, by Nicholas Garton: A strong and united group is seeking to return south Madison to its place as the epicenter of Black and brown culture in Madison, provide resources for future generations to thrive, and change the narrative about what it means to be a person of color in Madison.read more
Accelerator program director aims to ‘unapologetically’ elevate Madison’s Black businesses
Nichole Crust, gBETA Urban League director, "I love that in this role I can unapologetically support Black-owned businesses," Crust says.read more
Ascendium Provided $250,000 Grant to Expand ULGM Career Academies
Ascendium announced a $250,000 grant that will help expand and enhance career academies in high demand fields such as CDL drivers, solar installers, and more.read more
HNGnews.com: McFarland Middle School students earn Outstanding Young Person award
Madeline Westberg | HGNnews.com: Seven students from McFarland's Indian Mound Middle School were recently honored by the Urban League for their academic work and community-mindedness.read more
Urban League Impact
Hear how our employment services helped empower Tristan and William’s career goals.
Hear how the Schools of Hope tutoring program accelerated Aaliyah’s academics.
Hear how we helped prepare Leilani for her first work experience.
Hear how the The Hub will help Black entrepreneurs build a legacy.
Hear how we are breaking down barriers for Black-owned businesses.
Hear how we help families build wealth and stability through home ownership.
