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VICE PRESIDENT 157478 157478 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AND HELP CHANGE LIVES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER EMERGING COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS. THE URBAN LEAGUE SEEKS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY AND ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN ATTAINING ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY. FORM 990 "THE CENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (CWD)- IN 2023, CWD EXPANDED ITS SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO INCLUDE PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS IN ALIGNMENT WITH APPRENTICESHIPS THAT GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LEADING TO SELF- SUSTAINMENT. CWD'S APPRENTICESHIPS INCLUDED PAID CAREER READINESS TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATED WITH JOB SHADOWING AT PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER PARTNERS AND CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES VIA APPRENTICESHIPS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE CONTINUOUS CASE MANAGEMENT, CAREER COACHING, TUITION ASSISTANCE, BEHIND THE BUSINESS TOURS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR THOSE NOT ENROLLED IN APPRENTICESHIPS, AND DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT TO HELP MOVE PARTICIPANTS TOWARDS HIGH WAGE OCCUPATIONS LEADING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THIS YEAR, THE CENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTED AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PILOT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND A LINE WORKER APPRENTICESHIP FOR OCCUPATIONS IN CLEAN ENERGY. FOR IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, PRE-CYBERSECURITY WAS IMPLEMENTED AT SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL LEAD TO THE URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA'S REGISTERED CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 279 ADULT AND YOUTH CAREER SEEKERS WERE SERVED, 57 IN-SCHOOL YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN CAREER EXPLORATION AND EARNED VULNERABILITY CERTIFICATION FOR TECH OCCUPATIONS, 87 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED VARIOUS DIGITAL SKILLS TRAININGS AND EARNED CERTIFICATIONS, 135 ADULTS ENROLLED IN THE CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF ADULTS WERE CONNECTED TO EMPLOYMENT WITH AVERAGE EARNINGS OF 23.00 PER HOUR AND 12.00 PER HOUR FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS, 23 CAREER SEEKERS IN NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ENTERED PILOT 18-MONTH AUTOMOBILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP WITH OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT WITH CAR DEALERSHIPS IN NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE THE URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA'S CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION (CEI) IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA WITH DEDICATED EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS. THE WORK OF THE CENTER IS BUILT UPON THE DOCUMENTED NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES FOR THESE DIVERSE GROUPS. THE CEI PROVIDES BUSINESS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP COUNSELING, HANDS-ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES RELEVANT TO ASPIRING AND EXISTING ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES. THE CEI WORK IS DELIVERED VIA THREE SUB-CENTERS: THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER, THE CONTRACTOR'S RESOURCE CENTER, AND THE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES CENTER. IN 2023 THE CEI LAUNCHED THE BLACK WOMEN IN RETAIL ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, THE 3RD COHORT OF THE PEPSICO BLACK RESTAURANT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, 2023 WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK, AND START UP LOUISIANA HAMMOND. IN 2023, 1,526 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED CEI TRAININGS, AND 511 CLIENTS RECEIVED 3,209 HOURS OF COUNSELING. THE CEI CONDUCTED 108 TRAINING COURSES REPRESENTING 246 HOURS OF TRAINING. 45 NEW BUSINESSES WERE CREATED, AND 56 MILLION CONTRACTS AND CAPITAL WAS OBTAINED BY CLIENTS "URBAN LEAGUE CLARENCE L. BARNEY HEAD START CENTER (ULCLBHS) - THE URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA CLARENCE L. BARNEY HEAD START CENTER (ULCLBHS) CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A BEACON IN THE UPPER 9TH WARD DESIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. WITH SCHOOL READINESS AS THE FOCUS, THE ULCLBHS IS PREPARING CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR KINDERGARTEN. THE ULCLBHS SERVES 58 CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD, 11% OF WHOM HAVE VERIFIED DISABILITIES. FIFTY-TWO PERCENT OF CHILDREN RESIDE IN THE DESIRE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. IN 2023, 93% OF CHILDREN SERVED AT THE CENTER MET AND EXCEEDED DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES IN THE EARLY LEARNING DOMAINS, AND 90% OF CHILDREN TRANSITIONING FROM PRESCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN WERE ACADEMICALLY READY. 100% OF FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES FAMILY OUTCOMES PROCESS AND 18 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN PRIME TIME FAMILY READING. FORM 990, PART III THE URBAN LEAGUE'S PARENT INFORMATION CENTER (PIC) EMPOWERS PARENTS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL AGENTS AND ADVOCATES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS, EDUCATES PARENTS ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICE AND EQUIPS PARENTS TO BECOME LEADERS IN NEW ORLEANS. FROM HIGH VOLUME COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO TAILORED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS, PIC RESPONDS TO THE DISTINCT NEEDS OF PARENTS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ITS PROGRAMMATIC GOALS. PIC CONTINUES TO OFFER A RANGE OF RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS INCLUDING THE PRIDE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR PARENTS, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, THE NEW ORLEANS GUIDE TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEYOND AND THE NEW ORLEANS GUIDE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WEBSITE, THE PARENT CHARTER BOARD MEMBER TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY TRAININGS, AND STEM FEST. IN 2023, 7,317 COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVED/ENGAGED BY ULPIC, 700 FAMILIES SERVED THIS YEAR BY ULPIC-BATON ROUGE, 1,250 SCHOOL UNIFORM VOUCHERS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES TO ASSIST WITH SCHOOL UNIFORM EXPENSES, 1522 STUDENTS AND PARENTS ACCESSED THE NEW ORLEANS GUIDE TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEYOND AND THE NEW ORLEANS GUIDE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESOURCE WEBSITE EXPLORING PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOLS AND EARLY LEARNER PROGRAMS, 300 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS AND BACKPACKS. PROJECT READY PROVIDES STUDENTS AT SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL IN BATON ROUGE AND L.B. LANDRY COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW ORLEANS WITH A CADRE OF ACADEMIC, LIFE SKILLS AND CAREER READINESS SUPPORT TO PREPARE THEM FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS DURING AND AFTER-SCHOOL. AT BOTH SITES, STUDENTS CAN ACCESS COLLEGE APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY SUPPORT, CAREER FUNDAMENTALS PRESENTATIONS, CAREER EXPOSURE AND ADVISING, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, ACT PREP, GENDER-BASED MENTORING, COLLEGE TOURS, "BEHIND THE BUSINESS" TOURS, CAREER FAIRS, AND STEM/STEAM ENRICHMENT. THESE SCHOOL SITES SERVE AS KEY PARTNERS IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR GRADUATION AND LIFE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2023, PROJECT READY SERVED 250 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. STUDENTS COMPLETED 2635 HOURS OF ACT PREP, 300 HOURS OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, AND ATTENDED 10 COLLEGE TOURS. 57 STUDENTS IN THE CYBERSECURITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM EARNED A FOUNDATIONAL VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE. THE EDUCATION EQUITY PROGRAM OPERATIONALIZES THE URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA'S EXPLICIT COMMITMENT TO AN EQUITABLE AND EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN, AND SEEKS TO HOLD STATES AND LOCAL DISTRICTS TO THIS PROMISE. AT THE CENTER OF THIS APPROACH ARE PRIORITIES THAT FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING KEY AREAS: 1) EARLY LEARNING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 2) EQUITABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STANDARDS, 3) IMPROVED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CURRICULA AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, 4) COMPREHENSIVE, ALIGNED AND TRANSPARENT EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT DATA SYSTEMS, 5) EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE AT SCALE, 6) OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LEARNING (EMPHASIS ON EXPANDED DAY AND SUMMER LEARNING), AND 7) COLLEGE ACCESS, COMPLETION AND ATTAINMENT. KEY TO THE EEP IS THE PRODUCTION OF URBAN LEAGUE'S ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY REPORTS, WHICH IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL EQUITY THAT PREVENT ALL STUDENTS FROM REACHING THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. THE REPORTS EXAMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL PERFORMANCE THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS BY DISAGGREGATING KEY EDUCATIONAL METRICS. THE REPORT DOCUMENTS EXISTING INEQUITIES AND SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSION AND ADVOCACY TOWARD POLICY CHANGES AND OTHER ACTIONS TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. IN 2023 EEP CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM (EBRPSS) AND COMPLETED THE LAFAYETTE PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLICY WITH BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 358,958 -358,958