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News August 7, 2023 University of Baltimore named 2023 Community Partner of the Year for Paid Internships The University of Baltimore has been named Community Partner of the Year by the Baltimore chapter of Urban Alliance for its efforts to place high s... Read More
Post August 7, 2023 Paid School Internships Fuel the Next Generation to Succeed The U.S. Chamber’s Next-Gen Business Partnership recently combined forces with Urban Alliance, an organization tha... Read More
NewsPress July 14, 2023 Urban Alliance Board Names Abiodun Durojaye Next CEO Washington, DC – July 14, 2023 – The Board of Directors of Urban Alliance has unanimously selected Abiodun Durojaye, Ed.D. as the organization’s ne... Read More
Post June 26, 2023 Paid Real Estate Internships Give Students Real World Experience Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners (“Jair Lynch”), with significant support from CalSTRS, partnered with Urban Alliance in 2021 to provide high school... Read More
Post June 6, 2023 How To Navigate a Career in Sports with Danita Johnson At the end of April, Urban Alliance held a “Leaders Like Me” discussion with guest speaker Danita Johnson, D.C. United’s President of Business Oper... Read More
NewsPress May 16, 2023 Urban Alliance Names New Executive Director for Greater DC Area Washington, DC – May 16, 2023 – Urban Alliance, a national youth workforce development nonprofit, announced Tamika Smith as the organization’s Grea... Read More
InternStories May 4, 2023 Improving Professional Skills in High School Emani Brooks, a High School Internship Program alum, shares how she improved her creativity and other professional skills during her internship   E... Read More
Press April 24, 2023 Urban Alliance Names Executive Director for Detroit Region Detroit, MI, April 24, 2023 – Urban Alliance, the national nonprofit youth workforce development organization, has named Alphonso Amos Executive Di... Read More
Post March 30, 2023 The Missing Ingredient in Policymaking and Advocacy: Young People There’s been an upsurge in issue-oriented advocacy campaigns led by young people in recent years, and many youth-serving organizations are beginnin... Read More