Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis

A growing number of families across the St. Louis region are having trouble affording food, as many workers have lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. St. Louis area food banks and organizations are working to distributing more meals to meet the increased demand.

A program that brings drug treatment, job training and dispute de-escalation to some of St. Louis’ most violent neighborhoods has gotten a $1 million boost.

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and Grace Hill Settlement House have merged.The combined agencies will operate under the Urban League’s name and provide housing, food, education and employment services to about 125,000 people.The Urban League and Grace Hill Settlement House share a mission of helping St. Louisans gain self-sufficiency and not count on social services, said Michael McMillan, president and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.

James H. Buford, longtime National Urban League leader in St. Louis and nationally, died Friday, Nov. 28, at age 75.“Jim Buford was a giant in the St.…

For the fourth year in a row, St. Louis businesses say their biggest barrier to expanding employment is a lack of skilled workers. That’s according to St.…

The Regional Business Council and Civic Progress on Tuesday announced more than $1 million in funding for eight St. Louis community organizations working…

Mental illness is real in the African-American community and needs to be talked about.That was the message of the final panel at the National Urban League…

Updated at 4:50 p.m. July 26 with additional comments from the ceremony — In 2014, the burned-out Ferguson QuikTrip quickly became a national symbol of a…

If you want to know why the National Urban League conference is in St. Louis this week, look no further than Michael Brown’s fatal shooting. The local…

When Sheila Beckham’s house was leaking heat last winter, she thought back to when her great-grandfather repaired his home.“I remembered that the Urban…