President Trump's anti-DEI executive orders directly threaten the National Urban League's 115-year mission of creating economic opportunity for underserved communities.
What's at Risk:
- Urban Reentry Jobs Program: Helps formerly incarcerated individuals (like Chester Hollman) rebuild their lives through job training and placement
- Urban Clean Energy Jobs Program: Provides apprenticeship readiness for underrepresented communities in growing clean energy sectors
- Urban Apprenticeship Jobs Program: Prepares youth and adults for registered apprenticeships in high-demand industries
- Workforce Development Programs: Served 36,087 people in 2023, placing 10,042 in jobs across 75 affiliate locations
The Impact of These Orders: Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 force any organization receiving federal funding—including the National Urban League's 92 affiliates—to choose between continuing their community based, diversity-focused programs or losing federal contracts that support these life-changing services.
Real Stories, Real Impact: Chester Hollman was wrongfully incarcerated for 28 years. Through the Urban League of Philadelphia's Out4Good program, he received job training, computer skills, and career support. Today, Chester works as a Legal Assistant helping currently incarcerated individuals—and volunteers to inspire others through NUL's programs.
Programs like these have helped individuals in our reentry programs alone since 2020, with an 85% success rate.
Join the National Urban League's fight to protect programs that transform lives and defend pathways to economic opportunity for all Americans.
