The Urban League for Bergen County, Established in 1918, has served the diverse communities of Bergen County for 87 years. Our programs address major community concerns including:
- Employment career counseling. Job training and placement.
- Youth counseling, teen pregnancy, gang violence, recreational opportunities.
- Education, oral histories, cultural enhancement tours, GED & online training.
- Home ownership, mortgage counseling and assistance.
- Economic and business development counseling including on-site business incubators, tax credit financing, internet marketing, and networking.
- Health and wellness counseling, culture specific health issues.
Chairperson Beverly Baker, Esq., Emiko Kamoda, Treasuer, Shilleha Ellison, George E. Fay, Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson, Scott Porter, Dr. Earl A. Marsan, Miriam Van
Advisory Board:
Senator Byron Baer, Douglas Bern, Esq., Eric Berry, Willie E. Brennan, Dr. David Broadnax, M.D., Jeanette Curtis-Rideau, Dr. Ursula Parrish Daniels, Norman W. Davis, Toni Fay, Dr. Aaron R. Graham, Mark Green, Councilwoman Monica Honis Rev. Gregory Jackson, Napoleon Johnson III, Emiko Kamoda, Paul Pyoung-Kyoum Kim, Bernard Koster,Esq., Antonio Lee, Daniel Limerick, Dean Lois Marshall, Samuel Martin, Dr. Earl A. Marsan, Raphael Martinez, Robert Monteith, Bravelle Nesbitt, Jr.,David Nichols, Councilman Scott Reddin, Freeholder Elizabeth Randall, Judge Sandra Robinson, Ormond Skeete, Rev. John Spencer, Jr., John Smith, Councilman Rev. Dr. Vernon Walton, P.R.I.D. Raymond Wells, Mayor Michael Wildes, Walter Young