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Because your obstacles do not define you

QCUL helps every resident of the quad counties reach their full potential.

The road to success is different for everyone.

Financial barriers, educational gaps and racial bias can all create obstacles on the path to self-reliance. Opportunity isn’t always equal. But these barriers don’t have to hold you back. Quad County Urban League is here to help you break them.

YOUTH & EDUCATION PROGRAMS

JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT

Empowering individuals. Investing in communities.

1. NAME YOUR GOALS.

Talk with a case manager about what you want to achieve. Together, you’ll make a plan that addresses all your needs.

2. EQUIP YOURSELF.

The Urban League addresses
inequality through direct
programs – trainings, resources, and placements that empower you individually.

3. ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS.

A better job, new housing, more influence in your community – whatever you want, QCUL is here to make sure lack of opportunity doesn’t hold you back.

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Imagine a world with no equality gaps.

For more than a century, that’s been the vision of the National Urban League. Since 1910, the league and its affiliates have worked to remove barriers that keep Black Americans and all underserved people from enjoying true equality.

Quad County Urban League was founded in 1975 to address local needs in Dupage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties in Illinois. For almost 50 years, we’ve been investing in these communities. Residents know us. Residents trust us. And we know and trust them, too.

A PERSONAL FOCUS

QCUL programs are practical and personal; the point is to arm individuals with new skills, new resources or new opportunities. Because when your life changes, you empower your community too.

A HOLISTIC VISION

QCUL has a lot of programs – but our work with clients is based on their personal goals, not on our offerings. Your case manager will listen to what you need, then point you to solutions – wherever they are.

A HISTORY OF JUSTICE WORK

The National Urban League worked for Black employment in the 1920s, helped plan the March on Washington in the 1960s and was involved in the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence in the 1980s. We’re an important part of the American story. And so are you.