The Urban League of Champaign County prides itself on being on the cutting edge of opportunities to push forth our mission of enabling African Americans to secure economic self-relilance, parity, power and civil rights. This is reflected everyday by virtue of our advocacy efforts and our entrepreneurial business practices.

The Champaign Community Day Care recently partnered with the Urban League of Champaign County in an attempt to collaborate services to benefit the community. Community Day Care strives to provide quality and affordable child care to the children of working parents without regards to race, creed, color or sex. We desire to enable parents to pursue or continue employment and reach self-sufficiency and to assist children in making significant gains in both cognitive and social skills. To learn more about the Community Day Care, contact Vernessa Gipson at (217)355-5990 or via email at vgipson@aol.com.

Computer Networking Initiative is designed to help bridge the technology gap in the community by providing access to, and training for, computer technology. For more information about this initiative, contact William Hawkins at (217)363-1700, or via email at whawkins@urbanleague.net.

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Transportation Resources of Urbana-Champaign (TRUC) is a non-profit automobile dealership through Urban League of Champaign County that sells vehicles to those in need. We offer affordable monthly rates, routine maintenance clinics, and credit counseling services to the working poor. For more information about TRUC, contact LaShunda Hambrick at (217)363-3333 ext 30 or via email at lhambrick@urbanleague.net.

The Urban League of Champaign County has partnered with the Center for Economic Progress to serve as a host site for the Tax Counseling Project.  Free tax preparation and filing services are provided to low income clients during the tax season.  For more information, email lbonnett@urbanleague.net