CUL’s Youth Programs

Your Columbus Urban League offers several initiatives to help today’s youth prepare for tomorrow’s world. Learn more below about all of our youth-based programming. Work Readiness Training University (serves ages […]

Housing Accelerator

With funding from Key Bank, the Columbus Urban League created the Housing Accelerator Initiative as the next step solution in recovery from the devastating impact of the pandemic. As the […]

Work Readiness Training University (WRTU)

Work Readiness Training University focuses on four key development foundations, all intended to help our young people for the careers coming to Columbus and beyond: Empowerment, Innovation, High-Performance, and Equity […]

DEI Index

Recent studies from McKinsey & Co. and many others show that companies and organizations led by a diverse mix of people achieve the highest returns. In these days of the […]

Career Services

Emergency Rental Assistance

Minority Business Assistance Center

COVID-19 Response – The Columbus MBAC is committed to continuing to service its clients during this difficult time. While our offices are temporarily closed, our staff is available to assist […]

Accelerate Her

Backed by JP Morgan Chase, Accelerate Her is a training program designed to accelerate the growth of already established Black women-owned businesses by creating a network of support necessary to […]

Incubate Her

 Meeting Central Ohio Women where they are… …to get them where they want to go Incubate Her, an initiative of the Columbus Urban League, is a free incubation program […]

Franklin County Business Growth & Equity Alliance

We created the Franklin County Business Growth and Equity Alliance to level the playing field for black-owned and historically disadvantaged businesses. Our Franklin County Community Equity Fund received grant requests totaling […]