Urban Construction Jobs Program x TradesFutures

  Get a Seat at the Table Building the Columbus of the Future Columbus is booming, and the Columbus Urban League is helping local residents take part in the city’s […]

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 […]

CUL’s Entrepreneurship & Small Business Services

Opening doors and providing new opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs, our teams work to equip participants with the knowledge, resources, and support needed to transform their business ideas into reality. Our […]

CUL’s Career Connect HUB

CUL’s Career Connect HUB doesn’t just prepare people for jobs—we create pathways to careers, financial stability, and generational wealth. Through our 4E Framework—Explain, Explore, Educate, and Train & Employ—we provide […]

CUL’s Financial Empowerment Services

Financial stability is the foundation for a better life, and our mission is to provide participants with the tools, knowledge, and resources necessary to take control of their finances. We […]

Housing Accelerator

With support from KeyBank, the Columbus Urban League launched the Housing Accelerator Initiative—a bold step forward in helping families and individuals regain momentum in the aftermath of the pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis […]

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 Civic […]

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