The Greater Phoenix Urban League Young Professionals (GPULYP) is an auxiliary of the Greater Phoenix Urban League (GPUL). Established in 2005, our primary mission is to serve as a vehicle for young professionals to become involved in a variety of professional and civic programs, including educational, fundraising and networking events, as well as a broad range of community service activities. In addition, GPULYP works to raise funds to support the GPUL, the GPULYP and the programs of both organizations. These efforts assist our organizations’ efforts to make the greater Phoenix area a more equitable place for all citizens. GPULYP is an affiliate chapter of the National Urban League Young Professionals.
National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) is a network of young professionals, across the country that provides leadership development, economic empowerment and community volunteer opportunities for other young professionals. The organization trains, develops, and educates young professionals to take leadership roles within the National Urban League, the civil rights movement, and society-at-large. Members of NULYP are defining, developing, implementing, and leading the next generation civil rights agenda.
NULYP’s mission is to engage young professionals in the National Urban League’s movement towards the achievement of social and economic equality. NULYP does this by providing an effective forum through which young professionals can support the Urban League’s more than 100 affiliates in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
We support the goals and mission of the National Urban League by serving our communities and developing our members through mentoring, tutoring, scholarships, economic empowerment, political engagement, and leadership development programs. Our chapters implement local programs in support of the National Urban League empowerment agenda, which include:
NULYP also works to strengthen our members by encouraging them to achieve balance in their lives even as they work to strengthen their communities. To this end, NULYP strives to develop programs that encourage individual members’ personal and professional development.