Urban League of San Diego County

Urban League of San Diego County
2022 Golden Pyramid Scholars Program
2022 Golden Pyramid Speaker
The Reverend Nate Stewart, Greater Life Baptist Church, will serve as a 2022 Golden Pyramid Scholars Program speaker, along with highlights from Project Ready youth leading the program services, and special guest appearances from selected partners and community leaders.

We invite all NPHC and Community Based Organization to present their scholarship at this community event that celebrates the academic achievements of African American and other under-represented students of color with cum 3.5 GPAs and above,.

To register or receive updates about the program, please use link above or send an email to kea@sdul.org.
Project Ready Student Profile Highlight
A Rising Senior
“As a rising senior, NUL has helped me to challenge myself more with the opportunity to take on college courses towards the careers I am passionate about and want to pursue in the future being business, writing, and more. With concurrent enrollment being offered from community college to university work, I’ve been given the opportunity to thrive by working closely with amazing professors and gain experience that will help prepare me to take on even more towards reaching my fullest potential in furthering my education and most importantly, in life.”

 - Dyvine James
Financial Planning
San Diego Black Homeownership
All smiles as we celebrate Jordan, one of our 19 First Time Homebuyers created through the San Diego Foundation/ LISC Black Homebuyer grant program.
Building wealth and creating positive outcomes in the community we serve.

When you engage in our services, you become FAMILY!

-The Housing Team at Urban League
DO YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE LISC/SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION - SDBHP GRANT?

These can be done in any order!
 
Email housing@sdul.org, with a complete Intake and 30days of income proof (ie. paystubs for w2 income, self-employment income 2020 or 2019 tax return, for fixed income - award letter and 2 months of bank statements.

Complete a HUD Approved Home Buyer Education webinar/workshop. For SDBHP Grant - online Framework will suffice.

Contact one of LISC/SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION-SDBHP participating lenders, ensure ULSDC Intake is signed off by ULSDC then present it to a participating lender, and the lender will know to take into consideration SDBHP grant.
WAIT to be contacted. PLEASE WAIT.

Feel free to join a Info Session, this is optional.
San Diego Promise
The San Diego Promise Application for Fall 2022 is officially open! 
About the Promise | The San Diego Promise covers the cost of tuition for up two years at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and provides textbook grants of $400 per year to students who also qualify for a fee waiver (the California College Promise Grant, formerly known as the Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver).
2022 Scholarships Available
2022 Scholarships Available

The Ebony Pearls Foundation, Inc. and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter are offering scholarships to female and male African American or African Diaspora high school seniors residing in or attending school in San Diego County who will be attending college in the fall of 2022. Application deadline is April 6, 2022.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the first Greek letter organization founded by university educated African American women. Grounded in service “to all mankind,” this international sorority gives back to local and global communities via a variety of philanthropic endeavors. The San Diego Chapter has awarded academic scholarships since it was chartered in 1949. 

To apply, complete the application and submit by email with all required documents as indicated on the application form. See the scholarship application for a complete list of scholarships available and criteria for each. Scholarship applications are available at http://www.akasandiego.com and are to be filled out online and submitted by email.
 
Visit www.akasandiego.com or click here to access the scholarship application directly: AKA EXO Scholarship.  
 
We encourage you to share this information with students, members of your organizations and anyone who may be interested. Send an email to alphakappaalphaexoscholarship@gmail.com with questions.

Sincerely,

Scholarship Committee
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Scholarship
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
San Diego Alumnae Chapter Scholarship Application
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., San Diego Alumnae Chapter recognizes and honors female students who are committed to academic excellence, positive leadership, and community service. 
 
Scholarships are limited to African-American female high school seniors and college/university undergraduate students who reside in San Diego Alumnae Chapter’s Service Area. The applicant must demonstrate the following:
 
Academic achievement (minimum 2.75 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale or 3.5 G.P.A. on a 5.0 scale in all classes)
 
Leadership ability as demonstrated by participation in extracurricular activities, community service, and/or holding positions in various organizations.
 
Deadline:   MUST BE RECEIVED no later than March 31, 2021.
BLACK HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
San Diego Alumnae Chapter
Black History Essay Contest

The Black History Essay Contest is one of the chapter's signature events. Each year, students in schools across San Diego County submit essays on black history in recognition of Black History Month and the many contributions that African-Americans have made in our country. Essays are scored according to a rubric and ranked in categories among elementary, middle, and high school participants. Contest winners are recognized at a virtual community event where they are invited to read their essays. Participants may receive research and writing support. 
 
This year, they are adding a digital essay option and can't wait to see what participants come up with!
San Diego Foundation Scholarships
#SanDiego #students! The '22-'23 Common Scholarship Application is now open!

Access more than 140 unique types of #scholarships, including those for four-year universities, two-year colleges, graduate & vocational schools. Scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate, medical and professional school students, and adult re-entry students.

Begin your application today: http://SDFoundation.org/scholarships
Small Business Support
HERA HUB TEMECULA
As a woman, how do you get business support at any stage from the idea, launch, and growth? Reach out to the HERA HUB TEMECULA. It is a female-focused coworking space & business accelerator. They have a platform that supports members through education, mentoring, and collaboration, while the office environment gives them access to professional, productive work space where they can grow a prosperous business, built on the foundation of a powerful community.

Hera HUB Temecula is fortunate to have Dr. Alisha Wilkins. Dr. Alisha Wilkins is an organizational psychologist, who has conducted extensive research on the challenges individuals experience developing psychological connections with each other when communicating using technology.

She has over 17 years of public affairs and government relations experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sector. She served as owner and political consultant for the Empire Consulting Group, a government relations firm which offered campaign strategies and messaging to candidates running for public office; as well as, public relations consulting to businesses and organizations on public outreach and engagement with key decision makers. 

Dr. Wilkins has an amazing ability to build and connect individuals and communities, and a deep level of knowledge for the unique working environments of virtual workers, coupled with a profound dedication to women issues, like pay equity and girls in STEM.


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Jazz at the Creek
MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL, it calms the SPIRIT and feeds the SOUL. In everything WE do, we do it for you, our faithful SPONSORS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PATRONS and the ARTISTS that grace our stages at the CREEK year after year.

JAZZ AT THE CREEK 2022
“WE ARE ONE”
Saturday, September 3rd
2:00-7:00pm

“Grown Folks Music”
PIECES OF A DREAM
DAVID P STEVENS * LIN ROUNTREE * REGGIE CODRINGTON
ERIN STEVENSON
Sunday, September 4th
2:00-7:00pm

“SOPHISTICATED SOUL”
WILL DOWNING
AVERY*SUNSHINE
CHRISTOPHER LINCOLN WHITE
HOSTS
Kelly Cole & John Phillips

 

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