The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and Better Family Life, Inc. have opened the Urban League Northside Community Empowerment Center at 1330 Aubert in North St. Louis. The center, which is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, houses the Urban League’s Save Our Sons program, which helps economically disadvantaged men find jobs; Urban Closet, a free clothing pantry for men in the program; and a number of Better Family Life outreach programs, including a Gun Violence De-Escalation Center and a Senior Citizen Registry.
Present at the opening on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: former Fire Chief Sherman George, DeBorah Ahmed, state Rep. LaKeysha Bosley, state Senator Karla May, James Clark, Tydrell Stevens, Malik Ahmed, state Rep. Steve Roberts Jr., Michael P. McMillan, Jamie Dennis, Chief John Hayden, Kathy Osborn, Keith Williamson, Robb Franklin, Pastor Michael Jones, and Will Donlow.
Those who are interested in programs at the Urban League Northside Community Empowerment Center can call Tydrell Stevens at (314) 626-9977 or email tstevens@urbanleague-stl.org.
