urban university’s annual marquee event on May 2nd honors the single mothers we serve and the community that supports us!

becoming a homeowner She closed on a house!

Urban university selected for a $25K grant by community vision ca Image courtesty of the Community Vision CA website We are thrilled to announce that urban university is a recipient of the $25,000 Oakland CARES Nonprofit Grant from Community Vision CA.

This week has been monumental.

April was a humbling month.

Our GoFundMe fundraiser is live!

On October 10th, 2019 – urban university celebrated our tenth year anniversary of the Single Moms at Work Program – support, housing and employment for single mothers.

Friends – You are warmly invited to attend our third annual Celebration of Single Mothers, urban university’s community fundraiser on May 5th, 2019 at the Impact Hub in beautiful Uptown Oakland.

Watch the FOX KTVU News Coverage: Bay Area People – Urban University Oakland | Tracey Weaver and Amir Saadiq

You are cordially invited to Beacon of Light: our 20th Anniversary fundraiser and celebration of Mothers on May 6th, 2018 at the Sierra Club in Downtown Oakland.

urban university’s newest vision is to develop a leadership project for single mothers.

Thanks to our customers and supporters, we successfully raised $11,410 for the wages to hire a new single mother (with matching funds from Alameda County AC Hire funds).

Earlier this year, President Barack Obama announced the launch of the Promise Zones initiative, an effort to strengthen the federal government’s relationship with local leaders and to increase access to the resources and expertise necessary to improve mobility and economic opportunity for high-poverty communities.