Basic Organization Information
Urban Ed, Inc.
- Physical Address:
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Washington, DC
20020
- EIN:
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52-2225018
- Web URL:
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www.urbaned.org
- NTEE Category:
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J Employment, Job Related
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J22 Employment Training
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O Youth Development
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O53 Business, Youth Development
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None
- Year Founded:
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2000
- Ruling Year:
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2000
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Mission Statement
The mission of Urban Ed, Inc. is to provide technology education, information and skill development to unemployed and underemployed youth and young adults. Our primary vehicle in carrying out our mission is to use technology in creative ways to (1) help persons in need gain marketable workplace skills in the information technology field and (2) help the children of these families who are not scoring at proficient in school gain academic and technical enrichments.
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Impact Statement
Since 2002, Urban Ed has:
- Served more than 800 youth and young adults;
- Provided over 87,000 hours of technical education and career/academic support
- 91% of our graduates gain employment and internships, stay in school, or pursue formal or vocational continued education.
During 2008 - 2009, Urban Ed has:
- Served 218 young adults, teens and children;
- Prepared them for careers as information technology (IT) technicians or as office support staff; and
- Provided out-of-school time enrichment to help in the subjects of math, reading, art as well as an elementary level of computer science.
Revenue and Expenses
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Ms. Roxanne J. Williams
Term:
Since
May
2000
Chief Executive Profile:
Prior to building Urban Ed, Roxanne served as the Director of Lifting New Voices at the Center for Community Change. She was a training specialist with Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, spent several years in Wilmington, North Carolina, working with the Hillcrest Resident Association developing public/private partnerships and administered and managed the half-million-dollar Drug Elimination Program Grant for families and children for the local housing authority. As branch manager and sole operator of the Economic Development Division Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Asheville (N.C.) Business Development Center, Roxanne assisted socially and economically disadvantaged clientele with growing and expanding their business. Roxanne earned a M.S. in Training and Organizational Development and a B.S. in Business Administration, both from Western Carolina University, which she attended on a full academic and athletic scholarship, respectively. She also holds several technical-industry certifications and received special honors as a Salzburg Seminars Fellow for International Community and Youth Development. Roxanne has also written and published several community and youth development publications/training manuals.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
Just like any great invention, since the beginning, our original vision has certainly surpassed our initial thinking. Now over 9 years later, Urban Ed has been an organization led by just a few compassionate individuals, whose humility, dedication and focus has taken so many of our children, youth and young adults that otherwise would have been on our street corners, prisons, homeless, drug-addicted and uneducated to levels in their lives that has left a positive footprint in them and their families forever.
Officers for Fiscal Year
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Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
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Program:
TechnoForce/Office
- Budget:
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$147,647
- Category:
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Employment
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Young Adults (20-25 years) -- currently not in use
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Offenders/Ex-offenders
Program Description:
Our TechnoForce and TechnoOffice programs are for the young adult population and provide certification level technology training for becoming a computer technician or certified under Microsoft’s new business certification.
Program Long-Term Success:
Being a leader in providing advance technical training in industry-recognized certifications
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
See annual report.
Program:
TechnoAcademy for Teens
- Budget:
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$107,608
- Category:
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Youth Development
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General
Program Description:
Our TechnoAcademy provides teens with technical and workplace skills, academic support and leadership development. This program is part of the city’s developing teen diversion program to help at-risk youth reduce risky behaviors.
Program Long-Term Success:
Goal 1: Prevent Youth From Truancy And/Or Dropping Out Via Academic Supports
Goal 2: Assist Youth In Becoming Productive, Functional And Connected To Society via Youth and Leadership Development
Goal 3: Provide Youth The Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities To Perform In Post Secondary And Professional Workplace Environments
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
See annual report.
Program:
Lil Bitties TechnoCamp
- Budget:
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$35,495
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General
Program Description:
The TechnoCamp provides academic enrichments to children in kindergarten through third grades. This is a summer enrichment program led by our teens from our year-round TechnoAcademy who utilizes Urban Ed’s customized technology curriculum that is fully aligned with the DCPS school standards.
Program Long-Term Success:
Improved academic performance, above grade level performance, narrowing the achievement gap, increased number of children exposed to computer science, parent engagement in technical education
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
See annual report.
Volunteer Needs
Mentors and Training Aides with Teens (Ages 14-16);
If you are strong in math, writing, like unconventional approaches to learning and/or enjoy watching teens prosper we want you to join our team.
Technology Trainers with Young Adults (Ages 18-30)
Our current areas of need include trainers to assist us with delivery on A+ and MCP training, help desk support training, networking and basic system administration, and the new Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) certification on Vista and Office 2007.
Guest Speakers
We are eager for positive role models to deliver constructive messages to aid our youth in negotiating the many life challenges they face as teenagers and young adults as well as expectations in the world of work. All professions welcome.
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