Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League Inc

THE MWUL EDUCATION AND YOUTH INITIATIVES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS-ACHIEVEMENT MATTERS WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE WELL EDUCATED AND PREPARED FOR ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY BY ELIMINATING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN MINORITIES AND INCREASING THE GRADUATION RATE AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HISPANICS.-THE JAMES H. GILLIAM SR. FELLOWSHIP BRINGS LEADERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN COMMUNITIES, WHILE BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY AS POLICY MAKERS, ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS. DURING THIS 10-MONTH IMMERSIVE FELLOWSHIP, FELLOWS GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN POLICY RESEARCH, COALITION BUILDING AND LEARN TO NAVIGATE DELAWARE'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ARENAS FROM A HOST OF LEGISLATORS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND BUSINESS LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE.-THROUGH A CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION WITH THE WILMINGTON EDUCATION STRATEGIC THINK TANK (WESTT) GUIDED BY AUTHENTIIC VOICE AND EVIDENCE, THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY ENVISIONS A WILMINGTON WHERE BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN WILL NO LONGER BE HARMED BY POOR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND CHILDREN ARE GUARANTEED AND EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION.