New York, NY – (October 14, 2011) – The Wakeman Agency, an event management and public relations firm in New York City, was named by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business as a finalist in their annual competition.  The agency’s work for local nonprofit organization Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) gained the attention of the judges, earning Wakeman a finalist spot for the Public Relations Campaign of the Year category. Read more »

New York Urban League Hosts Press Conference at Their Harlem Headquarters
 

New York, NY (August 16, 2011) –  The New York Urban League  has been at the forefront of community issues for more than 90 years and with such severe youth unemployment rates, action must be taken. Earlier today the New York Urban League hosted a press conference at their headquarters in Harlem with Senator Kristen Gillibrand and Marc Morial of the National Urban League to draw attention to the urgent need for The Urban Jobs Act--federal legislation that would provide nonprofit organizations with funding for job-training programs that serve disconnected urban residents.  Read more »

Meeting with Key City and Community Leaders Makes Everyone Accountable

New York, NY (August 3, 2011) – With an increase in gun violence in recent weeks, the New York Urban League (NYUL) called upon the community to come together to create an action plan.  They responded in force. Scores of residents descended on Harlem’s Schomburg Library for a private discussion with community leaders and elected officials to discuss violence in Harlem.   Read more »

10-day Trip to Raise  HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Local Youth

New York, NY (June, 23 2011) –  Like clockwork, public school students around the city are counting down the days to the last day of school to kick-off their summer vacation.  For the students at Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF), this countdown is even more significant. On June 24^th, sixteen student ambassadors will head to Gaborone, Botswana as part of the Learning Social Impact program to focus on HIV/AIDS. Read more »

More than 150 Girls Find Career Inspiration From Corporate Players in NYC’s Finest Institutions

New York, NY (May 9, 2011) - Over 150 high school girls got a taste of the corporate world last Friday as they shadowed prominent executives at some of New York’s most prestigious corporations as part of the New York Urban League's (NYUL) second annual STRONGER: Girls' Empowerment Day. Read more »