As we’ve all adjusted to a new normal, Urban Alliance has reimagined our annual community outreach day into a toolkit of supplies, which programs have used to supplement their outreach efforts this summer. Each community outreach toolkit contains CT...
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Supporting Prisoners and Second Chance Citizens
“I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me...I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:36, 40) Reentry is the...
New Grant Writing Resource
For many nonprofits, grants offer an important source of funding. On the surface they may seem like an easy way to secure funding. The reality is that grant requests take time and intentionally. Over the last few years, a number of Urban Alliance network leaders have...
The UA Network Responds to COVID-19's Financial Impact on Families
Beyond the Basics is an Urban Alliance initiative to help churches and organizations reach and serve people who are lacking food, clothing, or housing so they meet their basic needs and gain greater stability in their lives. UA currently partners with more...
A Letter from Our Executive Director
Dear Friends of Urban Alliance,I am thrilled to have joined the Urban Alliance family as the new Executive Director in March 2021. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and to advance the vision of UA’s Better...
Churches Respond to COVID-19's Impact on Mental and Emotional Health
Even before our communities were coping with a national pandemic, people facing challenging life situations and emotional struggles often sought counsel from their pastor or other church leaders. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the demand for emotional support...
New Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff at Urban Alliance (UA), we are thrilled to announce that Rev. Perkin F. Simpson has been selected to serve as UA’s next Executive Director, beginning on March 1, 2021. Rev. Simpson comes to UA with over 22...
Financial Literacy Resources
Resource and post by Urban Alliance staff. Navigating financial hardship can be difficult on its own, but doing it in a pandemic adds another layer of stress. For nearly a year, COVID-19 has had a significant financial impact on many households. A revised CT...
Healthy Dialogue in Difficult Times
Resource and post by Urban Alliance staff. One of the great challenges facing us all in 2020 is a longstanding one: how to maintain healthy relationships in a cultural and social environment that is oftentimes polarized, filled with tension, and highly political. It...
Executive Transition Announcement
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff at Urban Alliance (UA), we are writing to inform you that Russell Jarvis has announced that he will be stepping down as UA President in 2021 to pursue a pastoral ministry calling. Russell has served in leadership at Urban...