News & Publications
We are pleased to bring you the latest news and information about the work that the Urban Affairs Coalition is doing in the community.
For further media information and/or questions, please contact: Brandon Johnson by phone at 215-851-1931 or by email at bjohnson2@uac.org.
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May 13, 2015
While speaking at the Philly is Baltimore rally on Thursday, April 30, 2015, Mayor Michael Nutter spoke about the importance of summer youth employment. Connecting young people to jobs is...
May 13, 2015
The next Coalition U workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Peirce College from 9:30am-11am and will discuss keeping your donors engaged. In this workshop you will learn how to make your...
May 12, 2015
Friends of the Coalition (FOC) is a network of professionals who support the Urban Affairs Coalition's (UAC) mission of driving change from the ground up. Friends are ambassadors for the...
May 12, 2015
Every Tuesday, the Urban Affairs Coalition @UACoalition hosts #PartnerTuesdays on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram highlighting the accomplishments and services of our Program Partners...
May 7, 2015
Philadelphia’s 2015 Summer Youth Employment (SYE) Campaign is expected to increase the youth employment rate in the city, with expanding jobs, employers, partners and investors connected to the...
May 7, 2015
On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Mayor Michael Nutter, Councilwoman Tasco and Special People in the Northeast (SPIN) joined Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) President Sharmain Matlock-Turner and its...
May 7, 2015
It's Throwback Thursday (#TBT) and UAC is asking you to answer this question: Do you remember your first job? Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) is partnering with WorkReady Philadelphia to ...
May 5, 2015
On March 31, 2015 the City of Philadelphia and Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell paid homage to the life of the late Pastor, Dr. Joseph Ginyard by placing a sign at the intersection of 41st and...
April 29, 2015
Philadelphia’s 2015 Summer Youth Employment (SYE) Summer Jobs Challenge is in full effect and is expected to increase youth employment opportunities with expanding jobs, employers, partners and...
April 21, 2015
Mayor Nutter, Councilwoman Tasco, Commerce Director Alan Greenberg, Special People In Northeast Corporate Officer Mindy Lutts and Urban Affairs Coalition President Sharmain Matlock-...
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Former Pennsylvania governor, Edward G. Rendell, spoke about the contributions of UAC and President Sharmain Matlock-Turner at the 42nd Anniversary Breakfast on November 18, 2011.
At the 42nd Anniversary Breakfast on November 18, former Pennsylvania Governor, Edward Rendell spoke about UAC and the contributions of CEO Sharmain Matlock-Turner.
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