Join The Urban Center
Organizing communities, shaping policy, and developing leaders across Chicago.
Building a stronger Chicago for working-class families.
The Urban Center organizes residents, develops community leaders, and advances common-sense solutions rooted in family, neighborhood, public safety, education, and accountability.
Our Challenge
Building a better Chicago for working-class families.
Families across Chicago are facing real challenges: public safety, poor educational opportunities, rising costs, high taxes, and political leaders who too often ignore the communities they represent. The Urban Center gives residents a way to organize, speak up, and fight for common-sense solutions.
Community Organizing
Building coalitions and helping residents take action on issues that matter.
Leadership Development
Recruiting and developing leaders who are grounded in their communities.
Public Policy
Advancing a common-sense agenda focused on families, neighborhoods, and accountability.