Our Local Affiliate: Urban League of Greater Kansas City has been part of the national network of Urban Leagues since 1919 ULKC's strategy is three-pronged and geared specifically towards serving the Greater Kansas City community: Ensuring that children are well-educated and equipped for economic self-reliance; Helping adults to attain economic self-sufficiency through good jobs, entrepreneurship and wealth creation; Securing civil rights by eradicating all barriers to equal participation in the economic and social mainstream of America