Programs
Queen City Soirée
Chapter Initiative
Hosted annually since 2013, the Queen City Soirée is a signature event of the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals. The Soirée is a special night for honoring the leadership and excellence of some of the Young Professionals in the Buffalo community — all wrapped in a formal theme of sophistication and entertainment. We welcome you to join us every year at this grand affair.
Black Restaurant Week
Chapter Initiative
Buffalo is home to many notable restaurants that are thriving and setting positive examples in the Black community, and these restaurants deserve a special opportunity to be celebrated. Since 2018, BULYPNY has hosted Black Restaurant Week as an annual, weeklong celebration of community, diversity, and entrepreneurship. The goals of Black Restaurant Week are to educate and bring awareness to WNY of minority-based cuisine, to stimulate economic growth in Black neighborhoods, and to create experiences that cater to a diverse group of people.
Join Week
National Initiatitve
Join Week is a mechanism to increase awareness and involvement in NULYP chapters by Young Professionals in their communities through a concentrated "blitz" of activity.
YP Fit
National Initiative
YP Fit is an initiative that encourages healthy living for NULYP members and the communities we service. Our approach to wellness is holistic with the goal of connecting the mind, body, and spirit. Chapters throughout the country participate in fitness challenges, awareness campaigns and blog series.
National Day of Service
National Initiative
National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) chapters nationwide celebrate service by joining together to promote comprehensive STEAM educational opportunities and mentoring each Spring. By planning activities that expose black and minority communities, particularly youth, to fields they are underrepresented in, chapters generate excitement and awareness. Chapters partnered with STEAM, STEM, arts and mentoring organizations. Event Highlights: Career Fairs to expose youth to careers in STEAM, presented by YP members and other experts in a variety of fields Museum Trips to expose youth to creative and hands-on exhibits focused on science and the arts Interactive workshops hosted at area schools and stores like Microsoft and Apple to highlight engineering, in everyday life as well as in extreme circumstances
National Day of Empowerment
National Initiative
National Day of Empowerment is a partnership between the National Urban League of Young Professionals (NULYP) and the National Council of Guilds. On this day chapters throughout the country bring awareness to a topic of relevance. In 2019 the focus was around the census and in previous years it was around economic empowerment.