Meet our Businesses
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Uplift, empower, and support Black men and their families on their journey toward healing and well-being. Best of all, all our programs are completely free! Learn more about our initiatives and how you can get involved.
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National leader in closing the education gap by providing a transformative educational experience for scholars in the urban community. We are dedicated to a continuing tradition of excellence in an ever-changing world. Within a safe and supportive environment, we provide innovative and rigorous education opportunities that prepare our scholars to be career-ready learners, and global citizens.
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NCUS TEC bridges the tech skills and opportunity gap with in-demand career pathways. We provide accelerated learning that leads to gainful employment. As an institution of higher education offering credentialed, competency-based education, we help students take a step closer to their personal and professional goals and provide guidance on the steps to building a viable career for today’s job market.
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APDS focuses on prevention by helping individuals build resilience, manage emotions, and make healthy choices. Through programs like Mindful Reactions and SMART 2.0, we provide tools to avoid risky behaviors and promote long-term well-being
W H A T W E D O
National Center for Urban Solutions is a multifaceted
social enterprise
NCUS is a multifaceted social enterprise with an interdisciplinary approach to solving the needs of urban and untapped communities in workforce, health, and education. For more than 25 years, we've been a conduit in helping African Americans achieve self-sufficiency. Through our core competencies, we are a catalyst for positive change, dedicated to creating a brighter and more accessible future for the people we serve.
Google highlights partnership with NCUS in update on Ohio investmENT
O u r R e a c h
NCUS reaches more than 1.2 million people through our programs and initiatives.
“You have the most powerful tool for Black people in the United States.”
- Dr. Michael Bivins, Urology Centers of Alabama
Changing Outcomes
for Urban Communities
The work we do is vital because we address the critical prevention and intervention concerns of urban communities through a comprehensive lens. We close disproportionate gaps in health, education, and workforce by eradicating generational barriers. Leveraging a combination of research-driven initiatives, community engagement, and targeted programs, residents lead safer, healthier, more prosperous lives.
O u r R e a c h
NCUS reaches more than 1.2 million people through our programs and initiatives.
“You have the most powerful tool for Black people in the United States.”
- Dr. Michael Bivins, Urology Centers of Alabama
How We Make A Difference
African American Male
Wellness Agency
At the African American Male Wellness Agency, we work to increase the life expectancy of African American men by taking a stance to reduce differences in premature death and chronic diseases.
NCUS TEC (Training
& Education)
NCUS TEC provides credentials that lead to gainful employment. We bridge the tech skills and opportunity gap with in-demand career pathways to build a viable career for today’s job market.
The Academy for
Urban Scholars HIGH SCHOOLS
AUS’ mission is to produce work ready, college-ready, caring, articulate, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners, who are socially responsible, resilient, and productive citizens in an increasingly multicultural global community and economy that leads to graduation.
On average black men die 12 years earlier than their white counterparts due to preventable diseases
The African American Male Wellness Agency (AAMWA) leads the conversation in dismantling the imbalances that exist in African American men's preventative health and well care.
Our Valued Partners
Engage Our Communities
Want to make a difference? Learn how to get involved in our efforts to serve the community.
Life Works When You Work. Join our efforts to foster sustainable and positive change within urban communities. See how you can take action to improve accessible outcomes.