Urban Ventures

Urban Ventures is committed to working with children, youth and adults in our community to break the cycle of generational poverty.  Generational Poverty is defined as "having been in poverty for at least two generations".

It is important to understand the difference between Generational Poverty and Situational Poverty.  A person/family can experience Situational Poverty when their income and support is decreased due to a specific change -- job loss, divorce, death, etc. While there can be a domino effect caused by this one significant change, families experiencing Situational Poverty tend to remain hopeful, knowing that this is a temporary setback.

Urban Ventures has different programs to address the underlying causes of generational poverty such as; parental absence and lack of positive role models, poor academic performance, and unemployment. Our programs are designed to teach our participants the skills they need to overcome these issues and give them hope for a better future.