Officials mull future of Urban League of Champaign County
By Julie Wurth
Sunday October 12, 2008
Robin Scholz
Carolyn Walker, former director of Community Day Care, works in one of the classrooms of the building in Champaign on Friday.
CHAMPAIGN – The 45-year-old Urban League of Champaign County is shrinking fast.
Mounting financial problems have prompted the league to sell off property, jettison programs, cut staff and even consider closing altogether. Once a $5 million operation with 60 employees, it's down to nine workers and counting.
Sandra Jones, the interim director and former board chairwoman – who works for free because the agency can't afford to pay a director – said an internal audit to be released soon will again raise questions about the agency's financial viability. Board members are actively discussing the Urban League's future, and Jones expects to know in a month if it will continue at all.
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