Springfield Urban League Inc.
Desmond Albert currently serves as an Empowerment Caseworker at Springfield Urban League Inc. since March 2023. Prior to this role, Desmond worked as a Legal Secretary at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid from July 2022 to January 2023, managing legal secretarial duties and e-filing. Previous experience includes positions as a Paralegal at Saulter Law P.C. and Grant Law, LLC, focusing on legal research and drafting discovery documents. Desmond also has a background as a Case Manager at McCready, Garcia and Leet, overseeing personal injury cases, and at TASC, Inc., supporting juveniles on probation. Desmond’s early experience includes an internship at the Kankakee County Court House. Educational qualifications include Bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice/Police Science and Political Science from Olivet Nazarene University, and a recent education at Loyola University Chicago.
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Springfield Urban League Inc.
The Springfield Urban League, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that serves nearly 9,000 people annually, providing direct services, research and policy advocacy to assist individuals and communities in reaching their fullest potential. Primarily working with African Americans, Hispanics, and other emerging ethnic communities, it is networked with over 100 professionally staffed affiliates in over 35 states across the nation. The Movement, spearheaded by the National Urban League, headquartered in New York, works to close equality gaps for people at all economic levels and stages of life, and gives citizens a chance to give back as volunteers. Since its founding in 1926, the Springfield Urban League has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans overcome countless challenges in civil and human rights. Today the Urban League employs a five point strategy, tailored to local needs, in order to implement the mission of our movement.