Empowering Communities. Changing Lives. "Equalizing Life Chances for All People" is the mission of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. and to fulfill our mission we promote, encourage, assist, and engage in a wide variety of activities to improve the social and economic conditions and opportunities for African-Americans and other minority groups in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Clair County, Illinois The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. is a charitable, community service agency, governed by an interracial board of directors and operated by an interracial staff.