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Sheon Stevens
Advisor
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Youth
& College Division
“A New Generation of Leadership”
The NAACP believes
strongly that future leaders must be developed
today, and such development is ongoing in the Youth
& College Division, created in 1936. Today there are
more than 400 Youth Councils and College Chapters
actively involved in voter registration.
The NAACP has one of the
largest organized groups of young people of any
secular organization in the country. Some 67,000
youth are involved with the NAACP through its Youth
Councils and College Division. Its objectives are to
inspire, motivate, and create interest in civic
activities; provide young people with an
understanding of pertinent issues; develop
organizational skills for implementation of
community-related activities; and encourage active
participation in these activities.
Mission
The mission of the NAACP Youth & College
Division shall be to inform youth of the
problems affecting African Americans and
other racial and ethnic minorities; to
advance the economic, education, social and
political status of African Americans and
other racial and ethnic minorities and their
harmonious cooperation with other peoples;
to stimulate an appreciation of the African
Diaspora and other people of color’s
contribution to civilization; and to develop
an intelligent, militant effective youth
leadership.
Objectives
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Leadership and Activism Training
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Proactive Political and Community
Activism
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Recruitment of new Youth Units
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Maintenance of existing Youth Units
- Public
awareness of the necessity of youth
involvement
- To be
the leaders and trendsetters in the area
of youth leadership and civil rights
training
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Marva McWhite
Advisor |
ACT-SO -
Afro-Academic,
Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics.
“Today’s
Youth…Tomorrow’s Legends”
ACT-SO is a yearlong enrichment program designed to
recruit, stimulate, improve and encourage high
academic and cultural achievement among
African-American high school students. The ACT-SO
program centers around the dedication and commitment
of community volunteers and business leaders; to
serve as mentors and coaches to promote academic and
artistic excellence among African-American
students.
The 25 categories:
Architecture, Biology, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics/Electronics,
Physics/Energy, Physics/General, Music Composition,
Original Essay, Poetry, Playwriting, Dance,
Dramatics, Music, Music Instrumental/Classical,
Musical Instrumental/Contemporary, Oratory, Drawing,
Filmmaking/Video, Painting, Photography, Sculpture
and Entrepreneurship.
Annual competitions are held at the
local, state and national levels. The National
competition is held at the NAACP National
Convention.
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NAACP Clearwater and
Upper Pinellas County Branch - Clearwater, Florida
Serving Largo, Clearwater, Safety
Harbor, Dunedin, Oldsmar, Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs |
