Empower Our Families
Alpha Kappa Alpha has a strong history of supporting & servicing families for we understand a healthy family is the foundation of a healthy community. We will Empower Our Families through the following areas of focus.
The Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Pack (CHIPP™) is the sorority's most ambitious childhood hunger program to date. Through the CHIPP™ initiative, we will provide weekend and holiday meals for children within local communities.
Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) is a youth-led interactive leadership development program facilitated by the chapters & designed to empower and engage youth, ages 11-13.
Mental Health Awareness will focus on collective efforts to fight stigma and raise awareness related to depression, anxiety, and trauma.
Our Seniors. Chapters will focus on ensuring these members can actively participate in all AKA activities. We also will focus on providing educational programs and workshops to support senior members as they navigate senior life priorities.
Build Our Economic Wealth
Alpha Kappa Alpha is launching our more progressive and revolutionary economic initiatives. The administration has created institutional-level solutions to combat institutional-level challenges with the following areas of focus.
A For Members Only Federal Credit Union that will be the FIRST, Black-owned, woman-led, sorority-based, digital banking financial institution in the history of the U.S.
Financial Wellness & Planned Giving efforts that will assist members with legacy planning supported by expert members and wealth management partners.
Sister Circles accountability groups to help set and achieve personal savings, investing, and giving goals.
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs with efforts to promote, celebrate, enhance, reach, raise visibility and offer access to greater revenue-generating opportunities.
Facilitating a Black Dollar Days event during the month of June with a focus on leveraging our collective buying power to funnel revenue to Black-owned businesses and brands.
Enhance Our Environment
Alpha Kappa Alpha will promote sustainable and responsible practices, at individual and community levels, for a significant impact on our environment by prioritizing the following areas of focus.
Tree Planting - We will engage in tree planting, and track and measure the collective environmental impact of our largest tree-planting effort to date.
Community and Home Gardens - Chapters will form partnerships to create community and home gardens to reduce negative environmental impact and promote sustainable agriculture.
Waste Reduction - This area of focus will promote waste reduction efforts that engage individuals and communities in eco-friendly practices to reduce household waste.
Shredding and Electronics Recycling Day - An annual Shredding and Electronics Recycling Day event will be facilitated for the community to safely dispose of unused electronic devices and securely shred old paper documents resulting in reducing the burden on landfills and natural resources.
Advocate For Social Justice
Alpha Kappa Alpha has always been at the forefront of social justice to promote fairness and equity. We will equip our communities with the tools, knowledge, and support to empower communities to help themselves. Our focus areas are as follows.
Voter Education, Registration, and Mobilization that will empower communities to utilize their most powerful tools of community change and advocacy during local, state, and national elections.
Public Policy Forums with convenings of non-partisan, open dialogue on policy challenges and the direction of our country.
Candidate Forums for non-partisan public events featuring candidates running for office who wish to express their positions on issues.
Public Servant’s Guides with concise overviews highlighting women of color currently serving in political leadership positions along with information on how to create a pathway for women in politics.
Uplift Our Local Community
Alpha Kappa Alpha reigns supreme in its mission of "Service to All Mankind." We will celebrate excellence, promote a focus on service, stimulate effective culture, and showcase best practices. We will utilize the following areas of focus for recognition of "Local Change, Big Impact, and Global Showcase".
Celebrating Local Community Initiatives - This recognition program celebrates chapters that have made an exceptional impact in their local community.
Chapter Collaboration Recognition Program - This recognition program acknowledges chapters that have collaborated to combine resources and efforts by maximizing the impact in their community.
Local Community Service Grants - This grant opportunity is for notable local community service projects completed by an individual chapter or chapter collaboration.
We encourage you to visit http://www.aka1908.com/programs for additional information on all our international program services.