NAACP Youth & College Division 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. Our Youth Advancement Program is the combination of branch committee leaders (College Divisions, ACT-SO, Youth Council, Youth Works, and Education) working together to streamline communication and collaboration towards reaching the goal of enriching students and parents. Youth Advancement collectively works to advance the educational, college preparation and occupation opportunities for youth in the DuPage County Branch, NAACP service area, and beyond. Although our focus is youth, through our activities and programming we also help parents to understand the importance of assisting their kids in this process now so that they can be prepared for the future. To be a part of policy change initiatives, see Education Committee. For young adult volunteerism impacting the youth, see Youth Works Committee.
ACT-SO
ACT-SO is an acronym for the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics that provides career exploration in 26 different subject areas encompassed by the sciences, humanities, business and the arts. It is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP's) principle youth initiative. The mission of ACT-SO is to encourage academic and cultural excellence among African American youth. The DuPage County Branch hosts students in DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall and parts of Cook County who compete in local competition co-sponsored with the College of DuPage and the DuPage Regional Office of Education. Every year ACT-SO programs are simultaneously orchestrated across the United States. Are you or a high school student interested in science, like to experiment or discover new things? Are you gifted and talented? Do you like to sing, dance, act, or write poetry? Do you paint or draw? Do you have a business mind? If you do, then ACT-SO! Competition guidelines and rules can be found on this website. For more information visit ACT-SO on facebook or their website at DuPage ACT-SO.View photos of the 2012 ACT-SO Awards Banquet
Youth Council
With a focus on Leadership Development, The NAACP Youth Council is composed of a youth lead executive team who works toward the mission of the NAACP. They serve the mission by creating forums and events to promote activism and intelligent approaches to solving issues that are important to their community and environments. Composed of hundreds of state and county-wide operations in which youth (usually teens) volunteer to share their voices or opinions with their fellow council members, and then strive to address the issues raised on a local or national level. Sometimes this volunteer work expands to an international scale. For more information visit the Youth Council President's page or on facebook.
Youth Works
With a focus on volunteerism and community relationships, The purpose is to design programs to get youth involved, empowered, and help them have more active participation in society. We support the development of future leaders through actively involving youth and young adults in the fight for civil rights. This program is a collection of young adults who work together to implement and carry out successful programs. For more information, visit Youth Works Committee.
2nd Annual DuPage County Youth Works College Readiness & Scholarship Fair - Resource Agent Survey
2nd Annual DuPage County Youth Works College Readiness & Scholarship Fair - Resource Agent Survey
