Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, INC.
Blazing New
Trails
Our International program will
include five targets:
- Education
- Health
- The Black
family
- Economics
- and the Arts
"ON-TRACK""On-Track" is the signature program for this administration.
"ON-TRACK" the acronym for Organizing, Nurturing, Team Building,
Respecting, Achieving, Character Building and Knowledge. This is a three
year program designed to keep 20,000 at-risk children in grades 3-6
"ON-TRACK" from January 1999-May 2002. The main focus of the program is to
assist at risk children in achieving academically, in making good decisions
and in making the right choices early in their lives. The "ON-TRACK"
activities will provide children with skills necessary to cope with
deviant behavior patterns and improve self-awareness and self-esteem. This
is an after school and weekend program for children who's ages range from
8-12 years.
TARGET I -
Education
Our goal is QUALITY EDUCATION for all. This target will
focus on AKA, the acronym for "AKA KIDS ALERT." We feel
that:
AKA KIDS must enjoy and excel in learning.
Parents of
AKA KIDS must be involved in the
education of their children.
AKA KIDS
must become responsible adults. IVY AKAdemy will continue to serve as the
umbrella for all educational training and human resource development
experiences provided by local chapters and will stress reading, writing,
speaking, listening, mathematics, science and technology. PIMS will remain
a viable segment of the program to be implemented at the chapter level.
Summer Regional PIMS Camps will be encouraged.
TARGET II -
Health Healthy bodies
make healthy minds; therefore, we must encourage youth and adults to take
good care of themselves, eat well, exercise and enjoy good physical and
mental health. Parents must be inspired to help their children make
healthy choices. This program target will focus on health issues that
disproportionately affect minority populations, especially African
Americans as well as health issues specified in the President's Race
Initiatives. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Health Net will be developed.
TARGET III - The
Black Family The
world we seek, in the new millennium, is one where a child's need for time
with his or her parents is a top priority; where family togetherness is
prized; where family ties are reestablished; where parents consider the
well-being of their children; and where homelessness doesn't exist. This
program will focus on issues that divide the black family, at-risk youth,
family values for middle and high school youth, and AKA Coat Day for
homeless families.
TARGET IV -
Economic Empowerment We can only prosper if we are prepared for the work force, if we
get the high paying jobs, and if we promote Black businesses. It is
important that the Black community gain empowerment. Ownership remains the
key to wealth and power in America. We must arm African Americans with the
information and encouragement they need to become successful
entrepreneurs. This program will focus on financial planning and
management, employment, entrepreneurship in the 21st Century and Black
Dollar Days.
TARGET V - The
Arts Alpha Kappa
Alpha, throughout her rich heritage has continually focused her attention
on the arts. In many of our schools, the arts are no longer included in
the curriculum. Alpha Kappa Alpha can fill this void for we know that the
arts can improve the quality of life for all mankind. The arts can be a
meaningful vehicle for communication and education. Therefore, we must
continue to heighten awareness of the arts, support arts education,
promote potential artists, augment appreciation of the arts, and make the
arts available to a larger public. This program will promote Chapter
Summer Arts Programs and arts performances at conferences. It will also
recognize African Americans in the Arts.
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