NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC

Unit and membership operations the national membership department is responsible for the growth in the number of naacp members through the planning, structuring, and directing of campaigns through naacp units, churches, donors, and other organizations. The membership department's staff processes all new and renewed membership dues and provides direct service to individual members as well as to local adult units of naacp.naacp regional and field offices are responsible for assuring that naacp units are viable and capable of carrying out the naacp's mission at the local level. This effort requires providing the necessary training and information to adult volunteers, serving, and strengthening stakeholder relations, and cultivating youth and college members. Youth program 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.

C-hope and scholarships - health: the naacp health program promotes equality in health care for african americans and seeks to address the disparities between the quality of care received by african americans and other groups. The national health director works with the national health committee to create and implement projects; evaluates and drafts policy statements; and represents naacp at conferences, workshops, and on advisory boards. - economic development: the naacp economic program recognizes the importance of the economy and economic issues in advancing an equal opportunity society and aims to address the challenging economic realities facing our country (e.g., disproportionate high unemployment, poverty, foreclosures, etc.). The financial freedom center was launched in 2010 to enhance the capacity of african americans, and other undeserved groups, by financially educating individuals to effectively manage their personal finances and credit; promoting diversity and inclusion in business hiring, career advancement and procurement; monitoring financial banking practices; and promoting community economic development.- climate justice: this program seeks to reduce racial disparities among communities affected by national disasters, environmental pollution, and other characteristics of global warming.- criminal justice: the criminal justice program addresses promoting alliances, legislation and racial disparities within the criminal justice system by initiatives that positively impact inmate recidivism, ex-felon re-enfranchisement and re-employment. The program also assists with the formation of the naacp prison membership units.- scholarships: naacp's education program advocacy agenda is to provide all students access to quality education. The naacp education department's resources are strategically focused on three major objectives: - preventing racial discrimination in educational programs and services - advancing educational excellence - promoting an equal opportunity education agenda the education program includes administration of educational scholarships. Communications and marketing the communications and marketing function works to amplify the voice of black america and people of color to ensure the general public is educated about naacp empowerment's mission and goals through press releases, television campaigns, support of direct mail outreach, and other communication efforts. These efforts seek to maintain naacp's strong brand identity, and ensure that awareness of the current issues affecting the communities served is achieved.