Economic Development
This program aims to assist Black Entrepreneurs to achieve "self sufficiency level" in business.
What is Adopt-A -Black Business?
This program was introduced by the National Projects Committee in 1963 to build self-confidence in high school students exposing them to the world around them through travel and association with successful African Americans across the country.
Dedicated in 2002, this house established a home for children who became orphans due to the outbreak of HIV/AIDS. It was funded by donations from the 45th and 46th National Conventions and constitute the first phase of Selula Village.
What is the Delta House (Mbabane, Swaziland)?
Summit V is a campaign to elevate awareness of health issues that seriously impact African American women. The Clinical Campaign, the centerpiece of Summit V, included the ______ and
Who are the elderly and the youth?
_______ _______ focuses on Voter Education, Mobilization, Public Policy, and Legislation. It is organized attempts to speak for a cause.
What is Social Action?
This project is a financial wealth-building initiative that educates individuals within the communities on techniques and resources available to enable them to start and operate successful businesses.
What is Entrepreneurship?
Delta Youth Days in the Nation's Capital was first held in ________. It was attended by dancer/choreographer Judith Jamison and poet/author/professor Nikki Giovanni. They are _____________ members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
What is the year 1992 and Honorary Members?
In this project DST provides assistance to a non-governmental organization with leasing vehicles and maintenance insurance so that trainer-monitors can visit their holistic early childhood education centers (ECEs) in disadvantaged communities.
What is the TREE Project (Training Resources in Early Education)?
The Lifestyle Change Initiatives confronts the high incidence of obesity among women, many chapters developed outstanding programs that focused on developing healthier lives. The ________ ________ _______ challenged chapters to provide data that measured the amount of weight lost by the chapter participants.
What is the "Healthy Weight Competition"?
This Delta commission monitors legislation at the federal, state, and local levels.
What is the Social Action Commission?
In 1992 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. became the first national African American organization to collaborate with this ecumenical housing ministry.
"School America Expanded" was initiated in 1989 under the 19th National President, ____________. It was developed as an organized schedule of activities to promote reading throughout the United States.
Who is National President Yvonne Kennedy?
Initially funded by Delta in 1955, the hospital wing named for DST provides pre-natal care and treatment for mothers and infants. The current name for the hospital is Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital.
What is Thika Memorial Hospital (Nairobia,Kenya)?
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has identified key chronic illnesses that disproportionately affect African American Women and their families. The _____, ____, and _____ initiative focuses on raising awareness of Chronic illnesses.
What are Catching, Coping, and Conquering?
To promote leadership, advocacy, and empowerment to effect social change and public policy.
What is the Social Action Mission?
This initiative was created in 2003 and paved the way for sorors, family, and friends in the African-American Community to achieve the dream of home ownership.
What is the Delta Challenge: Homeownership?
What is the Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair?
On December 1, 2009 Delta added its voice to the worldwide conversation and continues to promote the slogan: Stop AIDS! Keep the Promise."
What is World Aids Day?
This Healthy Weight Program challenged chapter members and their families to commit to reducing excess weight by incorporating healthy eating and increasing physical activity as strategies to decrease risks of chronic disease. The two collaborative initiatives under this initiative are:
What are the 50 Million Pound Challenge (State Farm)
and
Go Red For Women? (American Heart Association)
Impacting the ________ process in various ways and _______ for elected and appointed offices are very strong components of the organization's social action priorities.
What are the "Political" Process and "candidacies" for elected and appointed offices?
This initiative is to help members of the Sorority spread financial education throughout their local communities and build wealth and financial security by understanding the basic principles of earning, spending, saving and investing.
What is Financial Fortitude?
These educational and mentoring programs initiated by Dr. Betty Shabazz and Dr. Jeanne L. Noble, 12th National President, respectively, focus on girls 9-14 and 14-18, encouraging careers in STEM, academic success and excellence, and realizing their dreams.
What are the Delta Academy and Delta GEMS programs?
This is a day designated by the Sorority to observe public service with a theme and focus on an international topic of importance.
What is the International Day of Service?
This mental health initiative is designed to elevate awareness of mental health disorders, anxiety/depression, anger management, stress management and negative impact of substance abuse.
What is "My Cry In The Dark"?
In 1989, the National Social Action Commission instituted _______ _______ in the ______ ______, an annual legislative conference to increase members' involvement in the national public policy-making process.
What are Delta Days in the Nation's Capital?