STANDING COMMITTEES

The Committee on Armed Services & Veterans Affairs shall:

  1. Seek to establish a working relationship with those agencies in government, national, state and local, having the responsibility in the affairs of members of the various Armed Services and Veterans and to see that the programs to which they are responsible are administered fairly and justly to members of the minority community.

  2. Study conditions pertaining to veterans and members of the Military Service and their dependents and/or survivors in the community.

  3. Serve as a center of information on matters affecting the members of the Active Military, Reserves, State National Guard and Veterans.

  4. Maintain a repository of materials, information and forms to be used in assisting veterans and/or dependents of veterans and military personnel with their problems.

  5. Receive and act on all complaints relative to acts of discrimination on account of race, color, creed, or denial of benefits to which they are entitled because of discrimination, prepare a quarterly report on committee activities to be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Unit and the National Director of Armed Services and Veterans Affairs.

ARMED SERVICES & VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

COMMUNICATION, PRESS, & PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

The Committee on Communication, Press, & Publicity shall:

  1. Seek to promote media content consistent with fundamental NAACP goals which include the elimination of racial isolation and fear and the furtherance of multiracial and cultural understanding.

  2. Work to eliminate employment segregation and discrimination in those industries, comprising the communications arts and sciences, radio, telephone, television, motion pictures, newspapers, books, related computer communications, business, cable television.

  3. Seek to ensure Black minority ownership and control of print and electronic media — both hardware and software.

  4. Monitor local and national media, especially advertising performance.

  5. Provide the National Office with research and data on those local businesses engaged in communications arts and sciences.

  6. Seek to ensure that all people have a meaningful right to choose from and have access to a variety of high-quality telecommunications goods and services at reasonable cost.

  7. Endeavor to secure publicity for the work of the Unit and the Association in the local press and on radio, television and other media.

  8. Attempt to interest persons in charge of local news media on conditions affecting minority groups.

  9. Seek to counteract derogatory and erroneous statements in local news media about Blacks and other minority groups.

The Committee on Community Coordination shall:

  1. Enlist the support of other community organizations on issues affecting the interests of African Americans and other communities of color.

  2. Foster relationships between multiple organizations with a purpose to improve the lives of citizens of color in our communities.

COMMUNITY COORDINATION COMMITTEE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Committee on Economic Development shall:

  1. Research and establish relationships with private and public entities.

  2. Support the work of the National Office in monitoring the progress and activity of private and public entities designated by national programs.

  3. Implement local efforts to promote the growth of business ownership.

  4. Increase employment and job creation.

  5. Encourage business development and home ownership.

The Committee on Education shall:

  1. Seek to eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education.

  2. Study local educational conditions affecting minority groups.

  3. Investigate the public school system and school zoning.

  4. Familiarize itself with textbook material there from which is racially derogatory.

  5. Seek to stimulate school attendance.

  6. Keep informed of school conditions and strive to correct abuses were found.

  7. Investigate the effects of standardized and high stakes testing practices.

  8. Promote parental involvement in education.

  9. Aim to be a center of popular education on the race question and on the work of the Association.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The Committee on Fundraising shall:

  1. Plan and conduct fundraising activities, entertainment and other projects, for local and national purposes within the scope of the Association’s program.

  2. Work closely with the Finance Committee.

FREEDOM FUND COMMITTEE

The Committee on Health shall:

  1. Work to promote, protect and maintain the health of African Americans.

  2. Assess the health needs of the community.

  3. Advocate for equal access to health education, care, treatment and research for all Americans.

  4. Sponsor health-related activities such as health forums, fairs and workshops highlighting issues of importance to people of color.

  5. Support health initiatives of the Association.

HEALTH COMMITTEE

The Committee on Housing shall:

  1. Study housing conditions in the local community.

  2. Receive and seek to address complaints of discrimination.

  3. Oppose all restrictive practices whether public or private.

  4. Disseminate information and render such other assistance which may eliminate discrimination in housing.

HOUSING COMMITTEE

The Committee on Labor & Industry shall:

  1. Work to eliminate discriminatory employment practices in industry and government, wage differentials based on race, unequal opportunities for training, promotion and unfair dismissals.

  2. Encourage greater participation in the trade union movement.

  3. Work to end discriminatory practices in labor unions.

  4. Secure the enactment of state and federal fair employment practices legislation.

  5. Work for improved opportunities in vocational and apprenticeship training.

LABOR & INDUSTRY COMMITTEE

The Committee on Legal Redress shall:

  1. Investigate all cases reported to it.

  2. Supervise all litigation in which the Unit is interested.

  3. Keep the National Office and the Branch informed on the progress of every case. It shall not give general legal advice

LEGAL REDRESS COMMITTEE

MEMBERSHIP & LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

The Committee on Membership & Lifetime Membership shall:

  1. Work throughout the year to maintain and increase the membership of the Association.

  2. Be responsible for planning and organizing the annual membership campaign.

  3. Be responsible on a continuous basis for soliciting new members and for securing renewals.

  4. Initiate all possible means to obtain Life Members and sponsor a continuing program towards this end.

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

The Committee on Political Action shall:

  1. Seek to increase registration and voting.

  2. Work for the enactment of municipal, state and federal legislation designed to improve the educational, political and economic status of minority groups.

  3. Seek the repeal of racially discriminatory legislation.

  4. Work to improve the administration of justice.

  5. Work to secure equal enforcement of the law.

  6. Keep the National Office and the Unit informed of all proposed legislation which affects minority groups. The Committee shall be nonpartisan and shall not endorse candidates for public office.

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

The Committee on Religious Affairs shall:

  1. Promote an educational program designed to give moral and ethical interpretation to the civil rights struggle

  2. Interpret the work of the Association to organized religious groups of all faiths

  3. Enlist the support of such organized religious groups for membership, fundraising, and the struggle for equality and full civil rights

  4. Provide resource assistance for religious education and social action activities, associated with the improvement of race relations.

The Committee on Young Adult shall:

  1. Support all branch activities.

  2. Stimulate interest through advocacy training and solicit membership of twenty-one (21) – twenty-four (24) years of age.

  3. Create a mentorship program (Branch to Young Adults and Young Adults to Youth Units) to serve as a support bridge from Youth and College to Branch participation.

  4. Provide networking and social opportunities for young adults in the local community.

  5. Encourage the participation of young adults in all activities and leadership within the Branch.

YOUNG ADULT COMMITTEE

YOUTH WORK COMMITTEE

The Committee on Youth Work shall:

  1. Consist of the Youth Unit Advisor(s), and Youth Unit President(s) in the same community, and five (5) persons appointed by the Branch President. The Youth Unit Advisors and the Youth Unit Presidents shall choose the chair of the Committee.

  2. Develop and coordinate the programs of the Branch(es) and Youth Units.

  3. Monitor the youth membership in the Branch.

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