Rockford Alumnae Programs
Delta Academy
Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century
Delta Academy provides an opportunity for the Rockford Alumnae Chapter (RAC DST) to enrich and enhance the education of young girls, ages 11 - 14. In weekly sessions held at West Middle School, the members of the chapter work to augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology, their opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation service learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation and maintenance of relationships. A primary goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.
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Delta GEMS
Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully
Delta Gems was created to catch the dreams of African American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18. Delta GEMS provides the frame work to actualize those dreams through the performance of specific tasks that develop a CAN DO attitude. The Delta GEMS framework is composed of five major components (Scholarship, Sisterhood, Show Me the Money, Service, and Infinitely Complete), forming a road map for college and career planning. Topics within the five major components are designed to provide interactive lessons and activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth. Delta GEMS meets on the second Saturday of each month at Booker Washington Community Center.
EMBODI
Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence
Both informal and empirical data suggest that the vast majority of African-American males continue to be in crisis and are not reaching their fullest potential educationally, socially and emotionally. EMBODI is designed to address these issues through dialogue, and activities which pro-vide participants with the tools needed to address these challenges. The EMBODI program meets on the third Saturday of each month at Booker Washington Community Center.
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Academic Scholarships
​​​​​​​​​​​Rockford Alumnae Chapter (RAC DST) provides scholarships annually to deserving female high school graduates. Workshops are also offered to local students on writing personal statements and interviewing skills. For more information please click here. For the 2015 scholarship application, please click here.
Voter Education & Registration
Rockford Alumnae Chapter (RAC DST) partners with several organizations and churches to provide voter education and registration services to the community throughout the year. Several members in the chapter are deputy registrars.
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Arts & Letters, Literacy Initiative An ongoing literacy program and book drive in which Rockford Alumnae collects gently used reading books and donates them to elementary classrooms and distributes at the Annual NCNW Black Family reunion. Members also volunteer their time reading to elementary school children within the service areas.