2006 - 2010 Program
The Heart of ESP: An Extraordinary Service Program
Alpha Kappa Alpha responds to the contemporary needs of the Black community with comprehensive non-traditional programs. The ESP vision embraces a five-pronged program designed to excite, galvanize and ignite the passions of more than 180,000 members worldwide. The goal is to transfer this enthusiasm into a collective resolve to parlay members' talents, energy and creativity to realize Alpha Kappa Alpha's enormous potential for empowerment, security and progress.
Drawing from the Sorority's tremendous reservoir of strength and commitment to serve, this extraordinary service program will have an immediate impact on its members, constituents and the broader community and powerful results well into the future.
PLATFORM #1 - Non-Traditional Entrepreneur
PLATFORM #2 - Economic Keys to Success
PLATFORM #3 - Economic Growth of the Black Family
PLATFORM #4 - Undergraduate Signature Program:
Economic Educational Advancement Through Technology
PLATFORM #5 - Health Resource Management and Economics
Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter fosters these goals by sponsoring and supporting numerous projects and programs which touch the lives of many in a positive way:
Community Care of America at College Park Health Facility; UNCF, NAACP, NCNW; Village Atlanta Homeless Shelter (mothers with children); HIV/AIDS Workshops; Bone Marrow Drive / American Red Cross Partnership; Hughes Spalding Hospital; Oak Knoll Elementary, Woodland Middle, Tri-Cites and Westlake High Schools; Breakthru House (recovering drug addicts); Scholarships to South Fulton County Students; Odyssey Homeless Shelter (men); Mathematics/Science Workshop for Teachers (CEU Credits); Voter Registration Drives; Support of a Black male/family in St. Croix, Virgin Islands; Mentoring Program/AKAdettes; Economic Empowerment Workshops/Support Black Businesses; Jomandi Productions
Soror Barbara McKinzie, International President