NAN Newton County Chapter
Covington, Georgia
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AN NEWTON COUNTY'S VISION
Education NAN’s goal is to apply for grants to provide scholarships to high school seniors for tuition, fees, books, supplies to individuals needing financial help in Newton County. With the grant funds NAN would like to distribute $500 to $1,000 Scholarships to each student with a 2.5 GPA. Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational STEM is science, technology, engineering, and math. These are all areas of learning that our children need to be comfortable with to excel in the future. STEM makes creators, thinkers, problem solvers, doers, innovators, and inventors. Students would be able to take advantage of the educational scholarships which is a good way to avoid student loans. Because education is a field of major importance. The most obvious benefit of scholarships is that they make college more affordable. Scholarships can give students the financial bump needed to take a leap and enroll in a degree, as well as a boost to morale and a student’s confidence in their ability to work toward a better future. Also, NAN’s goal is to use grant funds to pay for students and adults that dropped out of high school to get their GED (General Educational Development) diploma at a vocational school, college, or online classes. NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S MISSION STATEMENT "National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the United States. Founded in 1991 by Rev. Al Sharpton. NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, criminal record, economic status, gender, gender expression, or sexuality." Youth Move Mission Statement "Young Move is the youth division of National Action Network designed to educate and empower young Millennials with the sensibilities, skills, capacity and competencies to empower the next generation of the movement’s progressive social change agents. Youth Move is organized by chapters across the USA that succeeds to uphold the mission of the organization through the eyes and feet of the youth." KEEPIN’ IT REAL! Tune in to Rev. Al Sharpton. Watch and listen for upcoming events! WAOK-AM 1380 Radio “Keepin’ It Real” M-F 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT MSNBC TV “PoliticsNation” Saturdays 5:00 p.m. EDT Sundays 5:00 p.m. EDT www.nationalactionnetwork.net “Saturday Morning Rally” 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT |
Community Food Insecurity Project
NAN Newton County Chapter, Covington Georgia are requesting Grant to give back to our local community to help in the fight against “Food Insecurity.” We give complimentary Kroger $50,00 Gift Cards to the families to paid for nutritional foods or medication. We recognize that we cannot achieve our organizational goals on our own. After a lifetime of hard work, many older Adults find themselves facing an impossible choice to pay for groceries, medical care, or medication. Children struggling with hunger come from families who are struggling, too. Household food insecurities is a threat to families well-being. Food insecurity is defined as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources. Families experiencing food insecurity rely on donated food at food pantries to help them stretch their budgets. In 2015, Archie Shepherd founded the NAN Newton County Chapter. Public Relations Committee Send out notice to Committee and Members, of meeting and Make brochures, notify public of events. Finance Committee Initiates fund raising projects for Chapter Programs, work with other committee. Crisis Intervention Committee Researches and investigates cases submitted to the local Chapter in writing. Criminal Justice Committee Seeks to eliminate discriminatory practices In the Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems. Health & Wellness Committee Research, share and advocate for better medical, physical, mental and nutritional laws that impact our community. Membership Committee Recruits new members and encourage their participation and support in Chapter events. Work to set up mini-chapters on school campuses and other organizations. Political Awareness Committee Voter registration, monitoring elected officials, sharing information on upcoming legislation and court rulings that impact us. Youth Leadership NAN puts youth and young leaders at the forefront of the movement for Civil Rights. Initiatives including NAN Youth Move seek to lift the voices of our young people so that they may lead the fight for the next generations. With leaders ages 11 to 25 we never leave out the passionate and visionary voices of our youth. TEAMWORK Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common goal. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. |
