A Youth Program

Jacksonville NAACP Youth Council

The purpose of the Youth Council shall be to inform youth of the problems affecting Black people and other minority groups, to advance the economic, educational, social, and political status of Black people and other minority groups and their harmonious cooperation with other people, to simulate an appreciation of the African American contribution to civilization: to develop an intelligent and militant youth leadership through devising, working out and pursuing local programs. These objectives shall be pursued in accordance with the policies of the National Association.

David and Goliath. Tiananmen Square. Elizabeth Eckford, of the Little Rock Nine, against an angry mob and the National Guard. In every social revolution, the youth of society has always played the defining role in a community’s struggle for freedom and equality. In keeping with tradition, the NAACP Youth & College divisions transform bright and eager idealists info effective community leaders and heroes. It’s undying mission is to nurture leadership skills in ordinary people in the faith that they will rise to extraordinary challenges and become beacons to others who Choose Freedom.

In addition to guiding our young people to uplift their community, we also help them to empower themselves through a college education. Without a weapon there can be no revolution, and what better weapon there can be no revolution, and what better weapon can there be to light, ignorance and prejudice than the human mind? On November 17, 2001, with sponsorship from Verizon, the Princeton Review Foundation, and Sallie Ma, the NAACP Youth & Preparation in the five-year history of the event. More than 2000 high school juniors and seniors and their parents from twenty cities received free SAT training and financial aid information. Education is the first step to choosing freedom.