Youth Engagement
ACT-SO Program
Youth and College Issues
ACT-SO Program
The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high school students.
ACT-SO
CHART YOUR COURSE, TELL YOUR STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD
Volunteers
ACT-SO relies on community volunteers and business leaders to serve as mentors and coaches in promoting academic and artistic excellence among African-American and Hispanic students. By providing an arena where students strive to excel in the sciences, arts and humanities, ACT-SO equips its participants with the skills to live meaningful lives.
Competitions
ACT-SO recruits students annually and conducts annual Academic Olympic competitions for students in grades 9th – 12th in NAACP Branches throughout the country. First place local winners then compete with youth from other cities at the National ACT-SO finals held during our National Convention.
29 Categories
CACT-SO includes 29 categories of competition. The program receives support from schools, local businesses, community organizations, churches, foundations, major corporations and individuals. For more detailed criteria and information about how to get involved, please Click Here.
Youth and College Issues
Students have always…
been at the forefront of most major social movements. From the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s to the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980’s, student activism has forced society and the world to change.
NAACP youth units across America…
are engaged in social justice activism addressing issues at the local, state and national level.
The primary focus issues for the Division…
are the following:
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Voting Rights and Political Representation
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Economic Sustainability
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Education
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Health
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Juvenile Justice
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