West Valley NAACP Working Committees

Membership Chair

The Membership Committee shall: (1) work throughout the year to maintain and increase the membership of the Association; (2) be responsible for planning and organizing the annual membership campaign; (3) be responsible on a continuous basis for soliciting new members and for securing renewals; and (4) initiate all possible means to obtain Life Members and sponsor a continuing program towards this end.

Committee of Finance

The Finance Committee shall consist of the President, Treasurer, and at least one other member. It shall study the financial needs of the Unit and shall be responsible for drafting an adequate annual budget.

Education Chair

The Committee on Education shall: (1) seek to eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education; (2) study local educational conditions affecting minority groups; (3) investigate the public school system and school zoning; (4) familiarize itself with textbook material there from which is racially derogatory; (5) seek to stimulate school attendance; (6) keep informed of school conditions and strive to correct abuses where found; (7) investigate the effects of standardized and high stakes testing practices; (8) teacher certification; (9) promote parental involvement in education; and (10) aim to be a center of popular education on the race question and on the work of the Association.

Political Action Co-Chair

The Political Action Committee shall: (1) seek to increase registration and voting; (2) work for the enactment of municipal, state and federal legislation designed to improve the educational, political and economic status of minority groups; (3) seek the repeal of racially discriminatory legislation; (4) work to improve the administration of justice; (5) work to secure equal enforcement of the law; and (6) keep the National Office and the Unit informed of all proposed legislation which affects minority groups. The Committee shall be nonpartisan and shall not endorse candidates for public office.

Health and Wellness Chair

Dr. Sonya Willis is the Heatlh and Wellness Chair for the West Valley NAACP. The Health and Wellness Committee works to promote, protect, and maintain the health of African Americans in the West Valley; assesses the health needs of the community; advocates for equal access to health education, care, treatment, and research for all Americans; sponsors health-related activities such as health forums, fairs, and workshops highlighting issues of importance to people of color; and supports health initiatives of the NAACP.

Religious Affairs Committee Chair

The Religious Affairs Committee promotes an educational program designed to give moral and ethical interpretation to the civil rights struggle; interprets the work of the West Valley NAACP to organized religious groups of all faiths; enlists the support of such organized religious groups for membership, fundraising, and the struggle for equality and full civil rights; and provides resource assistance for religious education and social action activities, associated with the improvement of race relations.