FRIENDS OF NAACP ACT-SO NEW ORLEANS

The NAACP ACT-SO is an achievement/enrichment program, grounded in social justice, and dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty by providing opportunities for 9th - 12th graders who are guided to engage in critical, evaluative dialog with community members in their areas of expertise. Through competition and enrichment programs, our New Orleans ACT-SO encourages high academic and cultural achievement among all high school students

NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics)New Orleans, is a yearlong youth development program that seeks to provide mentorship, training and competitions for all youth, regardless of ethnicity, learning differences, disabilities, sexual orientation or gender identity, in areas of STEM, Humanities, Entrepreneurship, Performing, Visual, and Culinary Arts. Through their work with outstanding mentors/experts, our youth develop their talents and positively contribute towards the positive social and economic growth of the city, the community and beyond. They become advocates for equity and inclusion in their career fields/choices.
Each year, high school students across the country start a journey to sharpen their skills through participation in NAACP ACT-SO. The experience culminates in local and national events where students compete for scholarships and other awards. New Orleans was an inaugural city for the competition in 197 8.
NAACP ACT-SO New Orleans seeks to: Recognize creative talent and academic achievement in the next generation of leaders; Provide and assist students with the necessary skills to establish goals and acquire career success

Testimonials

NAACP ACT-SO New Orleans is uniquely situated as a youth organization that combines an opportunity for young people to engage in Art, Education and Activism in a singular experience with their peers from other cities and states, culminating in a national competition with the possibility of winning scholarships/awards to continue their academic and artistic pursuits.
James and Sherona Alexis, Parents of Gold Medalist Hannah Alexis

NAACP ACT-SO New Orleans provides participants with a high quality level of exposure to mentorship opportunities /career engagement, all in an atmosphere of cultural diversity, equity and inclusion. Aeisha Kelly, Mother of Skylar Kelly Dance National Medalist