INITIATIVES
OVERVIEW
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is honored to have formed many wonderful community-based partnerships over the past 85 years. Whether administering our Z-HOPE program or giving financial assistance through our National Educational Foundation, we do so with the understanding that service to the community is our greatest legacy.
OVERVIEW
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is honored to have formed many wonderful community-based partnerships over the past 85 years. Whether administering our Z-HOPE program or giving financial assistance through our National Educational Foundation, we do so with the understanding that service to the community is our greatest legacy.
Z-HOPE™
Zetas Helping Other People Excel was approved at the 2008 National Boule as the National Service Program of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
An interactive holistic multidimensional outreach program designed to enhance, cultivate and empower participants to develop health promoting lifestyle choices across the lifespan. Specific to the population groups: Women, Youth, Seniors, Men, and International Women of Color.
Z-HOPE™ will be implemented across the United States and in selected international countries.
Chapters are encouraged to collaborate with existing community organizations and resources to provide optimal quality programs that provide maximum impact.
Why Z-HOPE™?
- When one reviews the “State of Black America”, it is evident that there still is much work needed to eliminate the disparities. In spite of America’s technological advances, Black America continues to experience more preventable diseases and ills.
- There is no dispute that health (physical, mental, and spiritual) impacts one’s ability to work, live, love and just exist.
- Focusing the collective Zeta service efforts “upstream” on increasing awareness and prevention, will surely either decrease occurrences or lessen their impact!
- Empowering people to become active partners in improving the quality of their life is our goal! Information and knowledge in an understandable manner is POWER.
- Z-HOPE™’s uniqueness is that Zetas will take the programs/activities to the community to existing groups rather than to rely on people to come to us!
- Z-HOPE™ promises to provide culturally appropriate activities in the communities we live to empower and promote HOPE (Helping Other People Excel).
Z-HOPE™
Zetas Helping Other People Excel was approved at the 2008 National Boule as the National Service Program of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
An interactive holistic multidimensional outreach program designed to enhance, cultivate and empower participants to develop health promoting lifestyle choices across the lifespan. Specific to the population groups: Women, Youth, Seniors, Men, and International Women of Color.
Z-HOPE™ will be implemented across the United States and in selected international countries.
Chapters are encouraged to collaborate with existing community organizations and resources to provide optimal quality programs that provide maximum impact.
Why Z-HOPE™?
- When one reviews the “State of Black America”, it is evident that there still is much work needed to eliminate the disparities. In spite of America’s technological advances, Black America continues to experience more preventable diseases and ills.
- There is no dispute that health (physical, mental, and spiritual) impacts one’s ability to work, live, love and just exist.
- Focusing the collective Zeta service efforts “upstream” on increasing awareness and prevention, will surely either decrease occurrences or lessen their impact!
- Empowering people to become active partners in improving the quality of their life is our goal! Information and knowledge in an understandable manner is POWER.
- Z-HOPE™’s uniqueness is that Zetas will take the programs/activities to the community to existing groups rather than to rely on people to come to us!
- Z-HOPE™ promises to provide culturally appropriate activities in the communities we live to empower and promote HOPE (Helping Other People Excel).
GET ENGAGED
- The program was designed to address the underlying issues in our communities: drive individual and community engagement; empower citizens to get involved; and cultivate a culture of mutual respect in our communities.
- During its inaugural year, the program impacted 17,190 community members.
- The NAACP is our primary collaborator on criminal justice and voter education, registration and protection efforts.
- The American Advertising Federation, Executive Mosaic Council is a key collaborator on media diversity initiatives.
- GET ENGAGED™ has been featured in Essence magazine
GET ENGAGED
- The program was designed to address the underlying issues in our communities: drive individual and community engagement; empower citizens to get involved; and cultivate a culture of mutual respect in our communities.
- During its inaugural year, the program impacted 17,190 community members.
- The NAACP is our primary collaborator on criminal justice and voter education, registration and protection efforts.
- The American Advertising Federation, Executive Mosaic Council is a key collaborator on media diversity initiatives.
- GET ENGAGED™ has been featured in Essence magazine
STORK’S NEST
A 46-year-old partnership between Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and March of Dimes. Stork’s Nest is a community-based, prenatal, health promotion program for low-income pregnant women. The program is designed to promote prenatal care participation and healthy behaviors during pregnancy through two components-incentives and education. Stork’s Nest clients “earn” points toward incentives, such as maternity or baby care items, through a variety of positive, health-promoting activities; attending prenatal care appointments, participating in prenatal education classes, keeping appointments for well-baby visits, etc. Thousands of women are serviced at Stork’s Nests all over the country every year.
STORK’S NEST
A 46-year-old partnership between Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and March of Dimes. Stork’s Nest is a community-based, prenatal, health promotion program for low-income pregnant women. The program is designed to promote prenatal care participation and healthy behaviors during pregnancy through two components-incentives and education. Stork’s Nest clients “earn” points toward incentives, such as maternity or baby care items, through a variety of positive, health-promoting activities; attending prenatal care appointments, participating in prenatal education classes, keeping appointments for well-baby visits, etc. Thousands of women are serviced at Stork’s Nests all over the country every year.