African-American Partnership News
11-18-2019 · African-American Partnership · Tocqueville Society
AAP & Tocqueville Society Member Spotlight: Myra Bierria
AAP and Tocqueville Society Member Spotlight Myra Bierria Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Southern Company Tell us about your role at Southern Company and how you impact the company’s strategic goals? Myra: My role is Vice President and Corporate Secretary for the…
11-07-2019 · African-American Partnership
AAP Cabinet Members Create Light for Dual Enrolled Students
African-American Partnership (AAP) Cabinet members and professionals from around Atlanta recently volunteered as mentors for the Georgia State Early College Program Professional Luncheon. Through 9 workshops over a 3-day period, the volunteers shared details of their college experience and career path to…
10-07-2019 · African-American Partnership
AAP Cabinet Member Spotlight: Troy Felder
AAP Cabinet Member Spotlight: Troy Felder Human Resources Manager, Genuine Parts Company AAP: Tell us about your role at Genuine Parts and how you impact the company’s strategic goals. Troy: I have been with GPC for 5 years, the last 2 years…
10-01-2019 · African-American Partnership
Boys, Books & Brotherhood
On a warm September afternoon in the beautiful gardens of the Historic Hammonds House Museum in Atlanta’s West End community, thirteen middle- and high school-age Atlanta males celebrated an incredible feat—releasing original works as published authors. “Boys, Books, & Brotherhood,” a special…
09-16-2019 · African-American Partnership
Powering the Potential of Young African-American Males Through Tailored Volunteer Experiences
AAP is committed to addressing the achievement gap and improving outcomes for African-American boys and young men in the metro area through partnerships that increase educational opportunities and pathways to employment. Over the years, our efforts have expanded from a laser focus on literacy to include additional learning opportunities targeted to support youth’s overall academic achievement and future success. We have seen the profound impact that caring professionals, like you can have both for you and the students. This fall, AAP is launching a pilot volunteer program of tailored volunteer opportunities.
As our dedication to this work continues, AAP and United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Volunteerism team have come up with a menu of volunteer opportunities with AAP’s current Build-A-Library Sites.
We can organize interactive projects for groups of 10 to 25 people. Opportunities can be customized for the company depending the career area. For example, a financial company could present a workshop on money management for young adults or a team of software developers could present about writing code. Your company can host a group of students for a day of shadowing on October 15 or November 5 or you can travel to an agency like Delta Air Lines chose to do in this video.
To participate, please fill out our project request form to find an available date.
