Program Planning and Development
Janice Hull, Chair
programs@atlantaalumnaedst.org
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust was established under the leadership of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, 10th National President. The Five-Point Thrust ensures uniformity programming among the more than 1,000 chapters.
Our focus is to develop and implement programming to address and improve the education, physical and mental health, and economic well-being of African Americans and, hence, all Americans. International awareness was included in the Thrust out of concern of the inadequate prenatal and maternity care of women in Africa.
National initiatives include Financial Fortitude, Dr. Betty Shabzz Academy, Delta GEMS: Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully, Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence (EMBODI), American Heart Association “Go Red for Women” Campaign, Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital (Kenya) and World AIDS Day.
