Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College

The “Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College” program, established in 1922, concentrates on the importance of completing secondary and collegiate education as a road to advancement. Statistics prove the value of this extra impetus in making the difference in the success of young African-American men, given that school completion is the single best predictor of future economic success. Through the Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College educational initiative, young men receive information and learn strategies that facilitate success. Alpha men provide youth participants with excellent role models to emulate.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has been awarded grant funding by the US Department of Justice to provide mentoring to students ages 6 – 17 years old high school, in twenty-five (25) targeted cities across the country.

Project Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation began collaboratively implementing Project Alpha in 1980. This collaborative project is designed to provide education, motivation and skill-building on issues of responsibility, relationships, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases for young males ages 12-15 years. Designed to provide young men with current and accurate information about teen pregnancy prevention, Project Alpha consists of a series of workshops and informational sessions conducted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brothers.

The three goals of Project Alpha programs are:

• Sharing Knowledge by combating ignorance and fear with factual information.
• Changing Attitudes by providing motivation toward positive changes in sexual behavior.
• Providing Skills by creating a sense of empowerment and self-esteem.

Project Alpha week, which started in 2000, targets the second week of October every year. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. chapters all across the country execute the program with their local March of Dimes to implement Project Alpha programs.

Program Highlights

Derek Jordan Educational Initiatives

• Provides education for young males 12-15 years old on sexuality, fatherhood and the role of males in relationships.
• Motivates young men to make decisions about their goals and values, and act in ways that support their decisions.
• Builds young men’s skills through role-playing. Utilizes appropriate male role models and mentors.

Project Alpha Curriculum

The Project Alpha curriculum focuses on five key topics:

• Responsibility, Respect and the Role of Males in Relationships
• Adolescent Pregnancy and Fatherhood
• Protecting Yourself and Your Partner
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Intimate Violence in Relationships

Essential Links
Click links to download

Curriculum
Download

Implementation
Download

For additional inquiries, please feel free to visit www.apa1906.net. Thank you.