SOCIAL ACTION
Bro. Neal Harris - Chapter Social Action Director
Under the Social Action Program, the Beta Beta Sigma Chapter has made a profound impact on the San Antonio community. Through this initiative, the chapter played a key role in the establishment of the C.Y. Whitter Black Medical Society and the East Side YMCA.
To date, through its Social Action Program, Beta Beta Sigma has contributed over 100,000 community service hours, actively participating in events such as the Annual M.L.K. March, the Annual Elf Louis Christmas Drive, Project Vote, the Relay for Life (Cancer Walk), and Sigma Day at Capitol Hill. These efforts reflect the chapter’s unwavering commitment to civic engagement and community empowerment.
Sigma Day of Service
Beta Beta Sigma participated in a day of service by collecting over 200 suits for Phil's Den at St. Phillips College.
Elf Louis Christmas Drive
Beta Beta Sigma participated in the Annual Elf Louis Christmas Drive by dressing as Santa Claus and handing out over 500 toys to the San Antonio Community
Project Vote
Beta Beta Sigma supports Project Vote by hosting a voting registration drive. The chapter registered over 20 to vote
Social Action Programs and Initiatives for 2023 – 2025:
Three (3) Days of Good Trouble
Honors and pays tribute to Honorable Brother John R. Lewis, civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 to 2020. The program shall occur the first weekend in March, commemorating “Bloody Sunday,” when in 1965, hundreds of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to fight for voting and civil rights of African Americans, only to be attacked and met with unjust violence.
The purpose is to positively impact his country’s voting culture by increasing participation in elections amongst people of color and marginalized communities with an emphasis on African American males.
Blue & White Legislative Day
Each year Phi Beta Sigma Chapters are encouraged to convene at their respective state capitols to engage their elected government officials and representatives to discuss issues and legislation that affect the communities we serve.
Walk In My Shoes
The purpose is to raise money for Autism research, increase knowledge for Autism, screening and treatment considerations.
Human Trafficking Awareness
The purpose is to bring awareness, educating communities of color on what human trafficking is, why it matters, who it affects and how it operates.
Sigma in Justice Alliance
Building Stronger Community-Police Relations is necessary to bridge the existing divide between communities and law enforcement by fostering open dialogue and mutual understanding, it aims to build stronger, more trusting relationships that are crucial for effective community policing and public safety.
Sigma Impact 365: Blue Boots on Ground
Our objective is to strategically immerse ourselves in the core of local, state and international issues as we build social and political awareness, socio-political leadership capacity, and socio-political action across all Phi Beta Sigma geographic regions.
Voters Registration, Education, & Mobilization
The purpose of this initiative is to change the voting culture by increasing participation in each election by helping to close the race and age gap within our prospective communities and insure that more males are participating in the voting process.
Expungement & Stealing of Criminal Records Summit
This initiative assists returning citizens facing significant barriers to society reintegration and expunge or seal criminal records, affording a fresh start in society.
The program is necessary due to low-income communities not getting the necessary resources of food on a regular basis. A bi-monthly grocery give away will supplement these families to cut food cost to devote funds to other essential resources in their household.
Sigma Community Food Giveaway
Build a Bridge Between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage and provide a platform for communities of color and law enforcement officers to work together.
Establishing the Faith
National Night Out
The purpose is to provide resources to the community and facilitate events and dialog between communities of color and law enforcement agencies and officers.
The initiative’s purpose if to bring awareness to gun violence, safety and training in the community.
Sigma Self-Defense Series
The initiative’s purpose is to educate voters on the candidates, the processes to create a more informed electorate by facilitating forums for local and state candidates to voice their platforms on political issues and direction for our communities of color.
Let’s Talk Politics – Candidate’s Town Hall
Mental Health Awareness
The program’s purpose is to create varying levels of engagement opportunities increasing the awareness of various mental health initiatives or causes resulting in a sustainable mental health eco-system within Phi Beta Sigma.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
In support of the American Red Cross, the purpose is to donate blood, sponsor blood drives and increase advocacy and awareness of the need for African Americans to donate blood.
Prostate 5k Walk/Run
The purpose is to increase knowledge of prostate cancer, raise money for research, screening and treatment considerations.
Sigma Wellness - Fitness Challenge
Chapters are encouraged to develop plans and programs for participants that help “challenge” and modify behavior that engages healthy fitness practices and. combat and bring awareness to the racial disparities in health in the U.S.
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness
The purpose is to increase knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease, screening and treatment and access to treatments that improve quality of life of people with blood donation, bone marrow donation registry and financial support for partners.
"Culture For Service", "Service for Humanity"
