WHAT ARE CHARITABLE PARTNERS?
Charitable Partners are non-profit organizations that collaborate with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (DST) to address significant domestic and global issues. Organizations vary in size and scope of operations, but share a common bond in their commitment to removing barriers. They address disparities in areas ranging from health and wellness to social, economic, and educational concerns within communities of color, with a particular focus on African Americans. Charitable Partners offer a wide range of programs and resources, sponsoring annual fundraisers to raise awareness and educate communities of color, with a particular focus on the African American population.
To help it achieve its programmatic thrust and enhance its ability to transform lives through an uncompromising commitment to service, leadership, and empowerment, DST has found it essential to enter into partnerships with organizations that exemplify the tenets of DST.
These Charitable Partners and the Sorority maintain a strong commitment to collaboration and inclusion in fulfilling the vision and mission of their partnerships.
DENVER ALUMNAE’S CHARITABLE PARTNERS
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a non-profit health organization founded in 1940 that works to prevent, cure, and manage diabetes and improve the lives of those affected by it. Its mission is to prevent, cure, and defeat diabetes and all of its burdens. ADA achieves its goals through research, education, advocacy, and the development of programs for people with diabetes. The ADA funds research, provides information and educational resources, and advocates for policies that support people with diabetes, such as affordable medication and fair treatment.
The American Heart Association (AHA) – The six cardiologists who founded AHA in 1924 with a mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, would be amazed. From humble beginnings, the AHA has grown into the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. A shared focus on cardiovascular health unites our more than 35 million volunteers and supporters, as well as their more than 3,300 employees.
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. AHA wants to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. AHA’s size and scope let us have a real impact. The AHA has invested more than $6 billion in research, making us the largest not-for-profit funding source for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease research next to the federal government.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy. NAMI Denver is a local, all-volunteer, non-profit organization of individuals, families, and/or friends living with serious mental illnesses. It is a grassroots group open to all area residents desiring to work together on behalf of those who have a mental illness and to help their families support those living with mental illness. NAMI Denver offers several services to help its members navigate the challenges of either living with a mental illness or having a family member who has a mental illness.
The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) / Good Health Women’s Immunization Networks (Good Health WINs) – For 85 years, NCNW has been committed to empowering, informing, and uplifting women and children in communities of color. Good Health WINs educates and advocates to impact families and communities across the US to end the COVID-19 pandemic, address health disparities, and shine a light on the importance of good health. Through NCNW’s network of trusted messengers and grassroots activities, their goal is to increase vaccination rates and access, and to help remove barriers to vaccines and good health.
The Delta Research and Education Foundation (DREF) was established as a public charity supporting scholastic achievement, public service programs, and research initiatives focused on African American women. Today, DREF remains strong, vibrant, and poised to meet 21st-century challenges with the same unwavering spirit and dedication the Sorority originally envisioned. Our charge to achieve social and economic equality for future generations of African American women remains our guiding principle. Over the years, DREF has directed its charitable giving to program initiatives reflected in our founding mission. Whether Delta-inspired national collaborations or local Delta chapter initiatives, each program grant addresses our values-based objective to find sustainable solutions that increase economic opportunity and create boundless possibilities for African American women, now and into the future.
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