NAACP Programs

The primary focus of the NAACP continues to be the protection and enhancement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. Membership, the lifeblood of the Association, is open to anyone believing in the basic tenets of the NAACP. Branch and Field Services supervises the regional offices and is in charge of providing the branches with all relevant information, investigating problem situations, making recommendations to the Board of Directors and providing a variety of support services.

The NAACP believes strongly that future leaders must be developed today, and such development is ongoing in the Youth and College Division. The Legal Department operates with a mission focusing on class actions and other cases of broad significance and impact. The Washington Bureau, established in 1941 as the legislative arm of the Association, is one of the primary forces in the nation's capital lobbying for civil rights. More than 20 years ago, the NAACP embarked upon a program strategy focusing on the private sector as a foundation for economic advancement for African Americans.

There are more than 12,000,000 registered African American voters. Believing that "a voteless people is a hopeless people", the NAACP's voter empowerment efforts work tirelessly to achieve full political empowerment for African Americans.