• Provide an opportunity for community members to participate in a problem-identification and problem-solving session. Citizens discuss issues that are impacting their communities and develop a plan to resolve the problem, i.e., health care, crime, low-performing schools, etc.

  • Engage the community in the political process by hosting public candidate forums and/or Debate Watch and having discussion groups after the debate.

  • Voter education involves providing information on who is eligible to vote; where and how to register; how electors can check the voter lists to ensure they have been duly included; what type of elections are being held; where, when, and how to vote; who the candidates are; and how to file complaints.

  • Voter registration drives provide participants with voter registration opportunities as well as education on voter registration requirements, voter identification laws, early voting, polling precincts and voting hours.

  • Get out the vote programs focus on encouraging voters to vote using various voting methods, including mail-in ballot, early voting, voter registration on the day of election, and election day voting.

A Voteless People Is a Hopeless People

A Voteless People Is a Hopeless People (VPHP) is the signature voter education and voter registration program of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. VPHP has five areas of program execution:

Local candidates, churches, organizations, institutions, and citizens interested in partnering with the Alpha Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to provide public issues forums, candidate forums, debate watch events, voter education, voter registration drives and/or get out the vote programs should contact us at alpha.akl@gmail.com.

A. Charles Haston Brother’s Keeper Program

Brother’s Keeper is a service program developed with the mission of advocating for and improving the quality of life for retired, mature, and ailing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. brothers, their spouses, and widows. Limitations caused by advanced age place demands on family members, caregivers, and the larger community to ensure the elderly remain independently functional. The goal of Brother’s Keeper is to promote dignity and independence among retired and mature brothers, spouses, and widows.

Any senior brother or the spouse, widow or family member of a senior brother in Roanoke, Virginia or the surrounding area who wishes to engage the Alpha Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to provide assistance or companionship can contact alpha.akl@gmail.com or notify any local brother by telephone. Any organizations interested in providing senior members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in the local area with supplies and donations can also email alpha.akl@gmail.com.

Go to High School, Go to College Program

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.

The Alpha Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. partners with local schools and human services agencies to identify youth to participate in mentorship, extracurricular, and educational opportunities. Any parents, school administrators, or human services workers interested in partnering with the Alpha Kappa Lambda chapter to identify youth to participate in the Go to High School, Go to College program should contact us at Alpha.akl@gmail.com. Organizations and businesses interested in sponsoring youth by providing school supplies and/or scholarship donations should contact us at alpha.akl@gmail.com

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 infections 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:

  • By combating ignorance and fear with factual information.

  • By providing motivation toward positive changes in sexual behavior.

  • By creating a sense of empowerment and self-esteem.

The Alpha Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. partners with local schools and human services agencies to identify youth to participate in Project Alpha. Any parents, school administrators, or human services workers interested in partnering with the Alpha Kappa Lambda chapter to identify youth to participate in Project Alpha should contact us at alpha.akl@gmail.com.