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Committees/Support:

  • Legal Redress: (click NAACP Rules Regarding Direct Action to view)
    • Respond to calls alleging discrimination from citizens
    • Consult with legal advisors
    • Attend training on complaint handling
    • Advise citizens on appropriate action
    • Make referrals to other agencies
    • Maintain records of cases handled
      Note: This function constitutes the lifeblood of the NAACP—fighting discrimination. We receive a constant stream of calls from citizens who believe that they are victims of discrimination. We have a most urgent need for volunteers to help us respond in a timely fashion to these calls.
  • Membership Recruitment:
    • Participate in membership drives and rallies
    • Process memberships received
    • Recruit family and friends as members
    • Start your own life membership
    • Keep your own membership current
    • Serve as the NAACP membership contact at your church
  • Youth Council Assistance:
    • Serve as a Youth Council advisor\
    • Get your children--especially teens--involved in Youth Council activities
    • Encourage establishment of youth councils in churches and schools
    • Support a number of youth memberships
    • Transport youth for Youth Council activities
    • Provide financial support for Youth Council activities
  • Public Relations:
    • Assemble and publish a newsletter for the Branch
    • Write articles for publication in local newspapers
    • Design and distribute flyers to promote Branch events
    • Work with Branch officers and chairs to determine publicity needs
    • Help organize a speakers’ bureau
    • Serve as a speakers’ bureau volunteer
  • Health Care:
    • Establish and staff a Health Care committee
    • Recruit health care professionals as committee members
    • Organize and schedule wellness topics presentations
    • Distribute health information materials to members
    • Serve as a Branch liaison on community committees focused on health care issues
    • Serve as a speakers’ bureau volunteer with focus on health issues
  • Political Action:
    • Establish and staff a Political Action Committee
    • Organize and implement voter registration drives
    • Coordinate Get-Out-the-Vote efforts
    • Plan voter education events
    • Establish and maintain contacts with local political figures
    • Study and report on impacts of legislative decisions
  • Freedom Fund
    • Plan events that raise funds to support Branch operations
    • Create and track budgets for fund raisers
    • Organize and implement fund raisers
    • Coordinate supportive auxiliary efforts at fund raising events
    • Volunteer to work at fund raising events
    • Research and report on implementation steps for new ideas for raising funds
  • Office Support:
    • Staff the office for a regular schedule of hours per week
    • Perform typical office filing and typing/computing functions
    • Answer incoming calls and process calls from the voice messaging service
    • Refer calls to appropriate officers and committee chairs
    • Mail membership materials to inquirers
    • Complete initial complaint forms for citizens

Can you help? Could you devote three to five hours a month for helping your Branch with any of those activities? If you think you can, please let us know. Volunteering is easy. Just call the office at 253-272-0357 and leave a message. Be specific about the type of help you would like to give and the appropriate NAACP volunteer will contact you within a few days. You can also contact the Branch via mail at Post Office Box 5323, Tacoma, WA 98405.

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