Adopt-A-School

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The Adopt- A-School initiative is centered around the “Title I program” which is a federally funded program, enacted in 1965 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), committed to closing the achievement gap between low-income and minority students and their peers. The most sweeping reform of ESEA occurred in January of 2002 with the signing into law of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The program provides assistance to families experiencing financial difficulties, and as a result their children are performing under level due to lack of necessary materials to be productive students. The goal of the program is to provide uplift and possibly remove a sense of depression and hopelessness due to financial difficulties.

The program is centered on three of the sorority’s Five Point Programmatic Thrusts: Economic Development by providing assistance for families experiencing financial difficulties, Educational Development by providing the necessary school supplies, and Physical and Mental Health by providing the hygiene products and healthy food sources. The chapter selects a new school from the Lake or Sumter County areas annually.