About Our Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of our Officers and the Chairs of each of the Standing Committee of the Branch. The committees are listed below. The descriptions of Committee duties was excerpted from "Bylaws for Units" — the bylaws model for the units of the NAACP. See our Issues webpage for more details from National's bylaws model.

Executive Committee

Community Liaison The Community Liaison Committee enlists the support of other community organizations on issues affecting the interests of African Americans and other communities of color. [Top]

Health Committee The Health Committee promotes, protects, and maintains the health of African Americans, assesses the health needs of the community, and advocates for equal access to health education, care, treatment, and research for all Americans. [Top]

Housing Committee The Housing Committee studies housing conditions in our local community, receives and seeks to address complaints of discrimination, opposes all restrictive practices (public or private), and disseminates information. [Top]

Criminal Justice Committee The Criminal Justice Committee seeks to eliminate harsh and unfair sentencing practices, supports trust and public safety by advancing effective law enforcement practices, and fights for the restoration of voting and employment rights of the formerly incarcerated. [Top]

Membership Committee The Membership Committee works throughout the year to maintain and increase the membership of the Branch, is responsible for planning and organizing the annual membership campaign, and is responsible on a continuous basis for soliciting new members and for securing renewals. [Top]

Armed Services Committee The Armed Services Committee seeks to establish a working relationship with government agencies having responsibility in the affairs of members of various Armed Services and Veterans organizations, and sees that the programs are administered fairly and justly to members of the minority community. [Top]

Education Committee The Education Committee seeks to eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education and study local educational conditions affecting minority groups. [Top]

Political Action Committee The Political Action Committee seeks to increase registration and voting, work for the enactment of municipal, state, and federal legislation designed to improve the educational, political, and economic status of minority groups, and seeks the repeal of racially discriminatory legislation [Top]

Legal Redress Committee The Legal Redress Committee investigates all cases reported to it, supervise all litigation in which the Branch is interested, and keep the National Office informed on the progress of every case. It does not not give general legal advice. [Top]