1. Bucks County Programming Planning Meeting
Program Themes and Thrust overview

2. Program Themes and Thrust 2015-2016
Per Nationals, our grade group activity calendars must contain activities that cover the following program themes:
Legislative
Cultural
Recreational
Social
Educational
Health
Financial
Community Service
In addition, our age group activity calendar should cover the following National Programmatic Thrust:
EDUCATIONAL (JMB Modules, STE[+a]M for pre-k to 5th grade)
CULTURAL (Early Literacy, Healthy Living Initiative, HBCU Linkage)
CIVIC (Legislative Advocacy: Cradle to College Pipeline and Community Service: Children Defense Fund.)

3. Legislative Program Theme
Legislative activities work to create an awareness of the world around our children.
Activity Examples
Visit a police station
Visit a fire station
Visit the US Capitol
Visit a courthouse
Hold all chapter mock trial
Visit office of your local state representative

4. Cultural Program Theme
Cultural activities gives our children the opportunity to connect with our past, and integrate our past into our future celebrations
Activity Examples
HBCU Linkage: highlight these wonderful organizations in your chapter
Finding your Roots project: DNA testing workshops
Kwanzaa celebrations: All chapter event opportunities
Visit the National Museum for African American history
Roots dinner activity

5. Recreational Program Theme
Recreational activities are planned to give the children an outing where fun is the main objective.
Activity Examples
Bowling, Skating, go karting, laser tag
Amusement Park Visits
Backyard Campout
Game night
Movie Night at a mother’s home or meet at local theater

6. Social Program Theme Activity Examples
Social activities are planned to encourage our children to interact with one another
Activity Examples
Jack and Jill Day family picnics
Story Time at a local library
Visit Local Orchard
Ice breaker activities
Black Family Day activities

7. Education Program Theme
Educational activities are designed to encourage the ongoing teaching of our children
Activity Examples
Carole Robertson Memorial activities
Oratorical Contest Preparation
Visit local police station, fire house
Haiku poetry session lunch
Earth day events

8. Health Program Theme Activity Examples
Health activities are planned to give our children a chance at participating in an activity which promotes physical fitness and highlights the need for awareness
Activity Examples
Jump Rope for the Heart Event- with the American Heart Association
Healthy Walk for Babies- with the March of Dimes
Healthy cooking class
Earth day events
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure volunteer

9. Financial Program Theme
Financial activities teach our children the importance of money, money matters and the role finances play in our everyday lives.
Activity Examples
Visit the US mint
Visit Wall Street and the NYSE
Visit local bank and open up savings accounts

10. Community Service Program Theme
Community service activities are planned to give our children an awareness of the needs of the community that surrounds us.
Community Service is encouraged throughout all chapters and should be incorporated into your programming, whether through JJ partners or local organizations.
Activity Examples
MLK Day of Service-all chapter opportunities
Volunteer at Earth Day activities
Re-stock a local food pantry
Create breakfast bags and hot meals with Boys and Girls Club
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Volunteer

11.
Programmatic Thrust

12. Education Cultural CIVIC Jacqueline Moore Bowles Leadership Modules:
The power to learn and succeed...
Fostering leadership development, financial literacy and commitment to STE[A]M.
The power to understand and value our African American heritage…
Fostering a sense of unity, a better appreciation of our awesome history and our remarkable abilities.
The power to unify and inspire change…
Fostering a better tomorrow for ALL children.
Jacqueline Moore Bowles Leadership Modules:
Four (4) Leadership Development Modules: Tweens/Teens (6th thru 12th grades)
The “Communications and Public Speaking” module is required
Four (4) Financial Literacy Modules : 3rd through 12th grades (ages 8 thru 18)
“Put Some Aside: Budgeting” module/strategy is required.
STE[A]M:
EARLY AGE EXPOSURE to STE[A]M: Focus on 2 years old to 5th Grade
Early Literacy: JJOA Bedtime Stories
Webinars for 2 years thru 3rd Grade youth
Books/stories written and read by African American authors.
Healthy Living Initiative: FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE FAMILY
JJOA will continue to address the Health Crises of the African American Family.
MENTAL HEALTH (NEW FOCUS)
Appointment of an Ad Hoc Committee
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Continue to educate our youth on the value an importance of HBCUs
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY:
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Collaborative
Join CDF’s “ADVOCACY THAT WORKS” project: 10,000 JJOA voices with The Power to Make A Difference
Support CDF Freedom Schools® Program
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Cradle to College Initiative
“OUR CHILDREN’S KEEPER”
Focus on community (non JJOA) children: “To seek for all children the same advantages which we desire for our own”.
Work with Boys and Girls Club or “LIKE” organizations in your community
The Chapter’s programming should include at least
ONE activity (in each grade group)
centered on the National Program Thrust under EDUCATION or CULTURAL
The Chapter’s programming should include at least ONE activity centered on the National Program Thrust under CIVIC

13. Grade Group Planning
Mothers, please be prepared to select your activity months/and your planned activity for next program year /
We will break into our grade groups and try to completely fill our calendars for next year so think of activities now
Please consult your children, get them involved in selecting activities