Applications for the 2026-2027 program are open until capacity has been reached.
Solano Valley Alumnae has several opportunities for youth–young ladies as well as young men–to get involved in their own personal growth, their local communities and the country at large. The primary focus for the youth programs is to provide support to youth of color; however, all youth are welcomed and encouraged to participate.
Please visit any of the following links on this page or in the above menu to learn more about our youth programs.
Our Youth programs are focused on helping young ladies excel academically and ensuring they have the tools to achieve a high level of success
Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century: The Dr Betty Shabazz Delta Academy was created in 1996 out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females (ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures.
Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local chapters to enrich and enhance the education that our young teens receive in public schools across the nation.
Specifically, we augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology, their opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning defined as the cultivation and maintenance of relationships.
A primary goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.
The Dr Jeanne L. Noble Delta GEMS (Growing & Empowering Myself Successfully) was created to catch the dreams of African-American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18. Delta GEMS provides the framework to actualize those dreams through the performance of specific tasks that develop a CAN DO attitude. The goals for Delta GEMS are:
The Delta GEMS program offers a road map for college and career planning through activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth. Delta GEMS, like Delta Academy, is implemented by chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Delta GEMS participants have the opportunity to define and “Discover their individual Brilliance.”
The EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence) program is designed to refocus the efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., with the support and action of other major organizations, on the plight of African-American males. Both informal and empirical data suggests that the vast majority of African-American males continues to be in crisis and is not reaching its fullest potential educationally, socially and emotionally. EMBODI is designed to address these issues through dialogue and recommendations for change and action.
EMBODI addresses issues related to STEM education, culture, self-efficacy, leadership, physical and mental health, healthy lifestyles choices, character, ethics, relationships, college readiness, fiscal management, civic engagement and service learning.