Economic Development
Programs designed to strengthen financial well-being, economic understanding, and community resilience.
Financial Fortitude
National economic trends, such as unstable employment, the threat to Social Security as we know it, and the widening gap between wealth and poverty are the basis for the development of Financial Fortitude, the current Economic Development program initiative of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Financial Fortitude is a process that will help program participants to set and define goals, develop a plan to achieve them, and to put the plan into action. The process serves as a blueprint to address all aspects of personal finances.
Financial Fortitude for the Total WomanFinancial Fortitude Target Areas
Key focus disciplines addressed through chapter workshops and financial literacy sessions:
Adopt a Highway / Adopt-A-Street
This is a local litter prevention program that works to involve the community in local roadside cleanup efforts. In an effort to raise the economic status of our neighborhoods, HSMC participates in the adopt-a-highway program.
Each month, chapter members can be seen on Highway 78 collecting trash on the roadway. Refer to our events calendar for cleanup dates and information.
Highway 78 Clean-Up InitiativeAdditional Service & Health Partnerships
Economic Development works in tandem with our Physical & Mental Health committee on community initiatives that address health awareness, including the Esophageal Cancer Walk ("A Bitter Pill to Swallow"), Relay for Life, and support networks reducing the economic and physical impact of chronic illness.
Esophageal Cancer Awareness WalkInterested in more information about these programs?
Contact our chapter to learn about upcoming Financial Fortitude sessions, highway cleanup schedules, or community economic empowerment partnerships.