MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING COMMITTEE

The Mental Health and Counseling Committee of the ABSW-NYC Chapter plays an integral part in education of the unique and often ignored mental health issues within the African Diaspora.  The committee is committed to providing educational workshops, panel discussions and other presentations on issues.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

The purpose of the Fundraising Committee is to develop appropriate and feasible plans and activities to raise funds for the Organization and its programs.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Finance Committee is set up to supply the Board with Quarterly reports of income, expenses, accounts receivable and payable for the Organizations and the programs and to assure that all financial reports are processed according to agency guidelines and submitted on time.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

The membership Committee shall perform administrative and supervisor functions to Membership Support Volunteers. In this capacity they shall be responsible for recruiting and training volunteers for membership recruitment, maintaining office files, sending support for committee activity and coordinating schedules of volunteers.

THE SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Provides ABSW NYC chapter members with new and traditional ways to effectively engage the Black community as Social workers while changing the narrative of traditional “social” work practices.

We currently work with the Robert F. Kennedy center’s food pantry, providing our community with food and other resources during these trying times.

TRAVEL & INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEEE

The Travel Committee is sent up to organize the expertise and efforts to those persons within the New York City Chapter to develop a yearly travel program of high quality and which is most economical for ABSW members.

• To promote a sense of history, culture and pride through conducting Afro-centric tours in the United States.
• To educate our membership and the Black Community on questions and issues of our brothers and sisters in Africa and the diaspora.
• To recommend to the Board of Directors positions and actions for advocacy against social economical political repression and for the right to self-determination and liberation of our brothers and sisters on the continent and the diaspora.
• To build ties of friendships, co-operation and unity between ourselves and our brothers and sisters and the diaspora.
• To support African relief efforts on the continent and in the diaspora