Educational Development
FCAC Youth Programs
Scholarships
The FCAC 2025 scholarship application is now open. We look forward to receiving your submissions! Please email any questions to scholarship@fcacdst.org.
The Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter is proud to offer high school scholarships for female African American high school seniors who demonstrate a high degree of scholarship, leadership, and community service. Applicants must:​
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have a 3.0 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale
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Be a resident of Fairfax County, Virginia​
Thank you for your interest in our youth programs.
The application window for our 2024 – 2025 Delta Academy and Delta GEMS Programs is now CLOSED!
​Stay tuned for other programming throughout the year.
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All who are interested in participating in the Delta GEMS and Delta Academy Program will be required to attend a mandatory information session with their parents/guardians.
After your application has been reviewed and accepted, you will receive additional information regarding the session.
Email Questions to: Academy@fcacdst.org or GEMS@fcacdst.org
Delta Academy provides an opportunity for FCAC 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. Some planned activities implemented most often include computer training, self-esteem and etiquette workshops, field trips for science experiences or college exposure, and special outings to cultural events, museums, plays, and concerts.
The goals for Delta GEMS:
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To instill the need to excel academically;
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To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;
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To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures in high school and beyond; and
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To create compassionate, caring, and community-minded young women by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.
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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 and participants have the opportunity to define and “Discover their individual Brilliance.”
Both informal and empirical data suggests that the vast majority of African-American males continue to be in crisis and are not reaching their fullest potential educationally, socially and emotionally. EMBODI is designed to address issues related to STEM education, culture, self-efficacy, leadership, physical and mental health, healthy lifestyle choices, character, ethics, relationships, college readiness, fiscal management, civic engagement and service learning.​ Click HERE to watch our "Beyond The Classroom: Navigating Relationships, Ethics, and Character Development." panel discussion.
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Give Back: To Each We Reach
Join us on Saturday, February 22, 2025, as we meet up at the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter to assist them with various tasks around the building. Earn 2 service hours for school, and meet an eligibility requirement to apply for a $750 book scholarship*. Light snacks will be provided. Space is limited. RSVP by February 13th.
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*Note: You must be in attendance for the duration of the event in order to meet a requirement for the graduating seniors book scholarship.
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If you cannot attend the full event, but would like to stop by and donate needed supplies to the shelter, here is a list of the most needed items: ​
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full sizes of bodywash/bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, and deodorant
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baby wipes
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cleaning supplies and detergents
FCAC Arts & Letters Youth Contests
The FCAC Arts & Letters Committee looks for young creatives to bring their unique perspective to a carefully crafted theme each year. The 2024 theme was, "Distinction." Thank you for the collection of inspired written and visual images to share with the community, with each entry we received. Stay tuned for our next artistic opportunity!