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Before returning to school this month, please research 2010's Intern and Scholarship opportunities with NBDPA and your local BDPA Chapter. Application deadlines must be honored and relationships need to be established well before the end of Fall 2009 semesters. Student Memberships with BDPA are only $15 per year. Click here to join, renew, or purchase memberships for deserving students attending middle or high school; college or junior college; or vocation technical schools this fall.
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Ms. Raven Stevenson (center) receives her full Navy scholarship to the school of her choice during NBDPA's Annual National Awards Gala, August 8,2009. Also shown with Ms. Stevenson above (L-R) is Ms. Denise Holland, President NBDPA; the Honorable B. J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Lieutenant Dennis Holmes, US Navy; and Vice Admiral Harry Harris, JR., US Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communications Networks (OPNAV N6).
 The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) each year produces the Annual Legislative Conference, a four-day event held in September at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of elected officials, business and industry leaders, celebrities, media, emerging leaders and everyday Americans descended upon the Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) and its dozens of policy forums, general sessions, massive exhibit showcase, job fair, book signings and vast networking opportunities.
The Congressional Black Caucus - comprised of the African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate - headline ALC every year.
The conference brings together diverse organizations and individuals to collectively discuss common issues and concerns. Its program includes more than 70 workshops, seminars and information forums on relevant topics that capture and portray the concerns of African Americans. Participants discuss the challenges facing underserved populations, including health care, economic success and failures, global and domestic security as well as highlight successes and provide critical information that will help to build strong communities, organizations and individual families. The conference also features the successful Emerging Leaders Empowerment Series, which is gaining widespread attention as it speaks to our future successors. In addition, the exhibit hall offers demonstrations and social events to complement the substantive content of the conference.
The Annual Legislative Conference is one of the most important gatherings of African American leaders. They really need and want all constituents to seize this opportunity to speak freely and often about their concerns, to network and build relationships, and to gather as much information as possible to take home and share within their communities.
NBDPA and Regional BDPA Chapters look forward to seeing you September 23-26 at ALC '09 in Washington. For BDPA Members who wish to volunteer and staff BDPA's booth, call 1.800.727.BDPA (2372) for additional information.
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CBCF
What is the CBCF?
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy, research and educational institute that aims to help improve the socioeconomic circumstances of African Americans and other underserved communities.
Founded in 1976 and based in Washington, D.C., CBCF envisions a world in which the black community is free of all disparities and able to contribute fully to advancing the common good. Its mission is to advance the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public. It is achieving that mission by:
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Facilitating the exchange of ideas and information to address critical issues affecting our communities.
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Developing strategic research and historical resources for the public.
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Providing leadership development and scholarship opportunities.
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Developing effective programs and research to address social, economic and health disparities.
Each year, CBCF undertakes significant public health, economic empowerment and scholarship programs that benefit thousands of people across the country. Its stellar fellowship and internship programs are among the largest of their kind and, while enabling young African Americans to pursue careers in public policy and public service, have helped to diversify the ranks of officeholders and staff on Capitol Hill and through the federal and state governments.
CBCF's influence extends to African-American intellectuals and others focused on policy and legislative issues. Each September, thousands of elected officials and industry leaders, celebrities, media, emerging leaders and everyday Americans come to Washington, D.C., for the organization's Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The conference features participation by the Congressional Black Caucus and includes dozens of policy forums, general sessions, exhibits, a job fair, book signings and vast networking opportunities.
In addition, CBCF produces district-level forums throughout the country to explore public policy concerns, promote public health and financial empowerment and to solicit opinions and recommendations of citizens at the local community level. CBCF and the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses also sponsor an annual golf and tennis classic that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for educational and training opportunities for high school and college students.
CBCF programs are supported by fundraising events and the generous support of our corporate partners. To better expand and sustain its research efforts, and to enhance its leadership education programs, CBCF is establishing a multi-million-dollar endowment to provide support for its efforts not just for one year, or even one generation, but also in perpetuity.
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