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Cairo Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha outlines 20-year local service, youth and mental-health programs
Summary
Kimberly Allen Cox, president of the Cairo Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., told the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners the chapter has delivered food packs for children, led youth leadership programs, supported mental-health outreach and invested in Black-owned businesses across eastern Wake County.
Kimberly Allen Cox, president of the Cairo Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., told the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners on Aug. 1 that the chapter has served Eastern North Carolina for more than 20 years and now counts more than 200 members.
Cox said the chapter's programs include a Childhood Hunger Initiative called Power Pack, which delivered 1,074 power packs containing 8,592 nonperishable items during the 2024-25 school year to schools in the chapter's service area. She described two youth leadership programs: a Youth Leadership Institute for ages 11-13 and Pearls and Purpose for high-school students. "YLI is a youth led, highly interactive program for middle school students ages 11 through 13," Cox said.
Cox also highlighted the chapter's mental-health work, including a spring mental-health and wellness fair held at Joyner Park and community-based trainings to help people intervene in suicide crises. She said members logged more than 1,400 volunteer hours mentoring students and that the chapter invested more than $85,000 in Black-owned businesses during June. The chapter's foundation has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships since 2004, Cox said.
The presentation closed with an invitation to the town to explore co-hosted events and strategic partnerships. Mayor Vivian Jones thanked the group for their work and said the town would consider opportunities to collaborate.
