Message from the Brother’s Keeper Committee, MAAC Staff Meeting

Message from the Brother’s Keeper Committee

Nothing helps us build our perspective more than developing compassion for others. Compassion involves two things: intention and action. Intention simply means you remember to open your heart to others. Action is simply what you do about it. You might donate time on a regular basis to a cause near to your heart. It’s easy to get lost and overwhelmed in the chaos, responsibilities and goals of life. Once overwhelmed, it’s tempting to forget about those brothers most near and dear to us.

Brother’s Keeper is a service program developed with the mission of advocating and improving the quality of life for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Brothers, their spouses, and widows who are retired, are elders, have Upon identification of need, the Brother’s Keeper Program also provides assistance to mature and ailing members of its communities.

Limitations caused by advanced age place demands on family members, caregivers, and the larger community to ensure that elders remain independently functional. The goal of the Brother’s Keeper Program is to promote dignity and independence among Alpha family and community members who need help in keeping their lives and homes functional.

There are seven objectives to the program: • Assist in maintaining living environments that are compatible with participants’ levels of functioning • Assist in maintaining the upkeep of participants’ properties • Assist with health care decision-making • Provide companionship • Provide legal services • Provide transportation • Ensure adequate supplies of food, water, and clothing, with special emphasis on disaster management and recovery.

Fraternally,

Brother Carlos DeBose Brother’s Keeper Committee Chair