Strengthening Community Through Education, Service, and Giving
Investing in students, seniors, families, and future leaders through education, service, and community-centered giving.
Our Mission
Rooted in Service. Committed to Community Progress.
The House of Alpha Foundation, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Incorporated is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving Orangeburg and Calhoun County with purpose, accountability, and long-term commitment.
Our mission is to strengthen the community through scholarships, educational access, and intentional charitable giving that creates lasting impact.
Through faithful stewardship and community-centered leadership, the Foundation invests in people, programs, and partnerships that help remove barriers and create meaningful pathways forward.
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Our Work
Four pathways. One commitment to lasting community impact.
The House of Alpha Foundation serves Orangeburg and Calhoun County through focused programs that support education, mentorship, civic engagement, senior care, and charitable giving. Each pathway is designed to meet a real community need while helping residents move forward with dignity, guidance, and opportunity.
2025 IMPACT
125 lives impacted through service, education, and community investment.
In 2025, the House of Alpha Foundation served students, seniors, widows, young males, and community members through its core programs.
From scholarships and voter education to senior support and mentorship, the Foundation continues creating measurable local impact across the community.
The Need We Address
The Barriers are Real. So is Our Responsibility to Respond.
In Orangeburg and Calhoun County, many residents are working to move forward while facing barriers tied to poverty, limited educational access, unemployment, health disparities, civic disengagement, and social isolation.
These challenges affect students trying to complete school, seniors and widows who need connection, young men seeking guidance, families working toward stability, and residents who need greater access to resources and opportunity.
The House of Alpha Foundation responds through community-rooted programs that are built to serve real people, address real needs, and create lasting impact close to home.
Our work is local, intentional, and rooted in the belief that strong communities are built through consistent service.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Built on Service, Guided by Stewardship, and Committed to Lasting Impact.
The House of Alpha Foundation is led by a dedicated Board of Directors committed to faithful governance, responsible stewardship, and strategic leadership in service of the Foundation’s mission.
This work is grounded in the legacy of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Delta Zeta Lambda Chapter, and carried forward through a deep commitment to education, service, and community progress across Orangeburg and Calhoun County.
Every scholarship, partnership, program, and act of charitable giving reflects a larger responsibility: to build something that serves today’s needs while creating pathways that last beyond a single moment or funding cycle.
“We are building systems that last, not moments that fade.”
— Dr. J. Derrick Cattenhead, Chairman and President
Community Partners
Stronger impact happens when the community works together.
The House of Alpha Foundation works alongside educational institutions, healthcare providers, community organizations, churches, businesses, and civic partners to expand access, strengthen programs, and serve residents with greater care and reach.
These partnerships help connect students, seniors, families, young men, and underserved residents to the support, resources, and opportunities they need to move forward.
Through collaboration, the Foundation continues building a stronger network of service across Orangeburg and Calhoun County.
Our community network includes schools, universities, healthcare organizations, local businesses, and service-based partners committed to meaningful community impact.
