The National Asocciation Advancement Colored People (NAACP) is the Nation's oldest civil rights organization in the country (1909).  The Stark County NAACP Branch 3202 is one of 2200 branches throughout the US.

NAACP Vision- secure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or discrimination.

NAACP Mission- ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights for all persons, and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.