Currently, the National Association of Black Social Workers has numerous local chapters across 30 states and the District of Columbia. Click on the links below to connect with a chapter. If you do not see a nearby local chapter in your state please choose from the following options:
- Choose a state that is closest to you
- Email membershipcoordinator@nabsw.org for more information.
Have some questions? Browse the FAQs to see if your question can be answered.
Membership Types
Chapter Membership:
You are affiliated with NABSW by way of a local/regular/community chapter. Chapters often hold meetings, host events, and are active in their respective communities. Each chapter has voting privileges at our quarterly and national meetings. Local chapter dues vary by chapter.
Student Chapter Membership:
You are affiliated with NABSW by way of a student chapter at a college or university. You must be an enrolled student at the college/university for which you are a chapter member. Student chapters often hold meetings, host events, and are active in their respective colleges/universities and communities. Each student chapter has voting privileges at our quarterly and national meetings. Student Chapter dues vary by chapter.
Individual Membership (Student, and Regular):
You are affiliated with NABSW as an individual person. This typically occurs if you do not live close to a local chapter. All privileges of membership are granted however, individual members are not permitted to vote at quarterly and national meetings.
NABSW ACTIVE CHAPTERS
ALABAMA
Alabama State University ABSW
ARIZONA
Valley Metro ABSW
ARKANSAS
Central Arkansas ABSW
University of Arkansas Little Rock ABSW
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area ABSW
Fresno ABSW
Greater Los Angeles ABSW
San Diego ABSW
COLORADO
Denver ABSW
CONNECTICUT
Greater Hartford ABSW
DELAWARE
Delaware Harambee ABSW
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Metropolitan DC ABSW
FLORIDA
Jacksonville ABSW
Miami-Dade ABSW
Northwest Florida ABSW
GEORGIA
Atlanta ABSW
Clark Atlanta University ABSW
ILLINOIS
Chicago ABSW
INDIANA
Central Indiana ABSW
KANSAS
Kansas City ABSW
KENTUCKY
South Central Kentucky ABSW
University of Kentucky ABSW
LOUISIANA
Greater Baton Rouge ABSW
Louisiana State University ABSW
New Orleans ABSW
North Louisiana Regional ABSW
MASSACHUSETTS
Greater Boston ABSW
Metro West Massachusetts ABSW
Simmons University ABSW
MARYLAND
Baltimore Legacy Chapter ABSW
MICHIGAN
Greater Detroit ABSW
Lansing ABSW
University of Michigan ABSW
MINNESOTA
Minnesota ABSW
MISSOURI
St. Louis ABSW
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson ABSW
NEW JERSEY
Northern New Jersey ABSW
Northern New Jersey Student Chapter ABSW
NEW YORK
Buffalo ABSW
Columbia University ABSW
Nassau/Suffolk ABSW
New York City ABSW
University of Buffalo ABSW
Westchester ABSW
NORTH CAROLINA
Cape Fear/Fayetteville ABSW
Eastern NC Regional ABSW
Fayetteville State University ABSW
Johnson C. Smith University ABSW
Metrolina ABSW
North Carolina A&T State University ABSW
Triangle ABSW
NEVADA
Greater Las Vegas ABSW
OHIO
Greater Akron Canton ABSW
Cincinnati ABSW
Cleveland ABSW
Columbus ABSW
OREGON
Oregon ABSW
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma County ABSW
Tulsa ABSW
PENNSYLVANIA
Bryn Mawr College ABSW
Delco Pennsylvania ABSW
Philadelphia ABSW
University of Pennsylvania ABSW
West Chester University ABSW
Widener University ABSW
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island ABSW
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia ABSW
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University ABSW
TN Northeast Tennessee ABSW
TEXAS
Houston ABSW
North Texas ABSW
Prairie View A&M University ABSW
Texas Southern University ABSW
VIRGINIA
Hampton Roads ABSW
Richmond ABSW
Virginia Commonwealth University ABSW
WASHINGTON
WA Washington State ABSW