The
Mission
The
mission of the National Council of Negro Women is to advance opportunities and
the quality of life for African American women, their families and communities.
The Message Consistent with our founder's vision, NCNW serves as a national "organization
of organizations" to extend the collective power and leadership of African
American women.
The
Creed
People Plus Programs:
Dr. Bethune envisioned NCNW as a grassroots, "forceful, inclusive group with
roots solidly in the ground·to sustain our growth, broaden our vision and to extend
our service." The NCNW of 2000 is a coalition of nearly 40 national organizations,
252 local sections and thousands of concerned individuals, reaching out to the
millions of black women throughout the United States, NCNW's programs are based
on the concepts of commitment, unity, self reliance, and community empowerment.
The power of African American women has been harnessed to create programs providing
food for the hungry, educational opportunities, job training, HIV/STD awareness
programs and child care for disadvantaged and working mothers.
The
Pledge
It is out pledge to
make a lasting contribution to all that is finest and best in America, to cherish
and enrich her heritage of freedom and progress by working for the integration
of all her people regardless of race, creed or national origin, into her spiritual,
social, cultural, civic and economic life, and thus aid her to achieve the glorious
destiny of true and unfettered destiny.
