Awardees Announced for NCCF’s 2023 Gala – CONNECTED! The HeART of Community

On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 6:00 PM, at Bethesda Blues & Jazz, the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) will honor seven (7) exemplary supporters and organizations that champion the universal importance of a healthy and experience-rich childhood, at CONNECTED! The HeART of Community. Co-Hosts & Community Conne...

Sheryl Brissett Chapman

August 08, 2023

Children

Meet Maggie Spak: Read Aloud Volunteer

There’s a kind of magic that takes place when you read out loud to children. There is the shared experience of being transported into the

Rachel Spassiani June 26, 2019

Children

An April Mother’s Day at the Kennedy

It was just a normal day at The Kennedy, NCCF’s Short Term Family Housing program in D.C.’s Ward 4. The Kennedy, which serves as a

Rachel Spassiani May 6, 2019

Community

Meet NCCF Volunteer Pamela Mintz

A seamstress by trade, Pam began working with us at our Greentree Family Shelter in 2016. Since that time and always accompanied by her trusty

Rachel Spassiani May 2, 2019

Community

Invisible and Homeless

Over the century that The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF)has been in existence, we have held true to our core value of empowering

Dr. Sheryl Brissett Chapman March 15, 2019

Community

Powerful Words Bring Black History Month to a Close at NCCF

NCCF’s Adolescent Services and Family Services Divisions teamed up to commemorate Black History Month with an Open Mic Night at our Bethesda campus. The event

Rachel Spassiani March 4, 2019

Children

Tracey Friedlander Understands Potential

As a board member for The Neediest Kids (TNK), and a fierce advocate for children locally and around the world, Tracey Friedlander’s reasons for helping

Rachel Spassiani January 29, 2019

Awardees Announced for NCCF’s 2023 Gala – CONNECTED! The HeART of Community

Sheryl Brissett Chapman

Meet Maggie Spak: Read Aloud Volunteer

An April Mother’s Day at the Kennedy

Meet NCCF Volunteer Pamela Mintz

Invisible and Homeless

Powerful Words Bring Black History Month to a Close at NCCF

Tracey Friedlander Understands Potential

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