UMD Football Players Leverage Their Own Digital Media Company to Support Elementary School Students in NCCF’s Programs
When two University of Maryland (UMD) Football players, Beau Brade and Dante Trader, co-founded ONE SPEED Entertainment, they identified their mission as, “whatever you are doing, give it your best effort with no dilution.” Beau, Dante, and teammate Ruben Hyppolite, use ONE SPEED as a platform to produce content on sports, life experience, and pop […]
NCCF Secures Funding for 10 Local School Districts
The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) and The Neediest Kids Program (TNK) are pleased to announce the successful launch of the TNK Ambassador Circle. Assembling a group of prominent local businesses and community leaders, the TNK’s newly established Ambassador Circle of local funders directly helps to addresses childhood poverty in the Washington Metropolitan […]
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 vulnerable children and families are personal. Raised by a single mother in Baltimore, she grew up understanding what it means for families who struggle to make ends meet, where the […]
20 Years of Results-Based Support
Phil Schiff knows plenty about what goes on behind the scenes of a nonprofit like NCCF — governance, infrastructure, program support. After decades of working in the nonprofit world, it’s the language he speaks. But those aren’t the things that have kept Phil and his wife, Janis, connected to NCCF for almost 20 years. “We […]
2018 NCCF’s Neediest Kids Pro-Am Invitational
Last week The National Center for Children and Families’ annual golf tournament NCCF’s Neediest Kids Pro-Am Invitational drew nearly 100 people including: players, sponsors, golf pros, and supporters; for a remarkable day at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Gorgeous blue skies, and cool breezes greeted all participants as Paul Berry, Tournament Director, and longtime backer […]
The Neediest Kids: A Spotlight on Alexandria City Public Schools
Located in Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) has been a proud partner of the Neediest Kids, a program of The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF), for more than 15 years. Thanks to the Neediest Kids’ continued support, ACPS is able to assist students who lack many of the basic necessities such […]
The Neediest Kids: A Spotlight on Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick County Public Schools is located in Frederick, Maryland. We have been a proud partner with Bridge to Success / Neediest Kids program since February of 2011. Since that time, we have been able to assist hundreds of our students annually with clothing, shoes, groceries, eye exams and glasses. FCPS enrolled 41,413 students for the […]
The Neediest Kids: A Spotlight on Fairfax County Public Schools
Did you know that Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is the 10th largest school system in the United States? Serving more than 186,000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, 28 percent of these students, or approximately 52,080 youth, are eligible for free and reduced-price meals (FARMS)- a primary indicator of poverty. This is where The Neediest […]
