Programs and Initiatives

HEALTH

Health is a vital component of a thriving community. The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. is concerned about the well-being of the whole community and the whole person: physically, emotionally and spiritually. Our primary focuses for health advocacy are in the areas of Family & Childhood Obesity, Cancer/Health Disparities, and Metabolic Disease.

HEALTH ADVOCACY FOCUS

  • Childhood and Family Obesity Initiative

  • NCBW Cancer Health Disparities Program

  • NCBW Metabolic Syndrome Initiative

  • Prevention/Decrease Mortality

  • Improve Health Outcomes

  • Access to Affordable Healthcare

  • Culturally Competent Research

  • Quality of Life – Public Safety and Crime

EDUCATION

NCBW delivers support services that help youth achieve their educational goals. By supporting positive experiences, fostering a positive self-perception and self-respect, encouraging excellence in education and promoting the pursuit of positive lifelong goals, NCBW is creating future leaders.

EDUCATION ADVOCACY FOCUS

  • Eliminate Disparities

  • Improved Outcomes and Graduation Rates

  • Vocational/College Preparation

  • S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Education

  • HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities)

  • Access Affordability

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

NCBW defines economic empowerment as the ability to self-determine dreams, pursue them, and ultimately realize them by establishing the mechanisms to sustain generational wealth. Throughout the country, chapters’ Economic Empowerment programs address financial literacy and life skills training.

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ADVOCACY FOCUS

  • Pay Equity

  • Black Women Owned Business Growth

  • Livable Wage Employment Opportunities