About New Community for Children
New Community for Children (NCFC) was founded in 1988. New Community for Children empowers children through educational, cultural, and spiritual enrichment. Toward that end, NCFC works with parents, teachers, the community, and other social service organizations in Washington, DC to address the comprehensive educational needs of children. We prepare students for post-secondary education, careers, and/or vocational training to become responsible, productive adults who, in turn, will give their time and talents back to their communities.
NCFC operates four programs – L.E.A.P., ASAP, Middle School (NC Prep) and our Teen Center. Our programs span two sites and serve up to 250 students daily between the hours of 3:30 – 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. In the L.E.A.P. and ASAP Program, students are provided with two hours of daily instruction in grade appropriate math and language arts enrichment activities. We believe that high expectations are the basis for high performance. Students that are not able to keep up (or need remediation) are provided 1:1 tutoring and/or assistance. Additionally, we believe that it is essential to have students develop character while building academic skills to become productive citizens.
Our Middle School and Teen Center activities often incorporate technology – i.e. creative writing- allowing students to develop writing skills, learn desktop publishing, and write a monthly parent update and quarterly newsletter. High school students also begin the process of exploring post-secondary education, skill development such as music production, computer literacy, and academic enrichment.
The students in our programs attend twenty different schools during the day. Other quick facts include:
- 95% of students are Black/African-American
- 90% of students are at or below basic in math and/or reading upon enrollment
- 75% of students are low income
- 70% of students live in female headed households
- 25% of our students are enrolled in private, parochial, and charter schools - a direct result of our educational advocacy for the best educational placement for each student
New Community for Children's work is possible thanks to collaborations with many other organizations in Washington, DC. Please take a look at some of our partners.
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