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As a volunteer organization, NCBW seeks to cooperate with diverse organizations to achieve mutual goals.
Partnerships include, but are not limited to:
Bergen Community College, Dwight Morrow High School, Bergen County YWCA, Bergen County Girls Coalition, Urban League for Bergen County, Princeton Review Foundation, Catherine's Closet, Bergen County Partnership for Community Health, Gilda's Club of Hackensack, CJ SIDS Foundation, Girl Scout Troup 645, Bergen Community Regional Blood Center, Oasis (a haven for women and children), NAACP, American Cancer Society, Holy Name Hospital, Englewood Hospital, Center for Food Action, American Heart Association, Paterson Habitat for Humanity "Women Raise the Roof" Project, and other national and local civic organizations.
Center for Food Action
The Center for Food Action in New Jersey (CFA) has been working with individuals and families in crisis for thirty years to prevent hunger and homelessness. From their 7 sites in Bergen and Passaic Counties, CFA provides emergency food packages, rental and utility assistance, counseling, advocacy and other essential services to poor people living in northern New Jersey. NCBW Bergen/Passaic Chapter partners with CFA to stomp out hunger within the community. Food, as well as monetary donations, is collected on a regular basis and members consistently attend CFA's annual fundraising events. NCBW member Hazel Skeete sits on the CFA Board of Directors.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Oasis, a Haven for Women and
Children, in Paterson, NJ - Over the years, NCBW Bergen/Passaic Chapter has forged a long standing relationship with Oasis and has partnered with them in a variety of capacities.
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