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The National Association of Colored Women aka The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC)through its network of local clubs continues to address immediate and long rane issues that impact upon their respective communities. The total achievements of NACWC must include the accomplishments of all its local clubs throughout NACWC's more than 115 years of history. The following list are only highlights of the accomplishments of NACWC at the national level since its founding in 1896.

1916

Paid the mortae on the Fredrick Douglas Home, located on 14 acres

of land in Washington, D.C.

1924

Established the Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship Fund

1930

Organized the National Association of Girls Clubs

1954

Purchased NACWC National Headquarters at 1601 R Street NW

in Washington, D.C.

1962

Sponsored the World of Work Conference on Career and Job

Opportunities in cooperation with the Women's Bureau of the

US Department of Labor and Howard University.

1982

In partnership with John H. Johnson of Ebony/Jet Johnson

Johnson Publishing established the Gertrude Johnson Williams

Oratorical Contest for NACWC Youth

1990

Partnered with Africare to build a women's health clinic

1995

Completed Mandangry Woloft Maternity Center in the

Republic of Senegal through partnership with Africare

1997

Established NACWC young adult chapters of college campuses

1998

Established the NACWC/Talladega Educational Partnership

Established the Grandparents Academy (an inter-generational

tutoring program)

2002

Established the Dr. Patricia L. Fletcher Scholarship Fund

2006

National President's Project supporting food banks and homeless

shelters

2010

National President's Projects: Education Initiative, Childhood Obesity

and homeless veterans

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