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Henry Street Settlement Fund Arts Program

According to the Theater Communications Group, 60% of the country’s non-profit theaters are predicting deficits this year, compared to 10% in 2021. Non-profit theaters are the heart of many communities and provide local entertainment and performance opportunities to those in the community. At NCEKCF, we see the value of performing

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2023 Bigs and Littles NYC Sponsored Matches

The North Carolina Empowering Kids and Communities Foundation is proud to sponsor six matches at Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring, which has transformed the lives of thousands of vulnerable children (Littles) through one-to-one mentoring, while strengthening entire families in hardship, since 1902.  Serving children ages 7-19 and their families, primarily

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Bigs and Littles NYC

NCEKCF is thrilled to announce another new partnership with Bigs and Littles NYC. We wanted to introduce Bigs and Littles here: The founder of the nationwide Big Sisters movement in 1902, Bigs & Littles NYC strives to transform the lives of children through one-to-one mentoring while strengthening entire families in

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Student Sponsor Partners

On October 19th, we had the chance to attend an event put on by one of our newest partners, Student Sponsor Partners. This NYC based organization hosted their “Fall Back Reunion” as a way to bring together board members, fundraise, and encourage new members. At this event we had the

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Scholarship Spotlight: Dana

Hi, my name is Dana and I just turned 19 this summer! I am an incoming freshman at College of Charleston, majoring in Marketing with a minor in Computer Information Systems, and I am beyond excited for this new adventure. I was born in Nicaragua, but I have been living

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Dance Project

NCEKCF is excited to announce a new partnership with Dance Project. Dance Project is a non-profit organization located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dance Project makes dance more affordable and accessible to students by keeping tuition low. NCEKCF has partnered with Dance Project to provide additional funding for students who are

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The Empower Foundation

NCEKCF has established a new partnership with The Empower Foundation, located in Durham North Carolina. We believe this new partnership is a great investment to make dance more accessible to others, regardless of financial limitations. Dance has many benefits and we want to partner with organizations to bring dance to

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