Our Story
The Fayetteville Section of NCNW, Inc. meets monthly every third Saturday at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church located at 4320 Doc Bennett Rd. Fay, NC 28306 at 10 am (light refreshments at 9:30 am). We Welcome You to Be Our Guest!!
For the Recording of Fayetteville Area Section History
The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a voluntary non-profit membership organization helping women to improve the quality of life for themselves, their families and the community. Through its national affiliate organization and 250 community-based sections, NCNW has an outreach to four million women who all contribute to the peaceful solutions of problems of human welfare and rights. The men of NCNW are known as the Franklin Male Assembly. Dr. Manderline Scales convener at Male Assembly. Mary McLeod Bethune founded NCNW in 1935. Her parents were slaves and she was a distinguished educator and government consultant. Mrs. Bethune saw the need for harnessing the power and extending the leadership of Black women through a national organization. NCNW is an “organization of organizations,” and serves as a clearinghouse for the activities of women. Mrs. Bethune described “the need for a united organization of women to open doors for young women, united so that when it speaks, it power will be felt.” There are 37 affiliates’ organizations including sororities, religious and other professional associations. Our Mission is to advance opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families and communities.
The Fayetteville Area Section (FAS), NCNW was chartered in 1996 and has successfully implemented both nationally and locally initiated projects. As we strive to prompt and implement opportunities that reflect the mission of NCNW, we have sponsored Educational, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Self-help projects. Over the years, we have supported our Youth and Collegiate Sections. Our youth have participated in workshops on equity, college preparation, obesity, leadership and more. Likewise, our Collegiate, Fayetteville State University (FSU) and Pembroke have represented their campuses as university and club queens, served as educational ambassadors and participated in many community projects like Homeless and Hunger Stand Down, the Ensure Project, Hats and Gloves Project for local girls and boys, provided donations and assistance for Falcon Children Home and Habitat for the Humanity. Most recently, our community projects included voter registration drives, entrepreneurship, estate planning and HIV/AIDs workshops. FAS is a member of the North Carolina State Coalition. Dr. Manderline Scales is our State Convener.