HISTORY
New North Citizens' Council, Inc (NNCC)
With over 40 years of service to the community, NNCC offers organizational capacity in the areas of community development, advocacy and human service provision from a neighborhood-based perspective. NNCC is governed by a Board of Directors, which is elected by neighborhood residents on an annual basis. In May of this year over 700 people voted for representatives on the Board of Directors. Our Board reflects the demographics of the North End of Springfield, which includes Hispanic, African American and Caucasian (non-Hispanic) persons.
The New North Citizens' Council, Inc. established in 1973 as Memorial Square Citizens’ Council, one of several neighborhood councils under the Springfield Community Development Block Grant Program. Its initial purpose was to promote physical, economic, and social development of the Memorial Square area in the North End of Springfield. Memorial Square Citizens’ Council acted as a planning agent for the City; assessed the neighborhood physical, economic and social needs; advised the City Government; and advocated on neighborhood issues. Much of its early work focused on improving housing stock, on the neighborhood’s physical and economic development and on educational issues. In 1986 the City of Springfield consolidated the two Block Grant neighborhoods in the North End, Memorial Square and Brightwood into one; and the Brightwood Neighborhood Council merged with Memorial Square Citizens' Council to create the New North Citizens' Council, Inc.
The mission of the
New North Citizens' Council, Inc (NNCC)
is to provide advocacy, public and human services
to Hampden County residents with an emphasis
on the Hispanic/Latino community for the purpose
of enhancing the preservation and support of the
family resulting in the improvement of quality of life.
The aim of New North Citizens' Council, Inc (NNCC) is threefold:
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NNCC seeks to provide opportunities for citizen involvement and participation.
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NNCC seeks to provide individual and class advocacy.
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NNCC seeks to provide comprehensive family supports and social service programs to residents of Hampden County. New North Citizens’ Council, Inc. embraces a philosophy which includes providing community based, constituent sensitive services; the broadest range of services within the Agency; services to the entire family system; and practical approaches to services.
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(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
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Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider. July 2018