About

The Co-op City Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. located in the Bronx, New York, was founded in 1971. It was chartered by President Emerita Dr. Dorothy I. Height.

The first meeting of the Co-op City Section was held in the Community Protestant Church of Co-op City on February 14, 1971. Under the sponsorship of Mrs. Daisy George and Mrs. Maggie Alston, members Roberta Boozé, Lillian Dean, Jessie Profit, Dorothy Edwards and Evelyn Garner were the pioneers who paved the way for the Co-op City Section.

A membership of fifty-four along with four associate members was soon established. On June 13, 1971, Height, the then National President of NCNW, presented the section with its charter. Since then, the Co-op City Section has continued the legacy of our organization's founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune with various programs and community building experiences.

Dr. Dorothy Irene Height

“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”

- Dorothy Irene Height

OUR MISSION

The mission of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is to lead, develop, and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities.

The Co-op City Section fulfills its mission through research, advocacy, and national and community-based services and programs on issues of health, education, and economic empowerment in the United States and Africa. Together, we work to ensure access to and full participation in the socio-economic and political systems that impact the quality of life for all women, especially in The Bronx.

NCNW, Inc. builds a common fellowship for women. The Co-op City Section, along with 330 campus and community-based sections and 33 national women’s organizations across the United States, consists of devoted women and men building positive relationships nationally and abroad.

PLEDGE

It is our pledge to make a lasting contribution to all that is finest and best in America, to cherish and enrich her heritage of freedom and progress by working for the integration of all her people regardless of race, creed or national origin into her spiritual, social, cultural and civic life, and thus aid her to achieve the glorious destiny of a true and unfettered democracy.