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The NECC, Montbello Inc. is a non-profit religious organization that
is located within the Montbello community, just on the Northeast sector of Denver, Colorado. We are an
organization that enhances the community through leadership, education, cultural, health and lifelong learning opportunities
for everyone in the community. As one of the largest distributors of food and clothing assistance for the community, NECC,
Montbello Inc. with the full support of the nationally recognized. Currently feed just under 2,000 under-privileged families
every month.
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NECC Montbello Inc. is a community
non-profit organization that offers services and program for everyone in the community. 95% of our volunteers are within the
community and we share a common goal in embracing the “ENTIRE” family structure. Our services and programs range
from providing daycare assistance to educating the “AT-RISK TEENS” and adults within a single household. NECC
Montbello Inc. offers solutions and not just information to better meet the needs of the residents. Over the years, we have
surveyed the community and found that a great deal of orginizations simply offers information on solutions instead of approaching
and breaking the chain of poverty. Everyone is deserving of an opportunity to succeed in life. Please see our list of programs
for details. WE ARE A SHELTER IN THE TIME OF A STORM…
Our
Goal Our
goal is to support and conduct non-partisan education and informal behavior courses to increase public awareness through family
values, financial instructions, and support through subsidizing their food budget. Allowing these families to focus on other
areas of growth is directly related to the success of the individual.
Mission Statement NECC Monbello Inc. which is a “grassroots” community organization dedicated to improving
the health, educational attainment, human welfare, and opportunities for youth, adults and families in the Montbello and Green
Valley Ranch area.
The
Montbello, Parkfield, Green Valley Ranch community consists of a variety of cultures. This community is the only community
within the city of Denver that has 44% of disadvantaged single parents under the age of 25 without a high school diploma.
Located on the edge of the metropolitan area, the community embraces 63% Hispanic; 22% African American and 15% other cultures.
One of our programs has grown from assisting 15 families a month in 2005 to over 900 families per month in 2008 with subsidizing
the cost of food. All of our programs are mainly focused on the disadvantage low-income mothers, single-family parents and
At-Risk-Teens and children. The residents we serve are struggling by way of finding descent paying jobs for
their current education and work experience levels, working two or more jobs, or illegally providing ways to finance their
family’s needs, while raising one or more children in a single household. Our young single parents
are also striving to provide a better way of living for their children while maintaining their current survival .abilities.
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According to the City and County of Denver Neighborhood census
projected 2000, close to 26% of the population single mothers without High School diploma is 26.4(7,257). A 2003 survey of
the Montbello community revealed that nearly one-third of the residents have no form of health insurance. The poverty rate
(household income of $13,000/ 2000 Census) and low education attainment (29.5% of the population are without a high school
diplomas). The neighboring communities of Northeast Denver and Green Valley Ranch also struggle with poverty, with household
incomes under $15,000, and over half of the residents are without high school diplomas.
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