Each year, NCEF awards grants to individual charities that serve
underprivileged and at-risk children. In addition, NCEF has funded extensive
research to identify unmet needs. Based on this ongoing work, NCEF has
funded seven comprehensive long-term initiatives, convening coalitions of
partners to work together in new, smart ways. These Strategic Initiatives are
multi-partner, multi-year endeavors that are fundamentally changing service
delivery for the county’s most vulnerable children, addressing needs from head to toe.