CFNC builds power within our community—the same community that founded our organization. CFNC was established in 1984 by mothers living in public housing after seventeen of their children were failed by the system and did not move on to the first grade. Our founders were so successful, our first class were recognized as gifted by their public school!
Today, CFNC is an Alexandria-based network of eight free, high-quality, multilingual, caring preschools that provide children with the tools they need to succeed in school and in life.
CFNC’s under-resourced, working immigrant parents know what is best for their families, and their three- and four-year old children have the potential within themselves to thrive. Unfortunately, racial equity gaps caused by systemic racism and heightened by COVID-19 make it harder to access the resources they need to meet their basic and holistic health needs, access high quality early childhood education services, achieve long-term goals, and build generational wealth.
Our model empowers families to leverage resources provided and coordinated by CFNC to access these supports, including free multilingual preschool education and family case management (in English and Spanish, Dari, and Amharic). We provide these accessible, wraparound services in their neighborhoods, including full-day support for families who work longer hours. CFNC serves as a partner for children and families as they work to achieve these goals themselves.
