We ENVISION a nation where all Black children are loved, have access to quality, culturally competent education and are supported by well-resourced families and communities living in harmony and guided by faith. We envision a world in which African-American children and families are deeply rooted in mutual love and the history of Black people and where they are respected for all that our fore-parents withstood and contributed to enrich the United States and the world.

National CARES is a pioneering, community-mobilization initiative that directly addresses the life-shredding effects of intergenerational Black poverty and lays a blueprint for community recovery. Anchored by a 58 U.S-city affiliate network, we are the nation's recognised leader in the recruitment, training and engagement of African American mentors and the only organisation in the U.S. providing holistic programming nationally to advance Black children growing up in poverty. Our work provides children and low-income parents with the emotional, social, academic, and career-readiness support they must have to become self-sufficient and successful contributors to their families, community, and society. We assist the oft-forgotten Black—and Brown—people we serve in building bridges to the brighter futures they long for.