|Articles|December 27, 2021

We Received the 2021 Great Non-Profits Top-Rated Award!

Thanks to you, NCAN has once again been awarded top rated nonprofit organization status.

Thanks to you, NCAN has once again been awarded top rated nonprofit organization status. It’s an award bestowed upon us by the community, and we’re proud to say that we’ve been honored with this award every year since 2011. This status helps bring even more credibility to our organization, which in turn helps donors and volunteers feel more confident in their choice to support us.

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