NEWS:
- March 18, 2026: Great news! NPR featured NECCN on March 18. The radio show inspired people from across the country.
- January 27, 2026: Excellent article published on 19thnews.org about NECCN!! Written by Jessica Kutz, Climate Reporter.
- January 21, 2026: A deeply personal and inspiring story about CEO & Founder, Silke Knebel. Featured on VoyageLA.
- August 2025: Interview with Founder & CEO, Silke Knebel, aired on Mix 96.5 radio show.
- April 24, 2025: Featured in a news article, “Emergency child care volunteers bring relief to WNC families” on 828newsnow.com by Dee Pridgen.
- March 2025: Featured in Forbes after the LA Wildfires.
- May 29, 2025: Featured in article “Why Child Care Matters” article by Marissa Teng.
- June 4, 2025: Featured in article “Caring through Crises: Uniting for Child-Centered Disaster Response” article by Kelsie Hull.
Our Impact:
8,309
Hours of active deployments helping families with free emergency child care.
200
Trained and Vetted Emergency Child Care Volunteers ready for active deployments.
62
# of families provided with free emergency child care.
107
# of children provided with trauma-informed care.
550
# of Volunteer Registrations to become Emergency Child Care Volunteers.
33
# of deployments where volunteers helped families in crisis.
155
days of free child care since October 16, 2024.
2
# of families who have received free therapy in our mental health program.
WHY THIS MATTERS
One of our families in Los Angeles shares why child care is so important after a disaster. Please watch this 2-min video.
Story of 2-year-old Sophia
12 trauma-informed volunteers helped 2-year-old Sophia and her parents with 104 hours of free child care.