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Grassroots Women Transforming their Communities The National Congress of Neighborhood Women NCNW has been dedicated for more than 40 years to empowering women to become community leaders giving them a voice and raising their consciousness of their own power so they can transform their communities. We enhance and expand womens participation in local development Honoring National Congress of Neighborhood Womens NCNW Historical Legend Brooklyns Own Jan Peterson On March 25 2023 community leaders and neighbors celebrated National Congress of Neighborhood Women NCNW founderboard chair Jan Peterson and Cooper Park Houses organizer Dianne Jackson. The honorees received awards from City Councilmember Jennifer Guitterez Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez Assemblywoman Maritza Davila State Senator Julia Salazar and St. Nicks Alliance.