Nbcc Foundation Inc

Annually, the foundation awards master's-level scholarships to individuals who are pursuing careers in professional counseling and who commit to serving rural and/or military communities for at least two years post- graduation. To date, the nbcc foundation has provided scholarships to counseling students committed to serving rural and military communities in 42 states.

Through funding received by the center for credentialing & education (cce) the nbcc foundation provides scholarships and training awards to increase the number of global career development facilitator (gcdf) domestic and international, cce approved clinical supervisor (acs), cce board certified coach (bcc), and board certified-telemental health (bc-tmh) certified professional counselors.

The foundation supports efforts to build the capacity of communities through a capacity building grant program that expands services available to underserved communities. To date, the foundation has funded two such grants: one for veterans in colorado springs, colorado, and one for underserved minorities in montgomery, alabama. No capacity building awards were awarded in fy 2023-2024. The nbcc foundation facilitates the bridging the gap symposium: eliminating mental health disparities, a national conference that provides continuing education for counselors, counselor educators, counselors-in-training and other behavioral health professionals. Each year, the foundation awards 5,000 scholarships to u.s. And non-u.s. Gcdf students towards the goal of increasing the number of available professional counselors providing quality career development services. In doing so, the gcdf scholarship plays an important role in the foundation's mission to leverage the power of counseling by strategically focusing resources for positive change.