Navy Wives Clubs of America

Navy Wives Clubs of America

Abbreviation	NWCA
Formation	June 3, 1936
Founder	Mary Paolozzi
Founded at	Long Beach, California
Type	Non-Profit
Purpose	To promote a friendly, sympathetic relationship among the families of personnel of the United States Armed Forces. To extend relief assistance to needy families from all ranks of the Armed Forces and the civilian community. To foster a spirit of fellowship among its members and the civilian community. To maintain and grant charters to local clubs adhering to the purposes, principles and policies of our federation.
Membership	Spouses of Enlisted and Officer personnel of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Associate Membership is given to other branch spouses and civilian members.
National President	Cris Icenhower
National Vice President	Darlene Carpenter
Affiliations	United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard
Website	Twitter: twitter.com/NationalNWCA Website: www.navywivesclubsofamerica.org

The Navy Wives Clubs of America (NWCA) is a national non-profit organization of enlisted and officer United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard spouses whose purpose, by federal charter, is to support the Constitution of the United States, promote a friendly relationship between spouses of enlisted United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, or United States Coast Guard personnel, or those in the Reserve components of those branches, and to perform charitable activities as provided by the constitution or bylaws of the organization.^[1]