By Mary Kate Gulick The Broken Bow Sixpence program is a partnership between Broken Bow Public Schools (BBPS), Central Nebraska Community Services’ (CNCS) Early Head Start and the Central Plains Center for Services (CPCS). That’s a lot of acronyms. The…
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Celebrate Arbor Day: Our 5 favorite children’s books about trees
Today is Nebraska’s favorite holiday! The first Arbor Day was celebrate on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska City when J. Sterling Morgan oversaw the planting of nearly 1 million trees in Nebraska. Share the green and growing spirit of Arbor…
Annual Egg Roll at the Governor’s Mansion
This Saturday, Governor Heineman and First Lady Sally Ganem hosted area families at their annual egg roll. The First Lady is a board member here at Nebraska Children, and we were grateful to have the chance to join the fun.…
A celebration of positive parenting
Last Saturday, Nebraska Children hosted more than 300 kids, moms, dads and grandparents at the first-ever Pinwheels for Prevention Picnic. Held at the Railyard in Lincoln’s new Haymarket district, the picnic offered a chance for families to have fun together while…
Growing the Good Life 