(Lincoln, Nebraska) – Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $200,000 over two years to the Central Plains Center for Services on behalf of the Through the Eyes of the Child collaborative. The funding will be used to build a…
Yearly Archives: 2016
North Central Nebraska’s new Connected Youth Initiative
Tagged with: connected youth initiative, CYI, foster care, juvenile justice, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
New Sixpence grants connect child care providers, public schools to promote early childhood development
The Trustees of the Sixpence Early Learning Fund announced this week that six new grants totaling approximately $1.3 million will be awarded to school districts in partnerships with local licensed early care and education providers for infants and toddlers at risk. Selected…
Inside Fremont’s Connected Youth Initiative
Recently, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation announced a $300,000 award over two years to the Fremont Area United Way on behalf of the Fremont Family Coalition. The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) system to…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, foster care, Fremont, juvenile justice, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Proven education/employment solution for Omaha and Lincoln’s unconnected youth
Nebraska Children recently announced $800,000 in grants that would benefit unconnected youth in rural communities. Now, new programming in Omaha and Lincoln will round out the work that’s already being done there. Nebraska Children will be implementing the Learn to…
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Perfect Pour: Flappers, Dappers, Gin and Generosity
On February 27, nearly 300 partygoers descended on a pop-up speakeasy in Omaha’s Blackstone District. The Pella – a old church converted to a stylish event space – was the place to be for a prohibition themed night of jazz,…
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Nebraska Children grants $800,000 to Connected Youth Initiatives in six communities
(Lincoln, Nebraska) – Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding grants ranging from $100,000 to $150,000 per year to six statewide communities over two years — $800,000 per year for a 2-year total of $1.6 million. Each community will use…
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Nebraska Children staff testifies for more normalcy for foster youth
Yesterday, Nebraska Children’s Assistant Vice President of Youth Policy, Cassy Blakely, testified in support of LB 746: Nebraska’s Strengthing Families Act. In her testimony, Cassy focused on how the bill represents a shift from a system-oriented focus on foster care…
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Growing the Good Life 