It all started about two years ago, when Adam Gaines toured the Youth Mart donation center at Omaha Home for Boys and noticed items that had been tagged for pickup months before but had been left behind. He learned that young…
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Beyond School Bells, part 2: The Coalition
Over the course of six weeks, the Nebraska Children blog has invited Jeff Cole, Associate Vice President of School-Community Partnerships for Beyond School Bells, to write some guest posts sharing his program’s work. In my last post, I told you…
Posted in Uncategorized
Beyond School Bells, part 1: Our mission
Over the course of six weeks, the Nebraska Children blog has invited Jeff Cole, Associate Vice President of School-Community Partnerships for Beyond School Bells, to write some guest posts sharing his program’s work. Beyond School Bells (BSB) started 15 years…
Posted in Middle Childhood, Uncategorized
Nebraska giving days: Two big chances to maximize your gifts
Omaha Gives! and Give to Lincoln Day are fast approaching. Read on to find out how you can make the most of your giving on May 25 and 26.
Posted in Uncategorized
Governor Ricketts announces launch of System of Care
Coordinated access to mental and behavioral health services for families in need will become reality with the announcement that Nebraska will be implementing a System of Care through a new public-private partnership. At a press conference on April 5, Governor…
3rd Annual Prevention Picnic celebrates positive parenting
Details from the 3rd Annual Prevention Picnic
Helping at-risk youth in North Platte
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $200,000 over two years to the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation on behalf of North Platte’s Families First Partnership (formerly known as the West Central Partnership-Children and Families Alliance). The funding will be used to…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, foster care, juvenile justice, North Platte, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Connected Youth Initiative in Grand Island/Kearney/Hastings
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $300,000 over two years to the Hall County Community Collaborative (H3C). The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) system to serve young people in need across Hall, Adams,…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, foster care, grand island, hastings, juvenile justice, kearney, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Southeast Nebraska’s plan to connect the unconnected
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $300,000 over two years to the Blue Valley Community Action Partnership (BVCA). The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) to serve young people in need across Butler, Cass,…
Tagged with: blue valley, Connected Youth Initiatve, crete, CYI, juvenile justice, nebraska city, project everlast
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN DAKOTA COUNTY: Everything works better when we work together
During a collaborative meeting, a ministerial worker talked about a young man he was working with who wanted to leave gang life. From those discussions grew the creation of a three-year business plan which explores the possibility of a much…
Tagged with: Collective Impact, community prevention system, dakota county, PCIT, PIWI, Rooted in Relationships, south sioux city
Posted in Cradle to career
Posted in Cradle to career
Growing the Good Life 