By Mary Kate Gulick, Associate Vice President As of July 1, 2014, Lincoln now has a fully operational Project Everlast initiative. More than two years in the making, this new network of services will serve youth with foster care experience as…
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Survey says: Summer learning gains ground
New research from the 2014 edition of America After 3PM, the most comprehensive household survey of how students in America spend their after school hours, shows that summer learning programs are strongly supported by parents and that participation in summer…
Tagged with: afterschool, beyond school bells, CLC, elos, summer learning
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Pat Gromac Honored by Project Everlast Fremont
This summer, Pat Gromak was recognized with the Project Everlast Chris Hanus Advocate of the Year Award at the closing ceremony of the Fremont Camp Catch-Up to celebrate her tireless efforts on behalf of youth in foster care. Gromak has…
Gallup employee launches video series to promote Nebraska STEM
By Mary Kate Gulick Arranger. Woo. Communication. Maximizer. Activator. Those are Jim Collison’s top 5 Gallup Strengthsfinder attributes. And each one of is plain to see in Jim’s new YouTube video series, dedicated to promoting STEM in Nebraska. Jim has…
Collective Impact 101: Training for Nebraska’s communities
Nebraska Children partnered with The Peter Kiewit Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation, the Iowa West Foundation and the Lincoln Community Foundation to bring FSG to Nebraska to train on Collective Impact. What’s Collective Impact and who’s FSG? Collective Impact is…
Project Everlast rocks the red carpet
To celebrate Foster Care Awareness Month, Omaha’s Project Everlast council held a star-studded recognition event at the CASA of Douglas County event space. The evening started with each honoree strutting their stuff on the red carpet, where the “paparazzi” snapped…
Senator Kolowski Honored as an Afterschool Champion at Special Event in Nation’s Capital
Republished from Afterschool Alliance Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Afterschool Alliance last week recognized State Senator Rick Kolowski for his exemplary support for afterschool programs and the youth who participate in them. Sen. Kolowski was named a State Afterschool Champion at…
Celebrating our superheroes – Project Everlast Fremont
By Brenda Weyers, Associate VP, Visual Brand On Friday, May 2, Fremont’s Project Everlast Council gathered at for lunch at the Wooden Windmill to honor their “superheroes.” Their way of celebrating Foster Youth Awareness Month was to call attention…
Project Employment Launches: Job skills for independent living
Project Employment is a 5-day program for young people age 14-24 who are in foster care now, or have been in foster care in the past. In this program, these young adults will get the employment skills that local employers are…
Tagged with: employment, foster care, job readiness, project everlast
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
The mothers of child advocacy in the U.S.
By Christie Rohe When it comes to advocating for the best interest of children, no one has played a more critical role than women. This week, in honor of Mother’s Day, we’d like to pay homage to some of the…
Posted in Cradle to career
Growing the Good Life 