By Mary Jo Pankoke, President Here in the office at Nebraska Children, we’ve been asking our staff and supporters why we should ask others to fund our work over the many other worthy causes out there. We all have our…
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Partnership done right: Broken Bow’s Sixpence program
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…
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…
Unicameral passes LB 853, creating Bridge to Independence program for young people aging out of foster care
Last week, the legislature voted 42-0 to pass LB 853. Known casually as the “LB 216 Cleanup Bill,” this bill was written to implement the Young Adult Voluntary Supports and Services Act that last year’s LB 216 required. Putting into…
Pinwheels for Prevention Picnic: Saturday, April 5
On Saturday, April 5, from 9 AM – noon at The Railyard in Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation will hold its first annual Pinwheels for Prevention Picnic to celebrate the start of Child Abuse Prevention month. Join us…
6 critical benefits of home visiting programs
Since the 1970s, home visitation programs across the country have been studied, examined and reported on. A recent review of literature by the Pew Center on the States brings to light the results of high-quality home visitation. Here’s what the…
Nebraska students of all ages learn an “Hour of Code”
By Christine Rohe, Marketing Intern The skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce are very different than they were 20 years ago – or even 5 years ago. But the curriculum in schools have remained much the same. Computer skills,…
Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education
By Amy Bornemeier, Associate Vice President of Early Childhood Programs You’ve probably heard that high-quality early care and education opportunities are key to laying the foundation for success in school and later in life. Research indicates that the most critical period…
Growing the Good Life 