A few years ago, the Washington Post pulled together a list of books that do a great job teaching children about Dr. Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Movement and the ideals of equality and justice. We’d like to share…
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January is National Mentoring Month
Sometimes, a caring adult can make the difference between success and struggle for a young person. This January, we at Nebraska Children celebrate National Mentoring Month and encourage you to build a relationship with a young person who could use…
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Posted in Cradle to career, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Cradle to career, Teen/Early Adulthood
Reinforcing resilience: Strengthening the brain to overcome adversity
By Mary Kate Gulick, Content Manager Why is it that two children from seemingly similar backgrounds can turn out so differently? How can one child bounce back from adverse experiences that set the other on a course to lifelong mental…
Meet the executive functions: the key to brains that work like they should
By Mary Kate Gulick, Content Manager Too often, early childhood education programs are seen as ways to pump up toddlers’ math and pre-reading skills. There’s an unspoken idea that these programs are “nice to have” because they provide a soft,…
Care and compassion, tied up with a bow
Every year, Project Everlast puts together care packages for young people in or who have aged out of foster care. Many of these people may have no family to spend the holidays with, or no one to purchase them gifts…
New Sixpence grants awarded to 8 Nebraska communities.
The Sixpence Early Learning Fund awarded its latest round of grants last week to 8 Nebraska early childhood education projects. The grant awards will benefit nearly 150 at-risk babies and toddlers. Now, Sixpence programs are serving a total of approximately…
Beginning the Process of Change in Norfolk
On October 17, at an off-the-beaten-track banquet hall in Norfolk, something remarkable happened. Health care providers, policy makers, nonprofit leaders, city officials, DHHS employees and more came together to discuss a topic that’s not always easy: What they can be…
Giving thanks with Project Everlast
By Mary Kate Gulick, Content Manager We’re 3 days away from Thanksgiving, our annual celebration of the abundance and love we’re so lucky to have in our lives. One look at your Facebook feed during November will remind you –…
Project Everlast wins Youth in Philanthropy award from AFP
And the awards just keep on coming. Last week, the Association of Fundraising Professionals awarded Project Everlast with its Youth in Philanthropy honor. A group of young adults were there to accept the award, including Akeeme Halliburton (Omaha), Azar Webb…
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Celebration of STEM in Nebraska
On the evening of Thursday, November 7, teachers and informal educators, child welfare workers and policy makers, philanthropists and volunteers gathered at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland. They came together to celebrate the progress made in promoting…
Growing the Good Life 