Are we really thinking about summer camp before Thanksgiving even hits? Um, yes. It’s a tradition to give each camper at Camp Catch-Up their very own homemade blanket to keep them warm at camp and take home as a keepsake.…
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Recap of Lights-On Afterschool Activities across Nebraska
By Jeff Cole, Associate VP of School-Community Partnerships On October 17, schools around the country celebrated Lights On Afterschool. This annual network of events is a way to bring awareness to the expanded learning opportunities that go on afterschool. True…
Child Saving Institute awards Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
The Child Saving Institute awarded their A.W. Clark Award to Nebraska Children and Families Foundation at their November 5th Luncheon. The award is named for CSI’s founder, and is given to an organization that has demonstrated vision and continuing outstanding…
First Lady Sally Ganem Addresses Youth Congress
Video courtesy of the Grand Island Independent. The First Lady of Nebraska, Sally Ganem, talked to teenagers at the Youth Congress events at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Island. For more information, visit http://www.theindependent.com
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Feedback from the Field: PALS puts a young woman back on the right track
The PALS Program (Preparation for Adult Living Services) helps at-risk young people transition to a successful adulthood. Managed by the Central Plains Center for Services and funded by Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, PALS has helped the youth it serves make…
Nebraska agencies come together to launch System of Care planning
This morning, DHHS, behavioral health, the department of education and many other agencies convened in Lincoln to kickoff planning for the System of Care. The goal of the system is to provide more streamlined, organized access to mental and behavioral…
How’s Nebraska doing at keeping babies safe from SUID?
“My mom put me on my stomach when I was a baby, and I turned out fine.” Yes, many of us turned out fine. We also survived our parents smoking while pregnant and just letting us roll around in the…
How brains are built in early childhood
Watch this fantastic breakdown of how positive and negative experiences in early childhood affect the foundation of brain development. This video was created by the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative with help from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child and…
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Omaha’s Gwyn Williams Selected as One of Just 12 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from Across Nation
Washington, DC – The Afterschool Alliance today announced that Gwynette Williams, Program Director of Collective for Youth, has been selected to serve as a 2013-2014 Afterschool Ambassador. She is one of just 12 local leaders from across the country to…
Youth Connect is this Monday!
Think of it as a services fair for young adults who need help. Come to Youth Connect! We’ll even have free pizza and pop for youth who attend. Here are the details: Monday, October 21, 2013 6pm-8pm THE BAY 2005…
Growing the Good Life 