In 2015, the Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant to Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. The grant was used to expand our successful Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) model to rural communities across the state to help unconnected youth, including young people aging out of foster care, to become thriving citizens. We are energized to see that participation in CYI may be associated with some successful outcomes. We’ll explain all of that and more.
Blog Archives
Connected Youth Initiative Completes Rigorous, Independent SIF Evaluation
Tagged with: connected youth initiative, Connected Youth Initiatve, foster care, foster youth, Opportunity Passport, youth council
Posted in News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Visualize and Use Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Data
By Doug Folkers, Information Systems Officer (Nebraska Department of Education)– written for the Preschool Development Grant newsletter As part of PDG grant efforts in Nebraska, the creation of a tool that lays a foundation for visualizing and using data to…
Posted in Early Childhood, Systems
$30 Million Preschool Development Grant Renewal Application Submitted
by Eva Roberts, Director of Strategic Initiatives (Buffett Early Childhood Fund) – written for the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) newsletter The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has submitted a three-year, $30 million Preschool Development Grant Renewal proposal designed…
Newly Released Interactive Map Puts Vital Community Data at Users’ Fingertips
ree, interactive tool, the Nebraska Community Opportunity Map, is now live, ensuring that policymakers and other stakeholders will have centralized, easy-to-navigate access to data that’s vital to making decisions about resource allocation, service delivery, emergency planning, city planning, and other critical functions.
Tagged with: community prevention system, community response, Nebraska Children, policy
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Legislative Days 2019 encourages civic engagement in young people
More than 50 young people from across the state gathered for the Nebraska Children’s annual Legislative Days at Camp Carol Joy Holling in February to learn about the legislative process and voice their opinions on bills before the legislature. The…
Breaking the cycle through Bring Up Nebraska
Article written by Lee Rettig, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Reprinted with permission. Matthew Wallen, director of DHHS’ Division of Children and Family Services, recently helped mark one year of Bring Up Nebraska, the community collaborative organization that…
Tagged with: Bring Up Nebraska, community collaboratives, community response, generational
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
100-Day Challenge: The results are in
This year, Lift Up Sarpy County led the 100-Day Challenge, an ambitious collaborative initiative designed to accelerate community- and state-level efforts to improve the financial stability for a group of families and young adults to ensure they have the best…
