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…
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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…
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…
Team returns from Argentina full of inspiration
In May, a small-but-mighty group of Connected Youth Initiative employees, young people, and partners traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a learning exchange with the Argentine organization Doncel. The trip was organized as part of the (Re)Connecting Youth initiative spearheaded…
Tagged with: (Re)Connecting Youth, Argentina, connected youth initiative, CYI, Doncel, International Youth Foundation, IYF, learning exchange, older youth
Posted in News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Lincoln Project Everlast hosts event for Foster Care Awareness Month
On May 16, the Lincoln Project Everlast Youth Council held a Foster Care Awareness Month event in partnership with The Hub, which provides space, support, and guidance to the youth council, and The Bay, another long-time supporter of the Project…
Tagged with: awareness, foster care, Foster Care Awareness Month, Lincoln Project Everlast, older youth, project everlast, The Bay, The Hub, youth council
Posted in News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in News and Events, Systems, Teen/Early Adulthood
New team member, new initiative: Nathan Busch and the System of Care
Earlier this year, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation welcomed Nathan Busch to the team to serve as point person for implementing the state’s newly created System of Care. We recently had a conversation with Nathan to learn a little more…
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