This May, Project Everlast youth councils across the state held events to celebrate Foster Youth Awareness Month. Here are just a few of the outstanding events that the young people put together. LINCOLN The Lincoln council held a hot dog…
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Happy holidays from Project Everlast Lincoln!
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, Project Everlast councils across the state were able to provide young people in need with holiday care packages and an fun holiday party. The Lincoln council gave away nearly 50 care packages that…
Project Everlast is collecting for holiday care packages!
For the third year, Project Everlast youth councils will be collecting items and donations for care packages. The councils will assemble, wrap and distribute packages to young people in foster care, or who have just aged out, who don’t have…
Senator Amanda McGill honored by Project Everlast Lincoln
On Saturday, August 9, a small group gathered in the Lincoln Community Foundation Gardens to celebrate a remarkable champion for children in foster care. The youth of Project Everlast Lincoln chose to honor Senator Amanda McGill with the annual Chris…
Project Everlast Lincoln has launched
By Mary Kate Gulick, Associate Vice President As of July 1, 2014, Lincoln now has a fully operational Project Everlast initiative. More than two years in the making, this new network of services will serve youth with foster care experience as…
Pat Gromac Honored by Project Everlast Fremont
This summer, Pat Gromak was recognized with the Project Everlast Chris Hanus Advocate of the Year Award at the closing ceremony of the Fremont Camp Catch-Up to celebrate her tireless efforts on behalf of youth in foster care. Gromak has…
Project Everlast rocks the red carpet
To celebrate Foster Care Awareness Month, Omaha’s Project Everlast council held a star-studded recognition event at the CASA of Douglas County event space. The evening started with each honoree strutting their stuff on the red carpet, where the “paparazzi” snapped…
Celebrating our superheroes – Project Everlast Fremont
By Brenda Weyers, Associate VP, Visual Brand On Friday, May 2, Fremont’s Project Everlast Council gathered at for lunch at the Wooden Windmill to honor their “superheroes.” Their way of celebrating Foster Youth Awareness Month was to call attention…
Project Employment Launches: Job skills for independent living
Project Employment is a 5-day program for young people age 14-24 who are in foster care now, or have been in foster care in the past. In this program, these young adults will get the employment skills that local employers are…
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Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
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…
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