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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Project Everlast Legislative Days
Last Sunday, youth from all of the statewide Project Everlast Councils and the Governor’s Youth Advisor Council gathered at the Carol Joy Holling Retreat Center. The goal? Talk through this session’s legislative bills and decide which ones to support. Project…
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Project Everlast pilots employment program in Omaha
One of the primary barriers keeping young people who age out of foster care from attaining a stable adulthood is employment. Many don’t have the necessary skills to get and hold down a job that will support them. Project Everlast…
Project Everlast youth testify on behalf of LB 853
Last year, LB 216 was adopted 44-2 by the Unicameral. This hard-won piece of legislation ensured that young people aging out of Nebraska’s foster care system would have a basic safety net of support as they transition into adulthood, in order to…
Early Learning in Lexington: Views from a Sixpence Family Educator
By Nancy Pinedo, Family Engagement Coordinator for Lexington Public Schools A little about me. I grew up in Lexington. Living here has given me the opportunity to see how diverse this community has become over the years. As a graduate from…
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
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…
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
Blankets for Camp Catch-Up
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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