According to Marti Beard, Associate Vice President of Early Childhood Programs at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, a lack of early childcare is more than just a mommy issue.
More Than a Mommy Issue: The Lack of Childcare in Nebraska Impacts Our Economy
Tagged with: early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood education
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
Prevention Begins with Connection: Looking Back at the Get Connected 2019 Nebraska Afterschool Conference
Prevention begins with connection. In place of problems, community leaders start solving issues by stopping them. Kids and youth need to feel connected to each other, their community, and their passions to stay out of trouble and remain motivated. And…
Tagged with: after school programs, afterschool, afterschool program
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
More than a Memory: Looking Back at Changemakers and Forward to the Changes We’re Making
Tagged with: Changemakers, early childhood, early childhood education, education, middle childhood, prevention
Posted in Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
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
Carpooling with Communities: Driving Our Early Childhood Initiative Home
As working parents, we may feel conflicted by the time spent away from our children. Are they in good hands? Will they be engaged, not plopped in front of the TV? Are they happy? Do they miss us? For parents…
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
More than a Meeting: NAIMH Reminds Us that Infant Mental Health is Important
The Nebraska Association of Infant Mental Health, NAIMH, is a diverse group of individuals and organizations that come together regularly to strategize on behalf of infant and early childhood mental health in Nebraska. Eleven members recently met at the Crane…
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Rooted in Relationships Participates in First Early Childhood Mental Health Community of Practice
Whether you’re a parent, therapist, or caregiver, one thing is for sure: a child’s first relationships matter. Speaking of firsts, on September 16th, 2019, the first Early Childhood Mental Health Community of Practice took place on Nebraska Innovation Campus. This program…
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Changemakers Pre-Party: Celebrating the People and Organizations Who Create Positive Change
What celebration doesn’t have a pre-party? In honor of our upcoming Changemakers celebration, we look back in gratitude at our community members that have facilitated positive change for Nebraska’s children and families. As we look back at these past few…
Surviving Versus Thriving: The Young Families Thrive Summit Brings Questions and Possible Solutions
“Thrive” is a word we use a lot here at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, especially in October. Our 2019 Changemakers keynote speaker, Michael Bonner said in a recent interview, “I don’t want to survive. I want to thrive.” During the Young Families Thrive Summit on…
It’s Grow Time: Looking Back on Thriving Children 2019
Where do we begin? September was an incredibly busy, surprise-filled, productive month. When we say we “thrived,” we mean we shared our mission to form connections, address challenges, and create high-quality early childcare programs. When we say we “connected” we…
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Growing the Good Life 