Not even the cold wind or the threat of rain could keep attendees away from this year’s Perfect Pour Craft Cocktail Competition! The fourth-annual event, which took place on Saturday, March 9, invited partygoers to transport back in time to…
Metro youth explore alternative career paths at Non-Traditional Career Fair
For many young people, a four-year college degree is out of reach due to family obligations or financial restrictions. With that in mind, a collaborative group of service providers in Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties came together to host a…
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…
Changemakers 2018 celebrates the power of prevention
October 23 was a day of laughter, empathy, and inspiration as nearly 500 people gathered at the Embassy Suites in La Vista to reflect on the progress made in the past year for vulnerable children and families in Nebraska. The…
Tagged with: Bring Up Nebraska, Changemakers, Grace Abbott, Grace Abbott Award, Mary Jo Pankoke, prevention, Susanne Shore
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Uncategorized
New report details Circle of Security™ – Parenting successes
This summer, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation commissioned a report on the effectiveness of Circle of Security – Parenting™ as it’s been implemented in communities across the state, and the results show that the program has been a resounding success…
Tagged with: circle of security, Circle of Security - Parenting, COS-P, early childhood, early childhood development, education, Parenting
Posted in Cradle to career, Early Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Cradle to career, Early Childhood, News and Events
Changemakers Spotlight: Get to know Ashley Rhodes-Courter
We’re looking forward to coming together on October 23 for Changemakers, our annual luncheon celebration of the hardworking people across Nebraska who are helping children bloom. And this year, we’re pleased to welcome keynote speaker Ashley Rhodes-Courter — author, speaker, and…
Tagged with: Ashley Rhodes-Courter, Changemakers, child well being, luncheon, NCFF events
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
2018 Conservation Management Internship Program Field Journal, part 3
Over the past few weeks, Nebraska Children has been sharing Field Journals highlighting experiences from the Conservation Management Summer Internship program. Building on the past two installments from Dakota Staggs and the boys group, we pick up with our group of youth…
2018 Conservation Management Internship Program Field Journal, part 2
Over the next several weeks, Nebraska Children is sharing Field Journals highlighting experiences from Nebraska Children’s Conservation Management Summer Internship program. Building on last week’s blog, we pick up with Dakota Staggs and our group of youth from Native Futures as…
Tagged with: beyond school bells, Conservation Management Internship, Girls Inc., internship, Native Futures, Rowe Sanctuary
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
2018 Conservation Management Internship Program Field Journal, part 1
This summer, Beyond School Bells, a statewide partnership of Nebraska Children, worked with a coalition of partners to host its second annual summer internship program in conservation management. The program has multiple goals: to expose high school students to careers in the…
Tagged with: beyond school bells, Conservation Management Internship, Girls Inc., Native Futures, UNL
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Recapping the Nebraska Young Child Institute conference
The second annual Nebraska Young Child Institute (NYCI) conference was held June 26-27, 2018, in Kearney, Nebraska. NYCI is a state-wide conference for multidisciplinary professionals to connect on issues to improve outcomes for young children. The conference focused on addressing…
Growing the Good Life 