Trying to track down Jeff Cole, Network Lead for Beyond School Bells, is not an easy task at the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation office in Lincoln. But when you look at everything the Beyond School Bells initiative has been…
Catching up with Beyond School Bells
Tagged with: beyond school bells, Civic Nebraska, elo, expanded learning opportunities, Innovation Fellowship, STEM, STEM learning, Think Make Create Labs, TMC Labs
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Nebraska Children hosts Your Money, Your Goals™ training
On March 27, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation hosted partners from across the state at the Nonprofit Hub in Lincoln for a training from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on the Your Money, Your Goals™ financial empowerment toolkit. The Your…
Tagged with: CFPB, Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, employment, financial literacy, older youth, skill development, train the trainer, YMYG, Your Money Your Goals
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Cradle to career, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Lift Up Sarpy County launches 100-Day Challenge
144,000 minutes, 2,400 hours, 100 days: that’s the amount of time that it can take to drastically transform the lives of vulnerable young people or families. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is committed to providing…
Perfect Pour 2018 recap: 300+ “Come Together” for a good cause
On a cold, blustery Saturday in February, more than 300 guests were transported to 1960s London for the third annual Perfect Pour Craft Cocktail Competition benefiting Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. This year’s event transformed the Slowdown in Omaha into…
2018 Legislative Day: What did GYAC do?
Written by GYAC members Ina Bhoopalam and Jennifer Wang On Friday, February 3, members of the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council (GYAC) arrived in Ashland, Nebraska, to participate in an immersive experience about government and leadership. What is Legislative Day? Legislative…
Tagged with: CYI, events, Governor's Youth Advisory Council, GYAC, legislative day, nebraska unicameral, policy
Posted in Legislature, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Legislature, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
A peek at the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council: What is it all about?
Written with GYAC members Tanya Wasson and Ina Bhoopalam Each year, members of the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council, or GYAC, come together for Legislative Days – a collaborative weekend gathering for GYAC and Connected Youth Initiative members to come together…
Tagged with: connected youth initiative, CYI, Governor's Youth Advisory Council, GYAC, legislative day, nebraska unicameral
Posted in Legislature, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Legislature, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Friends of Nebraska Children group celebrates another successful year
Last week, the Omaha group Friends of Nebraska Children came together to celebrate another year of supporting and championing Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. The group works hard throughout the year to organize service opportunities, host events, and pitch in…
Tagged with: Changemakers, Christmas in July, Friends of Nebraska Children, Perfect Pour, volunteering
Posted in News and Events
Posted in News and Events
Nebraska Children’s Connected Youth Initiative hosts Hackathon event to #HackFosterCare
On the morning of October 30, more than 100 people gathered together to launch something truly special: a 24-hour Hackathon. So what the heck is a Hackathon? A Hackathon is an event in which coders, hackers, and developers meet to engage in collaborative…
Tagged with: #HackFosterCare, connected youth initiative, CYI, foster care, foster youth, Hackathon, Sixto Cancel, Susanne Shore, technology, Think Of Us
Posted in News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Nebraska Children’s Beyond School Bells hosts fifth annual Stakeholders Summit
On October 26, Beyond School Bells hosted its fifth annual Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Stakeholder’s Summit. Approximately 60 stakeholders representing various interests and perspectives attended this half-day event, which was held in Nebraska Children’s Lincoln offices. The summit opened with…
Tagged with: Anna Wishart, beyond school bells, elos, expanded learning opportunities, mobile makerspace, Stakeholders Summit, think make create, TMC Labs
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Changemakers celebrates coming together to get things done
On October 10, nearly 500 people came together at the Embassy Suites in La Vista to celebrate another year of positive change for children – and Nebraska Children and Families Foundation’s 20th anniversary! It was an honor to commemorate such…
Tagged with: Changemakers, Grace Abbott, Raikes, sixpence, Wes Moore
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
Growing the Good Life 