Whether you’re a believer in fate, divine intervention, or hard work, Adams County Communities for Kids blends these elements. Find out how patience and faith created the perfect childcare center at the perfect time. Read more.
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Chasing Down and Living the Dream: Thanks to the Whole Community, Stick Creek Kids Opens its Doors!
Welcome to Wood River, Nebraska. Their Communities for Kids (C4K) core team is proud to announce the opening of their childcare center, Stick Creek Kids. But like most dreams, the team hasn’t always walked on a smooth path. But rather than backing down, they embarked on the challenging road. Together, with the help of their community, the center’s doors will open. Read more about how this community accomplished this remarkable feat.
You Are Not Alone: Dawson County’s Early Childhood Professional Learning Series Provides Reassurance and Resolve for Motivated Staff
Many professionals, especially those who work in early childhood education and care, but also teachers of every age tend to shoulder a tremendous amount of responsibility. You walk into a classroom, make decisions, then hope that you did the right things. The truth is, no matter how skilled, every talented professional will occasionally feel alone or overwhelmed. These are the moments when the Early Childhood Professional Learning Series can help. Read more about early care providers Arlie Herrick and Dee Coble’s experiences in participating in the Series.
We All Thrive Together: Mary Jo Pankoke, First Lady Susanne Shore, and Partners Explain How You Bring Up Nebraska During the Pandemic
Our first virtual event, “Thrive Together,” ended yesterday. While we’re sad that we couldn’t get together in person, we still raised more than $100,000 to support our mission and celebrate the communities we serve. Thrive Together isn’t just a fundraiser.…
Not a Bedtime Story: The Facts, Figures, and Data Behind Childcare
Although our lives are flooded with information, for many working parents, one worry looms large on a Sunday night: who can care for their children when they go to work? This concern is neither a lullaby nor a bedtime story but instead a keep-you-awake-at-night concern, particularly for rural Nebraskan parents.
Tagged with: childcare, Collective Impact, communities for kids, early childhood, early childhood education, early years, Nebraska Children
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Early and New Beginnings: Boone County and C4K Break Ground for Boone Beginnings Early Childhood and Family Development Center
In 2015, when Boone County, Nebraska was considering plans to address their childcare shortage, Jay Wolf, and other Boone County Foundation Fund (BCFF) core team members, said, “We know we have a childcare shortage; we need solutions, but we’re not interested in building a center.”
Five years later, the team broke ground for Boone Beginnings, their early care center.
So, how did this happen? Read on.
Tagged with: child well being, childcare, Collective Impact, communities for kids, early childhood, early childhood education, early years, Nebraska Children
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN DAKOTA COUNTY: Everything works better when we work together
During a collaborative meeting, a ministerial worker talked about a young man he was working with who wanted to leave gang life. From those discussions grew the creation of a three-year business plan which explores the possibility of a much…
Tagged with: Collective Impact, community prevention system, dakota county, PCIT, PIWI, Rooted in Relationships, south sioux city
Posted in Cradle to career
Posted in Cradle to career
Norfolk’s plans to serve vulnerable older youth with $300,000 grant from Nebraska Children
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $300,000 over two years to the Norfolk Area United Way on behalf of the Norfolk Family Coalition and the Social Innovation Sub-Committee. The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth…
Tagged with: Collective Impact, Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, norfolk, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Scaling up: Expanding What Works to create more change for more children
By Mary Kate Gulick, Vice President Everyone loves a new idea. An untested innovation. Something that no one has ever done before. Really, it’s only human nature. But in the business of social change, this fixation on breaking new ground may do more harm than good. The…
Panhandle Partnership honored at UpPour
At UpPour 2014, The Panhandle Partnership for Health and Human Services received the Mike Yanney Community Award for their powerful work on behalf of Western Nebraska’s children and families over the last 15 years. Founded in 1998, the Panhandle Partnership is…
