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…
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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
February Connected Youth Initiative roundup
A new year means new challenges, victories, and efforts to make life better for Nebraska’s unconnected youth. Here’s what the CYI team has been up to lately. LEAP semester celebration Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) scholars from Omaha…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, LEAP, project everlast, school
Posted in News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Helping at-risk youth in North Platte
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $200,000 over two years to the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation on behalf of North Platte’s Families First Partnership (formerly known as the West Central Partnership-Children and Families Alliance). The funding will be used to…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, foster care, juvenile justice, North Platte, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Connected Youth Initiative in Grand Island/Kearney/Hastings
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $300,000 over two years to the Hall County Community Collaborative (H3C). The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) system to serve young people in need across Hall, Adams,…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, foster care, grand island, hastings, juvenile justice, kearney, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Southeast Nebraska’s plan to connect the unconnected
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is awarding $300,000 over two years to the Blue Valley Community Action Partnership (BVCA). The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) to serve young people in need across Butler, Cass,…
Tagged with: blue valley, Connected Youth Initiatve, crete, CYI, juvenile justice, nebraska city, project everlast
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
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
Inside Fremont’s Connected Youth Initiative
Recently, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation announced a $300,000 award over two years to the Fremont Area United Way on behalf of the Fremont Family Coalition. The funding will be used to build a Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) system to…
Tagged with: Connected Youth Initiatve, CYI, foster care, Fremont, juvenile justice, project everlast, SIF
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Growing the Good Life 