Governor Ricketts signed a proclamation declaring April Child Abuse Prevention Month in Nebraska. Here, DHHS CEO Dannette Smith (left) poses with First Lady Shore (right) who is holding the proclamation.
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Prevent Child Abuse Nebraska Recognizes Every Community’s Role in Supporting Thriving Families
Tagged with: Bring Up Nebraska, child abuse, Child Abuse Prevention, child well being, dhhs, prevent child abuse, Susanne Shore
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
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.…
Building Communities of Hope: Casey Family Programs Recognizes “Bring Up Nebraska”
On January 15, 2020, Casey Family Programs, the largest private foundation whose aim is to minimize the need for foster care while creating communities of hope, awarded Bring Up Nebraska with the Jim Casey Building Communities of Hope Award.
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is proud to lead this prevention partnership.
Tagged with: Bring Up Nebraska, child well being, community collaboratives, community prevention system, community response, Connected Youth Initiatve, foster care, foster youth, jim casey, jim casey youth opportunities initiative, Mary Jo Pankoke, prevention, resilience, Susanne Shore
Posted in Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
Posted in Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, News and Events, Teen/Early Adulthood
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
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
Growing the Good Life 