Nebraska-CBO-partners.xlsx

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1		Nebraska Department of Education			Note: For resource updates/additions, email christina@pearlstrats.com
2		Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program
3		Community-Based Organization (CBO) Partner Resource
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5	Name	Title	Organization	Email	Website	Description	Service Area	Services	Underserved Populations
6			All Doors Lead Home Coordinated Entry		https://ccfl.unl.edu/community-services-management/coordinated-entry	The All Doors Lead Home Coordinated Entry System is Nebraska’s approach to organizing and providing housing services for people experiencing homelessness. Coordinated entry points throughout the state help people experiencing homelessness get connected to a variety of housing and supportive services.	Statewide	Multiple services
7			Avenue Scholars		https://avescholars.org/	Avenue Scholars provides comprehensive, individualized support services to help Omaha-area students identify, prepare for, and ultimately enter financially sustaining, high-demand careers requiring an associate degree or less. Programming begins in the student’s junior year of high school and continues uninterrupted through postsecondary training and for six months following career entry. Eligibility is based on financial need (eligibility for free or reduced-price school lunches or a federal Pell Grant), interest in pursuing a high-demand career requiring an associate degree or less, and attendance at an AS partner high school.	Omaha Metro	Academic supports
8			Beyond School Bells		https://beyondschoolbells.org/	Beyond School Bells works to make quality, afterschool programs and activities accessible to all of Nebraska’s children through a statewide public-private partnership that supports sustainable, high-quality, school-community collaborations that provide youth with what they need to be successful in school and in life. These collaborations provide kids access to areas of learning they may never experience, including hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities. Through the process, participants exhibit increased school attendance, positive behavior and improved academic performance.	Statewide	Extended day and year programming
10			Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands		https://bgcomaha.org/	Clubs provide a fun, safe and constructive environment for kids and teens during out-of-school hours. Serving more than 7,000 youth across 14 locations in Omaha, Carter Lake and Council Bluffs, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands’ programs are led by professional and caring staff. Each Club offer programs and services to help young people succeed in school, develop leadership skills, and maintain healthy lifestyles.	Omaha Metro	Extended day and year programming
13			Bring Up Nebraska		https://bringupnebraska.org/who-we-are/collaboratives.html	Bring Up Nebraska is a statewide partnership that focuses on community-based prevention efforts. Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, Bring Up Nebraska's administrative lead, works with communities, as well as state and national partners to bring additional partners, resources, and solutions together to address and further support prevention efforts. Bring Up Nebraska is designed to be a community-owned effort that works to prevent transition-age youth and families from reaching crisis. All Nebraska counties are part of a Bring Up Nebraska Community Collaborative, with a Central Navigator available to help youth and families get connected with a variety of local supports.	Statewide	Multiple services
15	Sara Riffel	Vice President, Older Youth Systems & Connected Youth Initiative	Central Navigator Text Help	sriffel@nebraskachildren.org	https://neconnectedyouth.org/support-for-young-people/central-navigation.html	Central Navigation is the entry point for youth and families to access services and programs in their own community. Central Navigation serves as a hub for lots of services and supports so youth and families only have to tell their story one time and get connected to help. Youth and families can text text “HELP” to 402-226-5842 or 308-280-8383 to get connected to the Central Navigator for their area.	Statewide	Multiple services
16	Andra White	Deputy Director	Central Plains Center for Services	awhite@central-plains.org	http://www.central-plains.org/	Central Plains Center for Services offers opportunities for positive change to individuals, families and communities across the state of Nebraska through Educational Programs, Transitional Living Services, Early Childhood Education, and After School/Summer Programs.	Statewide	Multiple services
17			Coalition for a Strong Nebraska		https://strongnebraska.org/about/members/	The Coalition for a Strong Nebraska (CSN) organizes and builds capacity within Nebraska’s network of nonprofits to impact poverty policy and to create an environment in which the lives of people experiencing poverty may be improved through public policy solutions. Many CSN coalition members provide a vareity of direct services to children, youth, and families experiencing poverty.	Statewide	Multiple services
18			College Possible - Omaha		https://collegepossible.org/communities/omaha/	College Possible has been serving students within the Omaha metro area since 2011. College Possible works to make college admission and success possible for students from low-income backgrounds through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support.	Omaha Metro	Academic supports
19			Communities for Kids (C4K)		https://www.communitiesforkids.org/communities/overview.html	The C4K initiative partners with communities’ public and private entities to support and coordinate planning for access to high-quality early care and education for all children birth through age five. These partnerships are customized to address each community’s unique assets and needs so each community can grow and prosper well into the future.	Statewide	Early childhood
20			Community Action of Nebraska		https://canhelp.org/	Community Action of Nebraska (CAN) is a nonprofit statewide association made up of Nebraska’s nine Community Action Agencies. Community Action Agencies in Nebraska work together to address the causes and conditions of poverty. Through programs and services such as those shared below, Agencies work to move low-income Nebraskans from economic instability to economic mobility. Program focus areas include housing, health and wellness, food and nutrition, child development, transportation, asset development, employment programs, disaster relief, and veteran’s services.	Statewide	Multiple services
21	Sara Riffel	Vice President, Older Youth Systems & Connected Youth Initiative	Connected Youth Initiative	sriffel@nebraskachildren.org	https://neconnectedyouth.org/	With support from the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, the Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) supports transition-aged youth and young adults, ages 14 to 26, in Nebraska, who are living without the support of family and have life experiences that can make transitioning to adulthood feel overwhelming. Supports are provided through a Central Navigator in or near your community who connects youth to a variety of supports, including: Transition Support (e.g., youth-led, strength-based coaching) Financial Assistance and Housing (e.g., Opportunity Passport Program) Education and Career Pathways Leadership and Engagement (e.g., advocacy, social connections) Support for Young Survivors of Trafficking Support for Young Parents and Families	Statewide	Multiple services	Any youth aged 14-25 that are without family supports and have any of the following lived experiences: foster care/child welfare, juvenile justice, homeless, near-homeless, trafficking/violence, and/or are pregnant or parenting
22	Caroline Sabin	Executive Director	Families 1st Partnership	caroline@families1stpartnership.org	https://www.families1stpartnership.org/	Families 1st Partnership is a backbone organization for frontline agencies that work with families. Families 1st works to ensure that coaches have the support they need to best assist families. Through coaching there is access to budgeting classes, life skills assistance, single parenting support, behavioral health supports, and more. Financial and rental assistance may also be available to families or individuals working with a coach. Families 1st Partnership currently offers assistance in Lincoln, Keith, Arthur, Perkins, chase, Dundy, Hitchcock, Hayes, Frontier, Furnas & Red Willow counties. Families 1st is continually looking to expand into other counties to assist families in need.	Statewide	Multiple services
23	Darlus McWilliams	Family Coach	Family Coaching Program, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)	darlus.mcwilliams@nebraska.gov		The Family Coaching Program supports families - including those at risk of or experiencing homelessness - by providing direct coaching, resources, and referrals to assist in meeting the family's needs. Coaches help families understand their eligibility for and get connected to a variety of service agencies and programs related to economic assistance, financial literacy, education, employment, and mental and physical health. In providing supports, coaches consider each family's cultural and religious needs. Darlus serves Eastern Nebraska counties, including Antelope, Boone, Madison, Pierce, Platte, Stanton, and Wayne.	Statewide	Wraparound supports
24	Margot Dainowski	Family Coach	Family Coaching Program, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)	Margot.Dainowski@nebraska.gov		The Family Coaching Program supports families - including those at risk of or experiencing homelessness - by providing direct coaching, resources, and referrals to assist in meeting the family's needs. Coaches help families understand their eligibility for and get connected to a variety of service agencies and programs related to economic assistance, financial literacy, education, employment, and mental and physical health. In providing supports, coaches consider each family's cultural and religious needs. Margot serves Western Nebraska counties, including Arthur, Chase, Custer, Dawson, Frontier, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, and Red Willow.	Statewide	Wraparound supports
26	Joe DiCostanzo	Assistant Vice President of Postsecondary Education and Career	Fostering Achievement in Nebraska	jdicostanzo@nebraskachildren.org	https://www.nebraskachildren.org/what-we-do/connected-youth-initiative/fostering-achievement-in-nebraska.html	Fostering Achievement in Nebraska is a cross-sector stakeholder network that aims to 1) increase the number of unconnected and opportunity students who enter into, persist in, and graduate from postsecondary education or training and 2) build and strengthen the education-to-career pipeline for Nebraska’s unconnected and opportunity students	Statewide	College and career supports
27			MENTOR Nebraska		https://www.mentornebraska.org/	MENTOR Nebraska works to improve the number and quality of mentoring programs available for Nebraska’s youth. For more than 20 years, MENTOR Nebraska has led the mentoring movement to ensure youth and mentors have access to high-quality mentoring experiences. MENTOR Nebraska supports and collaborates with more than 200 mentoring programs that serve 14,000+ youth across Nebraska. Locate local mentoring programs that are part of MENTOR Nebraska at https://www.mentornebraska.org/get-involved/become-a-partner/.	Statewide	Mentoring
29	Dr. Joshua Cramer	Senior Vice President	Nebraska Children and Families Foundation	jcramer@nebraskachildren.org	https://www.nebraskachildren.org/	NCCF works to strengthen Nebraska children and families, keeping them out of the welfare and criminal justice systems from cradle to career. Their approach encompasses all the resources a community has to offer, helping to ensure community ownership of the process and outcomes. NCCF initiatives focus on early childhood education, behavioral and mental health, out-of-school time, opportunity youth.	Statewide	Multiple services
30	Karen Pinkelman		Sixpence Early Learning Fund	kpinkelman@nebraskachildren.org	https://www.singasongofsixpence.org/sixpence-locations/	Sixpence works to enable communities to create additional high-quality early childhood programs to help serve their most vulnerable infants and toddlers.	Statewide	Early childhood
31	Tera Kucera	Chief Executive Officer	Care Corps' LifeHouse	tera.kucera@lifehousene.org	https://lifehousene.org/	Care Corps' LifeHouse provides a variety of housing and supportive services - including shelter, case management, rental assistance, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, life skills, food assistance, prevention, and after-care - to Nebraskans experiencing housing insecurity.	Fremont	Multiple services
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