ACLU of Nebraska
The ACLU is our nation’s guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the United States Constitution and laws of Nebraska guarantee everyone in the Cornhusker state. These rights include: Your First Amendment rights – freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion. Your right to equal protection under the law – protection against unlawful discrimination. Your right to due process – fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake. Your right to privacy – freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs. The ACLU also works to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color; women; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people; prisoners; and people with disabilities.
Action for Healthy Kids
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/
Action for Healthy Kids fights childhood obesity, undernourishment and physical inactivity. We’re giving kids the keys to health and academic success by meeting them where they are — in the classroom, in the cafeteria and on the playground — with fun physical activity and nutrition lessons and changes that make it possible for them to eat nutritiously and play actively every day.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands is a community-based mentoring program. Our organization operates under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 7 through 18, in the Omaha metro area. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Big Elk Native American Center
http://www.bigelknativecenter.org/
Our mission is to promote equity and access for the Native American community in the Omaha, Nebraska area by providing advocacy and support, and to assert that Native Americans have a special status as the original inhabitants of these lands.
Big Garden Omaha
At the Big Garden, we grow healthy food, healthy kids, and healthy communities. We do that by building gardens; teaching children to grow, cook, and preserve their own food; and providing education to address the systemic nature of hunger in our communities.
Black and Pink
Black and Pink’s mission is to abolish the criminal punishment system and to liberate LGBTQIA2S+ people/people living with HIV who are affected by that system, through advocacy, support, and organizing.
Black Men United
http://blackmenunited.weebly.com/
The purpose of Black Men United is to foster Black male achievement by enhancing economic, social, educational and political inclusion in the United States. To accomplish this it will focus on providing services, programs and supporting in the three critical areas of education, work and family, while also promoting positive images and messages about Black boys and men. To educate and empower all people with ongoing recruitment of MENtor’s to help save a generation of our youth.
Bold Nebraska
Bold Nebraska is part of network of small but mighty groups protecting the land, water and climate. It is best known for its work to build an unlikely alliance of farmers, ranchers, Tribal Nations and citizens to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. However, the citizen group also works on issues including eminent domain, clean energy, and small family farms and lifting up small businesses, which are vital to our communities and state.
Boys Town
Changing the way America cares for children, families, and communities by providing and promoting an Integrated Continuum of Care that instills Boys Town values to strengthen body, mind, and spirit.
Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska
The BIA-NE is committed to creating a better future for all Nebraskans with brain injuries. Serving the brain injury population means working to secure and develop community-based services, providing support groups and access to pertinent information and medical resources and service referrals. It also means educating professionals who work with children and adults with brain injury.
Bright Horizons
http://www.brighthorizonsne.org/
Bright Horizons is dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence and sexual assault through empowerment, education, social action and support services. Our organization provides free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and human trafficking. Our services are available 24 hours a day. We serve 10 counties in north central and northeastern Nebraska, including Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Rock and Stanton.
CASA for Lancaster County
http://www.casa4lancaster.org/
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. CASA’s main focus is to be the child’s voice in the court room. Their secondary role is finding activities that nutrition the child. Studies show how without doubt that children in Foster Care do better all-around when they have something that is just theirs. CASA finds what the child’s interests are and opportunities in the community to give to these children the chance to explore their interests. Since the organization gets federal and state money, CASA is creative and resourceful to give children the same opportunities as children not living in poverty have. CASA is a 501(c)(3) that now has a 501(h) filed, after being in CSN training.
Cause Collective
https://causecollectivelincoln.socs.net/
Cause Collective strengthens nonprofit to better serve the community through collaboration, education and advocacy.
Center for People in Need
http://centerforpeopleinneed.org/
The mission of the Center for People in Need is to enhance opportunities for families and youth as they address socio-economic barriers limiting their paths to success. In support of our mission we…Assist other human service agencies that are providing for the social and economic needs of low-income, high needs families and individuals; Provide for the emergency, basic needs of families through delivery of direct services; Actively advocate for systemic changes through federal, state and local policy makers; Develop and support educational programs, increase job training, and improve computer skills for low-income workers.
Center for Rural Affairs
For more than 40 years, the Center for Rural Affairs has stood strong for the values that reflect the best of rural America. Established in 1973, the organization has fought to secure a future for family farming and ranching, small towns and rural communities. They helped build a new generation of small businesses and agricultural enterprises that offer opportunity to rural people. Together with rural Americans, they worked to fulfill the responsibility to be good stewards of the land and water. The Center has never wavered in its commitment to opportunity, stewardship and community. In Washington, they have confronted powerful, selfish interests in difficult, critical battles. They keep up the fight, providing a clear vision and steadfast hope for a better future in rural America. Through well-informed, persistent advocacy, policy has been changed in Washington and state capitals. The Center works to ensure social and economic justice, environmental stewardship and genuine opportunity for all while engaging people in decisions that affect the quality of life, securing a bright, vibrant future of their communities.
CHI Health McAuley Folgelstrom Center
The Mission of Catholic Health Initiatives is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church, supported by education and research. Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we create healthier communities.
City Match
CityMatCH is a national membership organization of city and county health departments’ maternal and child health (MCH) programs and leaders representing urban communities in the United States. CityMatCH’s mission is to strengthen public health leaders and organizations to promote equity and improve the health of urban women, families, and communities.
Civic Nebraska
https://www.civicnebraska.org/
Civic Nebraska works to create a more modern and robust democracy for all Nebraskans. We achieve this through youth civic leadership programs in K-12 schools, civic health initiatives in communities across the state, and ensuring our elections are modern and accessible to all Nebraskans. A modern and robust democracy does not build itself. It takes hard work and dedicated community leaders. It starts on our streets, in our schools, and neighborhoods, and that is where you will find Civic Nebraska.
Coalition of 100 Black Women
In 2002, a group of women motivated with a desire to make a difference in Omaha came together to develop an interest group known as the Interest Group of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. This newly formed group became the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Omaha Metropolitan Chapter on May 3, 2003, under the leadership of Princess Mcullum. Our vision is to serve as a viable women’s organization that will work with sincerity and diligence to become an effective, intricate entity in the Greater Metropolitan Omaha area. Our motto, listed above, reflects our desire to be action-oriented and strive for change.The chapter promotes an environment within the organization that is hospitable. Ideas and information are shared to promote teamwork and equality.
Collective for Youth
https://www.collectiveforyouth.org/
Collective for Youth is a connector for advocacy, resources and training for out of school time providers. We are committed to connecting youth to high quality programs and growing a community of thriving partners who ignite the imagination and grow the minds of youth.
College Possible Omaha
http://www.collegepossible.org/omaha/
College Possible Omaha is proud to serve more than 700 high school students in the Omaha area at 10 partner high schools in 6 different districts for the 2016-17 academic year. Almost 900 college students from the Omaha site are enrolled at 53 colleges and universities regionally and across the country. 70 percent of our students will be the first in their family to attend college. College Possible Omaha was founded during the 2011-12 school year. Thirty-two AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA members currently serve through the site.
Common Cause
https://www.commoncause.org/nebraska/
Common Cause Nebraska is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization. Over the past 40 years, we’ve worked as our state’s foremost government watchdog, advocating for issues like campaign finance reform and voting rights, while striving to expose corruption and influence. Through a combination of coalition building, policy development, research, public education, and lobbying, our goal is to bring to the forefront the issues that affect Nebraskans at the local, statewide, and national level. Above all else, we want to see a Nebraska that strives for open, honest, and ethical government.
Community Action of Nebraska
Community Action of Nebraska (CAN) is the state association of the nine independent Community Action Agencies in the state. CAN coordinates training and technical assistance for the local agencies and supports the development of statewide initiatives such as assets development programs and free tax preparation assistance. CAN staff members participate in numerous statewide initiatives, developing policies and practices that support low-income families in attaining economic stability and community engagement. CAN’s mission is that it collaborates with community service organizations across the State to foster the cultures and skills which support low-income families attaining economic stability and to keep the voices and conditions of those in poverty central in the development of public policy.
Community Justice Center
https://communityjusticecenter.org/
The Community Justice Center (CJC) is the leading Restorative Justice practitioner and educator in the State of Nebraska. We offer unique evidence-based Victim Impact/Empathy peer programming that inspires offenders and helps participants understand whom their victims are and the true extent of the harm they caused their victims and communities. We utilize Restorative Justice Practices to habilitate offenders while holding them accountable for their actions. We reduce recidivism rates for a better, safer, and more cost-effective criminal justice system.
Completely KIDS
https://www.completelykids.org/
Completely KIDS educates and empowers kids and families to create a safe, healthy, successful and connected community. In supporting our mission, we assist more than 2,000 youth and their families via school and homeless shelter partnerships in overcoming barriers to their success. Our headquarters, 2566 St. Mary’s Ave., is at the heart of the community we serve. As such, we are better able to understand the challenges our families face, as well as provide them with easier access to our services.
Courts Matter Coalition of Nebraska
The Courts Matter Coalition of Nebraska monitors and takes action on federal judicial nominations because of the immense power held by the individuals who hold lifetime seats on the federal bench. The federal courts are the final arbiter when it comes to the rights of all Americans. Therefore, the composition of these courts, and the nominations process that determines this composition, affects every issue that is important to American citizens.
Crisis Center
The Crisis Center is a non-profit agency providing 24 hour emergency and supportive services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services are provided for Hall, Howard, Hamilton and Merrick Counties.
D2 Center
The mission of the D2 Center is to connect out-of-school and disengaged youth ages 15-21 into an educational pathway with other resources and supports needed to earn a high school diploma and prepare for post-secondary opportunities and a career. We offer several elective credit classes at the D2 Center for students who need alternative ways to earn high school credit. Our certified teachers specialize in creating a small, caring classroom environment with a focus on individual students and their success. Students can also participate in our Careers & Community Engagement Program through activities that help identify career interests, strengths, and post-secondary opportunities. Our services consist of individualized planning and support for academic success including credit attainment, youth advocacy, and multiple pathways to earn a high school diploma. We’ve designed our program based on best practices from national models and research.
Descendants of DeWitty
http://descendantsofdewitty.org/
To promote and keep the memory of the founders of DeWitty alive through Research, Education, and Outreach.
Disability Rights Nebraska
http://www.disabilityrightsnebraska.org/
Disability Rights Nebraska uses a combination of legal advocacy, public policy advocacy, citizen advocacy, self-advocacy and advocacy education to protect vulnerable people with disabilities, especially those who learn, live or work in isolated, segregated or congregated settings. Disability Rights Nebraska was created to assist individuals with disabilities and their families in protecting and advocating for their rights. From its beginning, Disability Rights Nebraska has promoted the principles of equality, self-determination, and dignity of persons with disabilities.
Down Syndrome Alliance of The Midlands
The Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands is committed to connecting those touched by Down syndrome through education, advocacy and support. DSA is a non-profit agency founded in 1999 and based in Omaha, Nebraska. We are parents, advocates, educators and medical professionals. DSA is affiliated with the National Down Syndrome Society, the National Down Syndrome Congress, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation and Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action.
Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership
ENCAP wants the people it serves to lead the positive changes in their lives. We build relationships with clients based on mutual respect and accountability. Through a variety of programs, from behavioral health, to food and nutrition, to family support, and providing transportation, ENCAP uses best practices and innovative programming to make a meaningful difference in the communities that we serve.
Empowerment Network
The Empowerment Network has emerged over the past seven years as a catalyst for bringing together individuals and organizations to accomplish visionary and strategic objectives. Omaha will be a GREAT city, in every zip code, by closing long-standing gaps in education, employment and entrepreneurship, housing, and quality of life, which have been traditionally based on race and geographic segregation. We address poverty, economic and educational gaps, and quality of life disparities by Building Wealth & Income, Creating Strong Families, Preparing Successful Children, and Rebuilding Thriving Neighborhoods. Specific strategies using our experiences from the past seven years are incorporated into the 7 Step Empowerment Plan. It is a holistic and comprehensive community building approach.
Family Housing Advisory Services
Established in 1968, Family Housing Advisory Services’ (FHAS) mission is to improve the quality of life and eliminate poverty by helping people achieve housing stability and financial security. FHAS is committed to, and compassionate about, finding solutions to address poverty-related problems through housing and financial education and advocacy. Our goal is to make a positive impact in our community…one household at a time. Our programs reach low-to-moderate income persons seeking to avert a crisis and/or improve their housing, finances, and quality of life through a unique combination of services that change the way we think about money, saving, spending priorities, and preparing for the future, thereby, eradicating poverty and bringing about self-sufficiency, changing the landscape of impoverished communities and our city, one household at a time.
Family Service Lincoln
https://familyservicelincoln.org/
For more than 125 years, Family Service Lincoln has helped hundreds of thousands of people. While our name and specific services have changed over the years, our accomplishments have woven a common thread of helping families achieve their goals through better health and education. Currently, we have over 175 full time and part-time staff that provide service in 85 of Nebraska’s counties.
Financial Hope Collaborative
https://business.creighton.edu/community-connection/financial-hope-collaborative
The Financial Hope Collaborative (FHC) at Creighton University identifies economic barriers for low and moderate income households, creates replicable solutions, and collaborates with community partners to implement these solutions. FHC identifies best practices in programs and policies and adapts them to the local community to facilitate access to the financial mainstream for all.
First Light
Our mission is to help children and families by ensuring collaborative child abuse investigations and advocacy, in a safe child-friendly environment.
Food Bank for the Heartland
Food Bank for the Heartland’s mission is to provide emergency and supplemental food to hungry people in Nebraska and western Iowa. In fiscal year 2016, we will distribute 16+ million pounds of food to 93 counties through 225 agency and 250 school partners as well as 5 direct service programs.
Food Bank of Lincoln
http://www.lincolnfoodbank.org/
The mission for the Food Bank of Lincoln (FBL) is to alleviate hunger in Southeast Nebraska. They do this by nourishing our communities to end hunger. FBL aspires to be empathetic to people’s suffering by empowering people, showing kindness, and by restoring dignity. FBL aspires to be collaborative with each other, clients, partners, and the community at large. They seek win-win-win solutions.
Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Goodwill Industries, Inc., Serving Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa, has been a leader in helping people fulfill their dreams through work since 1933. We train and employ people with disabilities and others who may be at a competitive disadvantage in the job market, such as at-risk youth. Our many employment and training services are funded through government agencies, grants, private support and proceeds from the sale of donated goods at our locations throughout the metro area.
Great Plains Black History Museum
https://gpblackhistorymuseum.org/
The Mission of the Great Plains Black History Museum and Interpretive Center is to preserve, celebrate and educate all people of the contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout the Great Plains of America.
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha has an open-door policy: All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any of the other distinctions that too often divide people. Habitat Omaha welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds and also serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or religion. As a matter of policy, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations do not proselytize. This means that Habitat will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must either adhere to or convert to a particular faith, or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.
Health Center Association of Nebraska
The Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN) is a nonprofit Primary Care Association who is committed to enhancing and expanding access to quality, community-responsive healthcare for Nebraska’s medically underserved and uninsured. Members of HCAN are Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide medical, dental and behavioral health services for nearly 85,000 Nebraskans.
Heart Ministry Center
https://heartministrycenter.org/
The Heart Ministry Center originated nearly 40 years ago as the Sacred Heart Human Needs Door Ministry. Beginning in 1982, under the leadership of Father Jim Scholz and Sr. Mary Ann Murphy the door ministry provided food, clothing, and other basic needs for neighbors and families of children enrolled at Sacred Heart School. In 1997, the ministry moved to a building at 31st and Spaulding Street and became known as the Heart Ministry Center. The Center has always aimed to assist people needing life’s most basic necessities.
Heartland Family Service
http://heartlandfamilyservice.org/
The mission of Heartland Family Service is to strengthen individuals and families in our community through education, counseling, and support services. Founded in 1875, Heartland Family Service serves more than 35,000 individuals of all ages each year from 19 locations in east central Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Our 50 programs provide critical human services to the individuals and families who ultimately shape the future of our community in the following focus areas: child & family, counseling & prevention and housing & financial stability.
Heartland Workers Center
http://www.heartlandworkerscenter.org/
To improve the quality of life of Latino/a immigrant workers by promoting leadership development, workers’ rights, and civic engagement through legal information sharing, training, and organizing.
Heartland Workforce Solutions
As a result of more than 20 years of community organizing experience, Sergio Sosa – along with Latino/a workers, social and religious institutions, and hometown associations-formed the Heartland Workers Center (HWC) in January of 2009. After listening to hundreds of stories from workers in meatpacking, construction, restaurants, and cleaning, a vision was born to create a new model of organizing that entails finding and developing leaders, training them on workers’ rights, and finding effective methods of participating in the civic society. The HWC was incorporated and officially became a non-profit organization [501(c)3] in April of 2010. The mission is To improve the quality of life of Latino/a immigrant workers by promoting leadership development, workers’ rights, and civic engagement through legal information sharing, training, and organizing.
Holland Children’s Movement
The Holland Children’s Movement is a nonpartisan research and advocacy organization dedicated to leading Nebraskans to action on national, state and local budget and policy decisions to reduce childhood poverty and improve prosperity for Nebraska families. We support efforts to tackle the root causes of family poverty and assure that every child in Nebraska has the support they need to reach their full potential. The Holland Children’s Movement’s focus is to make the state of Nebraska a national leader in opportunities for all children.
Hope Harbor
Our mission is “Help and hope for a life of self-sufficiency.” Hope Harbor accomplishes this mission by providing services to needy and displaced homeless, near homeless families, women and children. We help meet their needs for safe shelter, meals, and supportive case management with a goal of obtaining permanent housing and becoming self-sufficient.
Immigrant Legal Center
The mission of the Immigrant Legal Center is to welcome immigrants into our communities by providing high quality legal services, education, and advocacy. The ultimate goal of the Immigrant Legal Center (ILC), like that of Justice For Our Neighbors-Nebraska, is to empower immigrants to be full participants in the community by reducing inequality and combatting poverty.
Inclusive Communities
http://www.inclusive-communities.org/
Inclusive Communities is a human relations organization confronting prejudice, bigotry and discrimination through educational programs that raise awareness, foster leadership and encourage advocacy for a just and inclusive society. Through our powerful social justice work, we are providing education and advocacy related to the topics of diversity and inclusion. We work with schools, businesses and in the community.
InCommon Community Development
inCOMMON Community Development alleviates poverty at a “root” level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods. We do this by fostering relationships of belonging, equipping and supporting residents for success, and empowering neighbor-driven change.
Institute for Public Leadership
The Institute for Public Leadership (IPL) empowers diverse and emerging communities by developing leaders to act for justice and the common good. IPL is an affiliate organization with Omaha Together One Community (OTOC). IPL collaborates with local organizations to identify emerging leaders. IPL provides skills training, research and organizing support. IPL focuses on leaders from diverse faiths, races, and socio-economic backgrounds including refugees and immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America, public school parents, and faith-based and community organizations.
KVC Nebraska
KVC Nebraska is a behavioral health organization that provides child welfare, juvenile justice and developmental disability services. These services include Foster Care, Intensive Family Preservation, Family Support Services, and Extended Family Home services for individuals with Development and/or Intellectual Disabilities. Its mission is to enrich and enhance the lives of Nebraska families.
Latino Center of the Midlands
To promote the self-sufficiency and self-determination of Heartland Latino families and community by providing bilingual, high quality social, educational, economic, and advocacy services.
League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha
The League of Women Voters of Omaha, a non-partisan organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Lutheran Family Services
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is a faith-based, not-for-profit, multi-service human care agency with locations across Nebraska and in Council Bluffs, Iowa. LFS expresses God’s love for all people by providing quality human care services that build and strengthen individual, family and community life. Services are provided through three core competencies: Behavioral Health, Children Services and Community Services.
Malcom X Memorial Foundation
https://www.malcolmxfoundation.org/
The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, it was established to educate through the teachings of Malcolm X’s legacy on a local, national and international scale. The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation, in concert with local, national, and international supporters of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), endeavors to perpetuate his uncompromising leadership and contributions towards social justice.
March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one. We are changing that.
For 80 years, March of Dimes has helped millions of babies survive and thrive. Now we’re building on that legacy to level the playing field for all moms and babies, no matter their age, socio-economic background or demographics. We support moms throughout their pregnancy, even when everything doesn’t go according to plan. We advocate for policies that prioritize their health. We support radical improvements to the care they receive. And we pioneer research to find solutions to the biggest health threats to moms and babies.
MENTOR Nebraska
https://www.mentornebraska.org/
Advocacy is an important part of the work that Midlands Mentoring Partnership (MMP) does. MMP was created to bring about community-wide, systemic change that would allow mentoring programs to serve more youth with high quality services. There are more than 200+ mentoring programs in Nebraska that are serving more than 15,000 youth, however, not nearly enough mentors to serve our state’s 80,000 school-age youth that live in poverty. MMP works on the national level, the state level, and the city level and advocates for issues that support our sector and vulnerable families. The organization is committed to quality mentoring and accountability. MMP works closely with mentoring agencies in the community and across Nebraska to ensure that systems are in place to create, monitor, support and evaluate mentor-mentee matches. And— are helping to expand the number of mentoring relationships for the youth that need it the most.
Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless
http://www.endhomelessnesstoday.org/
MACCH is the backbone organization of a collective impact effort representing all local housing and homeless service organizations within Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties. Incorporated in 2006, MACCH leads implementation of our community’s “10 Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.” Since its’ founding, MACCH has procured nearly $30 million in federal funding on behalf of regional homeless assistance projects.
Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition (MOTAC)
The Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition (MOTAC) formed in 1992 in order to strengthen tobacco prevention and control efforts in the Omaha metro area. We lead Douglas County in addressing tobacco-related issues through public policy, education and community action.
National Association of Social Workers
https://www.socialworkers.org/
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 132,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
Nebraska AIDS Project
Nebraska AIDs Project leads the community in the fight to overcome HIV/AIDS and its stigma through education, supportive services and advocacy.
Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers
The Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers (Nebraska Alliance) provides statewide leadership in the fight against child abuse alongside its member centers, Nebraska’s seven fully accredited Child Advocacy Centers. The Nebraska Alliance: facilitates a collaborative statewide network dedicated to a coordinated and comprehensive response to child abuse, serves as a leading resource within Nebraska in regard to child abuse issues and the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) model, and represents a collaborative effort among our CAC membership, staff and our governing entity. The Nebraska Alliance also provides support services to emerging and existing CACs and multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs), and assists with the development, continuation, and enhancement of the CAC model throughout Nebraska.
Nebraska Appleseed
Founded in 1996, Nebraska Appleseed is a nonprofit organization that fights for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans. With expertise in addressing systemic problems affecting thousand of people, we incorporate legal advocacy, community activism, and policy expertise to make a positive, sustainable difference in our four main areas of concentration – health care access, poverty, child welfare, and immigration. We take our work wherever we believe we can do the most good, whether that’s at the courthouse, in the statehouse or in the community.
Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors
Leaders at local health departments statewide leverage their collective expertise and capacity to assure The Good Life is a healthy one for all Nebraskans through their professional association—the Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors (NALHD). NALHD’s technical assistance, training, and grants management activities support high-quality public health work statewide.
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
https://www.nebraskachildren.org/
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation supports children, young adults and families at risk with the overall goal of giving our state’s most vulnerable kids what they need to reach their full potential. We do this by building strong communities that support families so their children can grow up to be thriving, productive adults.
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Nebraska Children’s Home (NCHS) is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization, established in 1893. Through nine locations across Nebraska, NCHS provides child-centered services focusing on the best interests of the children. The NCHS vision is “a safe and loving family for every child.” NCHS works towards its vision through four core services: Adoption, Foster Care, Family Support and Early Childhood Education.NCHS is accredited by the Council on Accreditation, a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity. NCHS is a Nonprofit Association of the Midlands – Guidelines and Principles Best Practices Partner and is a GuideStar Gold Level Participant.
Nebraska Civic Engagement Table
https://www.nebraskatable.org/
The Nebraska Civic Engagement Table exists to strengthen Nebraska’s nonprofit community through collaboration, training, and leadership development. Our goal is to create a year-round culture of civic engagement in Nebraska, and offer grassroots organizations, with deep community connections, the resources and training they need to engage with the communities they serve.
Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
https://www.nebraskacoalition.org/
The Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence is a statewide advocacy organization committed to the prevention and elimination of sexual and domestic violence. We work to enhance safety and justice for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by supporting and building upon the services provided by our network of local programs.
Nebraska Families 4 Medical Cannabis
https://www.facebook.com/nf4mc/
To educate, advocate, and legislate for legal and safe access to cannabis as a medical option for those who are suffering needlessly.
Nebraska Family Planning
Established in 1991, the Family Planning Council of Nebraska exists to ensure that every Nebraskan has access to quality family planning and sexual and reproductive health services. Its goal is to provide funding, technical assistance, and support to our network of grantee clinics so that they can continue to offer quality care and services that set community standards, exceed patients’ expectations and are provided in a caring, convenient, cost-effective and accessible manner.
Nebraska State Education Association
The mission of the Nebraska State Education Association is to advocate for all education professionals, empowering them to provide an excellent public education for every student. Our vision is a great public education for every student.
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition
The Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition (NUIHC) is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in the State of Nebraska. We provide community health care and services targeting the urban American Indian and Alaska Native population in the greater Omaha metropolitan area, Lincoln-Lancaster metropolitan area, and Sioux City, Iowa. We are state-recognized, and our rehabilitative health care services are nationally accredited through the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Our diabetes self-management program is nationally accredited through the Diabetes Education Accreditation Program. We have been serving our community since 1986.
Nebraskans for Peace
https://www.nebraskansforpeace.org/
Nebraskans for Peace is a grassroots, progressive community organization founded in 1970. The focus is to promote peace and social justice through nonviolent protests and supporting campaigns that stop violence and injustices in the state of Nebraska. Nebraskans for Peace lend research and support in large scale topics such as climate change and nuclear war, as well as local topics such Native American rights and policies of equality for the LGBTQ community. The organization also focuses on LGBTQ legislative bills, women’s health, Whiteclay, and now Standing Rock concerns, as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. Nebraskans for Peace host events that support local businesses, artists, and musicians that are interested in social justice issues. In working on topics of injustice, the organization tends to work with marginalized people who systemically then also live in poverty.
Nebraskans for the Arts
https://www.nebraskansforthearts.org/
Nebraskans for the Arts advocates for arts policy, arts education and participation in arts in Nebraska. Advancing the arts as essential to life and the importance of creativity for a 21st century workforce is more important than ever. The arts can propel individuals and communities forward, while energizing and bringing people together.
No More Empty Pots
No More Empty Pots is a grassroots non-profit corporation that connects individuals and groups to improve self-sufficiency, regional food security and economic resilience of urban and rural communities through advocacy and action. To help support this effort, No More Empty Pots, collaborates with an array of public and private organizations, businesses, communities, individuals, and entrepreneurs.
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM) helps nonprofits help their communities. There are thousands of nonprofits in our area – each trying to make a difference on their own. NAM brings them together so that each member can benefit from the midland’s collective strength. Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM) is the only membership organization in the state dedicated exclusively to working with nonprofits in the Midlands. By connecting organizations with information, education, advocacy and collaboration, NAM helps members focus their energy on the people and communities they serve.
Nonprofit Hub
Nonprofit Hub is an online educational community dedicated to giving nonprofits everything they need to better their organizations and communities.
Northwest Community Action Partnership
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Ollie Webb Center, Inc.
Ollie Webb Center seeks to enrich the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families through support, programs and advocacy. Ollie Webb offers a lifetime of support and assistance from diagnosis to education and beyond. Our staff is on the frontline fighting for funding and equal opportunities for people dealing with development or intellectual challenges.
Omaha Children’s Choir
https://omahachildrenschoir.org/
Omaha Children’s Choir exists to provide all children with an appreciation and understanding of our city’s diversity and to inspire social change through the power of choral music. Omaha Children’s Choir was founded on the premise that the study of music makes a positive difference in the lives of young people in ways that can help them socially, emotionally, and even academically. Significantly, it gives them a unique opportunity to learn about their own and other’s cultures and the society in which they live, as well as helping them develop sophisticated skills and an empowering aesthetic awareness that generates self-esteem and empathy.
Omaha Community Foundation
The Omaha Community Foundation is a giving collective, founded to help people who care about Omaha do the most good here. At our most basic level, we simplify our donors’ charitable giving. But the Foundation has always had a much larger mission: We help our donors give with greater impact. We make their charitable dollars go further and do more. And we’re dedicated to expanding philanthropy throughout our community – with members and non-members – always looking for new and better ways to give.
Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance
The mission of Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance (OHKA) is to improve children’s health through Healthy Homes. We are a children’s environmental health nonprofit whose mission is to improve children’s health through healthy homes. Our main goal is to bring awareness and education to families in the city about environmental hazards in the home, and how these hazards can impact our health. We believe that education is fundamental for empowering people and creating change, and we provide construction upgrades to eligible clients that improve the health of their homes and families.
We strive to create environmental equality in Omaha for all by offering education on health hazards in the home, tenant legal rights, environmental testing, construction upgrades, and information on the community resources available in the city.
Omaha Home for Boys
Omaha Home for Boys works with young adults, ages 10 to 24 across a continuum of care. The residential program works with young men ages 10 to 18 in a home like setting. The transitional living program, Jacobs’ Place, works with young men and women ages 17 to 20. The independent living program, Branching Out, works with young adults ages 14 to 24. The mission of the Omaha Home for Boys is to support and strengthen youth, young adults and families through services that inspire and equip them to lead independent and productive lives. The Omaha Home for Boys is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization providing services to youth regardless of race, religion or ability to pay.
OneWorld Community Health Centers
https://www.oneworldomaha.org/
OneWorld Community Health Center believes that everyone deserves access to the best health care possible, regardless of economic or insurance status. It strives to be an innovative leader in health care, empowering individuals and creating healthier communities.
OutNebraska
OutNebraska will provide a consistent voice for LGBTQ Nebraskans in the Unicameral, educating legislators about the vital needs of the community and will work across the state to empower and celebrate their communities. The organization is a member of Equality Federation, the movement builder and strategic partner to state-based organizations advocating for LGBTQ people.
Panhandle Partnership
https://panhandlepartnership.com/
The Panhandle Partnership, Inc. is a non-profit membership-based organization serving the eleven counties of the Panhandle. For the past fourteen years, PPHHS has served as a catalyst for collaboration in the development of creative opportunities for enhancing sustaining family and community life in Western Nebraska. PPHHS does not provide services. Rather it brings people from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and sectors together to assess, plan, implement and evaluate systems, policies, practices, and programs which strengthen communities and increase protective factors for families, children, youth, families, and seniors.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-north-central-states
Planned Parenthood North Central States has served women and men of all ages since the mid-1930s. Today the agency offers a full range of quality reproductive health care services to residents in Nebraska. Supported by volunteers, partially funded by generous donations and staffed by dedicated and professional employees, Planned Parenthood North Central States continues its tradition of providing accessible, affordable reproductive health care and education and advocacy for reproductive rights. Planned Parenthood North Central States is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our Vision: Communities where sexual and reproductive rights are basic human rights and where every person has the opportunity to lead a healthy and meaningful life. Our Mission: To provide, promote and protect sexual and reproductive health through health services, education and advocacy.
Policy Research and Innovation
PRI is a catalyst for change. We spotlight topics of civic interest by engaging the public in civic conversations, promoting policies that advance opportunities and justice, and helping to build grassroots coalitions to act on that information.
Prevention Means Progress
http://www.preventionmeansprogress.org/
Prevention Means Progress was formed in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in 2004 to address specific meth issues facing the community. In 2006, PMP bridged the river into Nebraska to form a dual-state coalition. Today, the organization focuses on prevention of all substances of abuse and have over 40 partners who collaborate in both Iowa and Nebraska. PMP focuses on comprehensive prevention efforts in our two-state radius, including work in schools with young people, hosting and planning awareness events to spread PMP’s message, work with policy makers to provide education and science-based research on addiction and substance abuse, and assessing our communities for environmental strategies to facilitate change. PMP’s vision is empowering people to take action against substance abuse and values everyone’s contribution to prevention, treatment, and recovery. PMP believes prevention works, treatment is effective, and people do recover!
Project Extra Mile
https://www.projectextramile.org/
Project Extra Mile is a network of community partnerships working in Nebraska to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harms. We have an active coalition in the Omaha metro area (Douglas/Sarpy counties). Community organizing is the foundation of our efforts in preventing underage drinking, excessive alcohol consumption, and the related harms. Our work is focused on policy initiatives, enforcement collaborations, media advocacy, education and awareness, and youth leadership. This comprehensive approach is often referred to as environmental prevention.
Racial Justice Coalition
https://racialjustice-coalition.com/home-nebraska/
The Racial Justice Coalition’s mission is to unify the Nebraska community around the idea that racial bias in the sentencing and convictions of Nebraskans is against our convictions as a state. Our courts are intended to be avenues of equity and justice. If the law is applied unjustly, our institutions are only serving a portion of the public. We are fighting for equal justice in the justice system.
Refugee Empowerment Center
https://refugeeempowerment.org/
The Refugee Empowerment Center resettles and empowers refugees to become self-sufficient through direct services and educational programs. REC envisions a world where communities welcome all refugees and immigrants and see us as catalysts in the work of building relationships and cross-cultural understanding between communities.
Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare
The mission of Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare is to organize and provide an effective and efficient system of quality behavioral health services for the people of Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington Counties. Our vision is to provide leadership through collaborative efforts with stakeholders for a united and comprehensive behavioral health system responsive to community needs and preferences.
Rejuvenating Women
https://www.rejuvenatingwomen.com/
Rejuvenating Women is a faith-based organization that provides hope and restoration to those enslaved in human trafficking. We are committed to developing long-lasting relationships with the girls and women who are deeply wounded by loving each and every one right where she is at.
RISE
At RISE, transformation starts pre-release and continues post-release. Our inside/out model bridges incarceration to the community and considers all the critical steps in that journey. We prepare and train people for each phase through intensive character development, employment readiness, job creation through entrepreneurship and case management. We transform people in the community by building awareness and empathy that leads to support and opportunity. These connections heal families, create employment pathways and lower recidivism.
Sherwood Foundation
https://sherwoodfoundation.org/
The Sherwood Foundation promotes equity through social justice initiatives enhancing the quality of life in Nebraska. We believe social justice is the proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes, and actions that all produce equitable power, access, opportunities, treatment, impacts, and outcomes for all. The Sherwood Foundation® invests in organizations and initiatives dedicated to making strategic impact in the communities we serve. The Sherwood Foundation® limits grants to organizations that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), government entities, schools, or churches that are serving Nebraska. These organizations must be in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service.
South Omaha Community Care Council
https://somahaccc.wordpress.com/
Formed in 1999, the mission of the South Omaha Community Care Council (SOCCC) is to provide a strategic infrastructure to enhance collaboration, communication, leadership, and services for the empowerment and well-being of the community. SOCCC addresses the needs of an ever-changing, diverse society through its active partnerships and networking relationships with over 95 human service organizations, medical facilities, neighborhood associations and private businesses. With its large array of partner agencies, SOCCC serves as an information and referrals source to the South Omaha community.
Spark
The Mission of Spark CDI is to help profoundly transform disinvested neighborhoods into thriving and prosperous communities. Spark Community Development Intermediary (Spark CDI) is a newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brings a unique, collaborative, andcommunity-based approach to economic development in the Omaha/Council Bluffs region.
Stand for Schools
Stand For Schools advances public education in Nebraska. We know that Nebraska will always do best when we come up with Nebraska solutions to Nebraska problems, and education is no exception. Public education reflects Nebraska’s values: Public schools are open to all, they are free and fair, and they provide fiscally conservative oversight of taxpayer dollars through elected school boards.
Survivors Rising
https://survivorsrisingomaha.org/
Survivors Rising is a working group dedicated to advocacy, education, and support for survivors of intimate partner and domestic violence in Omaha, Nebraska. Our mission is to ensure the survivor’s voice is represented in legislation and holding offenders accountable. Survivors Rising was created by a small group of survivors of intimate partner and domestic violence who are passionate about the cause. We recognized the need for advocacy, education, survivor engagement in the community, and support for all survivors. Survivors Rising is a catalyst for change. We are committed to working with survivors to provide hope and tools for healing and to providing survivor engagement in all aspects of our communities. There should be nothing about us without us.
The Arc of Nebraska
For over 60 years The Arc of Nebraska has provided advocacy to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
The Set Me Free Project
https://www.setmefreeproject.net/
The Set Me Free Project is all about prevention education! We want youth, parents, and community leaders to understand and recognize the dangers of human trafficking. We are here to provide a safe place to answer questions or help you find resources. The Set Me Free Project travels to schools, youth groups, and communities in order to empower our children and young adults by teaching them to value themselves. At the same time, we give them tools to help protect them from the evils of sex trafficking, as well as make them aware of the potential dangers of social media. Further, we use separate and specific curriculum to educate parents, educators, mentors, service providers, and community members to help keep our youth safe.
The Wellbeing Partners
https://www.thewellbeingpartners.org/
The Wellbeing Partners seek to build wellbeing into the way communities grow and do business. Our membership is made up of corporations, community partners, and individuals who want to see a community where all people and places thrive.
They do this by supporting the worksite wellness initiatives of organizations as they build a culture of wellbeing, and by serving as a convener in the community by working closely with organizations and community members on community health needs.
Together
Together is a Homeless Prevention Organization that has served Omaha for 40 years providing Emergency Resources and Navigation Services to working families living in Extreme Poverty to rebuild Housing Stability. We believe every family should have the opportunity for access to basic needs and case management services in order to move themselves from resource dependency to sustainability and ultimately to self-sufficiency. Together has worked diligently over the years to develop a leading Homeless Prevention Program. We have built the First Stop Program to address the crises that working families living in poverty experience all too often. We address these crises with triage, assessment, navigation, material resources, and financial resources. It is a comprehensive approach that allows us to find a sustainable solution to the immediate need as well as the root cause. Clients are treated with Hope, Dignity, and Compassion and started on a path to success.
Trinidad Center
https://www.facebook.com/thetrinidadcenter/
The Trinidad Center in Lexington, Nebraska aims to strengthen and support our diverse community by providing comprehensive services through acceptance, academics and advocacy.
United Way of the Midlands
https://www.unitedwaymidlands.org/
United Way of the Midlands operates with the good of the community in mind. For over 90 years, our donors have made lasting changes in the lives of individuals and families in the Omaha metropolitan area. As the city continues to grow, so do we, and we’re stronger than ever. With your caring support, we proudly fund a network of health and human service programs that help those in need across Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie counties. United Way works closely with the agencies that host the programs to note measurable results in the lives of their clients. And we collaborate with many individual and corporate donors and foundations to keep the network of hope strong. United Way of the Midlands will continue to evolve alongside the growing needs of our community. We will champion those who are in the fight to better themselves and others. We will be informed and accountable. We will skillfully combine passion with reason. We will build up what has fallen and create what should have been here all along. Together, we will create life-changing opportunities through programs that meet the Basic Needs of our most vulnerable population, support children during their academic years and help prepare young people for productive careers. We see what can be, and what should be, because we are community-based and we are community-focused.
UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities
https://www.unmc.edu/publichealth/crhd/
The mission of the UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities is to increase awareness of, reduce, and ultimately eliminate health disparities to promote health equity by fostering culturally and linguistically competent, trustworthy, and equitable partnerships between the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, and stakeholder communities and to promote health and prevent disease by building a strong portfolio in collaborative community based research, education, and service.
Urban League of Nebraska
The Urban League of Nebraska is an empowering voice in the community advocating for economic self-reliance, parity, power, civil rights and equal opportunity for all. Its goal is to close the social economic gap in the African American, other emerging ethnic communities and disadvantaged families in the achievement of social equality and economic independence and growth.
Urban League of Nebraska YPs
https://urbanleagueneb.org/advocacy/urban-league-of-young-professionals/
The ULNYP Chapter is a volunteer auxiliary of the Urban League of Nebraska. Our mission is to engage young professionals in the National Urban League’s movement toward the achievement of social and economic equality
Visiting Nurse Association
Backed by a tradition of nursing, Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) offers a wide range of in-home and community-based services to individuals of all ages and stages of life. With a team of more than 400 expert healthcare professionals and caregivers, VNA is dedicated to providing the highest quality care to residents of Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Voices for Children
https://voicesforchildren.com/
Voices for Children in Nebraska is the independent voice building pathways to opportunity for all children and families through research, policy and community engagement. We will engage the public and state leaders to build systems removing obstacles and promoting opportunities for ALL children to lead healthy, secure and fulfilling lives.
Women’s Center for Advancement
The Women’s Center for Advancement (WCA) is the designated direct service provider for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault (DVSA) in Douglas County, dedicated to helping clients stay safe and grow strong by addressing both their immediate safety needs and their long-term self-sufficiency.
Women’s Fund of Omaha
https://www.omahawomensfund.org/
Our mission is to improve the lives of women and girls through research, grants and advocacy. As a trusted expert in the community, we identify critical issues through research, fund innovative solutions through grants, and influence dynamic change through advocacy. Since our beginning in 1990, the Women’s Fund has supported local agencies with more than $4.5 million in grants and initiatives that address the most pressing issues as identified by our research. Our vision is a community where every woman and girl has the ability and opportunity to reach her full potential.
Young Nonprofit Professional Network of Greater Omaha
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Greater Omaha promotes interests, and builds opportunities for social and professional development for emerging leaders in Greater Omaha.
Youth Care and Beyond
https://www.youthcareandbeyond.org/
Youth Care and Beyond supports children, individuals and families with disabilities. Offering family style residential homes for teens in juvenile justice – child welfare system, supported adult apartment style living services and in home assistance for children and adults.
Youth Emergency Services
Youth Emergency Services provides critically needed resources to empower homeless and near homeless young people to become self-sufficient. We do this through a continuum of services which focus on prevention and education and self-sufficiency. YES’ continuum of services includes the Street Outreach Program and Center for youth ages 12-21, an emergency shelter for youth ages 16-20, transitional housing and maternity group home for young people ages 16-21. We meet basic needs and safety, and help young people achieve their goals of self-sufficiency.
YWCA Grand Island
The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. YWCA Grand Island programs have an important impact on the development of disadvantaged children, leadership and empowerment for adolescent girls, and the self-reliance of women in economic crisis.
YWCA Lincoln
The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. YWCA Lincoln programs have an important impact on the development of disadvantaged children, leadership and empowerment for adolescent girls, and the self-reliance of women in economic crisis.