Non-Profit

Sip, Snuggle, Adopt At Omaha’s Only Cat Café And Rescue

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:00am

Felius is a nonprofit, open-concept cat shelter that facilitates adoptions, assists community cats through TNR, and educates Omaha metro cat lovers. After five years at their downtown location (522 S. 24th St.) and thousands of cats being adopted and rescued, Felius is moving to a larger location at 5015 Dodge in May 2024 giving the nonprofit the ability to “triple the number of cats” they help annually.
(Josie Charron / The Daily Record)

Felius is Omaha’s only cat café and rescue. Founded by Bre Phelan in 2018, Felius works to help rescued cats and kittens find their forever home. Their mission is to “create meaningful, authentic connections between people and rescue cats” with their cat shelter and café. Since their founding they have helped over 1,100 cats find homes as well as over 800 with their Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNR) program.

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From Foster Care To Where? Dana Village Provides Housing, Opportunities For Youth Aging Out Of The System

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 5:00am

With 61 units, Dana Village’s newest apartments are located in the former Blair Hall dormitory.
(Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)

With more than 200 young people aging out of foster care across Nebraska each year, up to 40 percent of them are likely to become houseless. But a new community designed to provide housing and job opportunities for former foster children offers a rebirth for the old Dana College campus in Blair, about 20 miles north of Omaha.

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Building Benson Into An Art Hub, Welcoming Community One Friday At A Time

Published by josie@omahadail... on Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:00am

First Friday is BFF’s longest-running program, happening on the first Friday of every month, year-round.
(Courtesy of BFF Omaha)

BFF Omaha, or Benson First Friday, was founded in 2012 by artists themselves with the intention of building their community by getting Omaha citizens to engage the arts. They became a nonprofit in 2015 and have continued to grow as they hit 12 years in operation.

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Heritage Omaha Building Philanthropic Projects To Help See Our Metro Thrive

Published by josie@omahadail... on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 9:39am

Heritage Omaha is a nonprofit that helps create large civic projects for the betterment of the city. In the words of their President, Rachel Jacobson, Heritage Omaha “specializes in building philanthropic projects”, including fundraisers, institutional development, and helping their projects get themselves up and running. Heritage strives to do the best that they can to improve communities across the Omaha Metro.

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One Omaha Works To Create Equity And Transparency In City Planning

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/06/2023 - 4:00am

Onstage, from left to right, are: Kimara Snipes, executive director of One Omaha; Clarice Dombeck, urban development coordinator at Spark CDI; Greg Paskach, housing director with the City of Omaha’s planning department; Charlie Wesche (on screen), chief of staff and real estate director for NeighborWorks Lincoln.
(Courtesy of One Omaha)

One Omaha concluded its From the Ground Up series on Nov. 14 at the Benson Theatre. One Omaha is a nonprofit providing education and training to empower communities and create resident-led engagement in neighborhood development. Its goal is to be the source for creating thriving neighborhoods in Omaha.

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‘Future Of Human Care’: Collaboration Is Key In The Nonprofit Sector

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 5:00am

Chris Tonniges (left), President and CEO of Lutheran Family Services, and Wayne Brown, President and CEO of the Urban League of Nebraska talk at the inaugural Symposium designed to connect nonprofits with one another to create a collaborative environment.
(Courtesy of Lutheran Family Services)

Chris Tonniges, President and CEO of Lutheran Family Services, and Wayne Brown, President and CEO of the Urban League of Nebraska, found that there wasn’t a space for nonprofit executives to meet and have the opportunity to collaborate. The “Future of Human Care” Symposium was created to bring nonprofits together to harness the power of collaboration.

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Bridging The Gap Between Foster Care And Adulthood — With Coffee

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 5:00am

Astute Coffee connects young adults to the workforce and supports their self-sufficiency through personal and professional development Programming. (Shutterstock)

Astute Coffee is a social enterprise nonprofit that helps young people who have aged out of the foster care system, giving them steady employment to help them develop job skills as well as life skills to young adults who have not had the chance to learn them elsewhere.

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Omaha Ranked #1 For Corporate Retreats For Mid-Sized Metros

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 08/02/2023 - 2:00am

In a study by CoworkingCafe, Omaha ranked #1 for corporate retreats for mid-sized metros. They used eight different metrics to score cities, such as the number of team-building establishments, amount of co-working spaces available, and multiple different entertainment venues that can be found for visitors; they compared different cities in three different size categories based on population.

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Liberating System-Impacted LGBTQIA2S+ People, Those Living With HIV/AIDS Through Advocacy, Support

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 06/21/2023 - 5:00am

Black and Pink is a national LGBTQIA+ organization that works to liberate and work alongside system-impacted LGBTQIA+ individuals as well as those who have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. The organization started in 2005, they are based in Omaha, NE and are working with many chapters across the country to assist queer individuals. Black and Pink is also an abolitionist organization and works to end the current incarceration system in the United States.

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Valley Celebrates Importances Of Trees To Community

Published by josie@omahadail... on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 9:01am

DC West Community Schools fourth graders join with city and school staff to celebrate Arbor Day in Valley on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Trees provide the roots that help communities thrive.

Neighborhoods with trees are several degrees cooler in the summer heat, and their shade and protection from winter winds help reduce energy costs by up to 25%, according to the Arbor Day Foundation.