Non-Profit

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.

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Nebraska Dyslexia Association: Detangling The World Of Words

Published by josie@omahadail... on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 7:08am

The Nebraska Dyslexia Association (NDA) works to advocate for individuals with dyslexia and ensure they have effective multi-sensory learning, as well as ensure education for professionals to provide adequate support. Originally part of the International Dyslexia Association starting in 1981, the NDA split off into its own organization in 2011.

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Understanding, Advocating During Autism Awareness Month

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 5:00am

Autism Action Partnership and Munroe-Meyer Institute for World Autism Day hosted an event to celebrate World Autism Day on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Gene Leahy Mall at The RiverFront to bring awareness and educate about the autism spectrum. (Courtesy of Debra S. Kaplan)

April is Autism Awareness Month, and organizations across the country are hosting events to bring awareness and educate about the autism spectrum. Autism Action is one such organization.

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Outlook Nebraska Enriching The Lives Of Eastern Nebraskans

Published by josie@omahadail... on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 8:28am

Outlook Nebraska was founded in the early 2000s with its initial entity that supplies janitorial paper products and primarily employs blind and low vision people. Twenty-years later, it’s the largest AbilityOne facility in a seven-state region.

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Together: Omahans Help Aid Homelessness, Food Insecurity

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 5:00am

Together’s mission is to prevent and end hunger and homelessness in the Omaha and surrounding communities. (Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock)

According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition there are only 38 units available right now for every 100 extremely low-income renters in the state of Nebraska. Mike Hornacek, president and CEO of Together, a local nonprofit whose mission is to prevent and end homelessness and hunger, cites that we are in crisis stages when you talk about affordable housing, like a lot of communities across the state.