Overview
Growing up is a journey.
The fact is that far too many children living in Nebraska start out on their journey with huge obstacles to overcome. Left unaddressed these obstacles can create serious problems that may prevent children from growing into healthy, productive and independent citizens. The challenges these children face are significant, but they're not insurmountable.
Your investment in the work of the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation can help remove some of these obstacles before children stumble over them.
How does Nebraska Children help?
Since 1997, our focus has been preventing at risk children (from birth to 21) and their families from entering the child welfare system. We do this by -
- Capitalizing on comprehensive early childhood policy and programs that focus on the critical, first years of life when the foundations of children's cognitive, emotional and social development are laid;
- Reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect through partnerships and policy, and strengthening programs such as parent education programs, home visitation services, and health screenings;
- Enhancing the educational experiences and academic achievement of children and youth through parental involvement in schools, after-school programming, and positive youth development efforts;
- Empowering at-risk youth in foster care and tribal communities through programming and policy initiatives that encourage the development of positive living skills and the transition to independence;
- Investing in people, programs, and communities to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, support positive youth development, and sustain community collaboratives.
How can you help?
With your support we can continue our work to ensure that Nebraska's children are safe, healthy, successful in school and beyond, supported by strong relationships in quality environments and valued in their communities.
To immediately donate to Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, please click on the Donate Now section on the left. We offer a secure online location for you to make your gift, or you can contact the Foundation directly to mail in a donation or make a gift by phone.
If you are interested in gift planning, browse through the Ways to Give section on the left. From there, you will learn which gift planning method is best for you.
We would be happy to visit with you about supporting Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. For more information, contact Meg Johnson, Associate Vice President for Development, 402-817-2002 or mjohnson@nebraskachildren.org.
