00:11:02 LeaAnn: Good morning all. Lea Ann Johnson-Kappes, NCFF Consultant 00:11:36 Julie Nash: Good morning! Julie Nash - Hall County Community Collaborative 00:11:44 Carmen Bradley: Carmen Bradley Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership/Lift Up Sarpy 00:11:44 Susanne Shore: Hello. Susanne Shore, First Lady 00:11:46 Sandy Nation: Good morning! Sandy Nation, Dakota County 00:11:52 Cassie: Cassie Stenka, United Way of South Central Nebraska 00:11:55 Nebraska Children: Good morning! Brenda Weyers from Nebraska Children 00:11:56 Jill Becker: Jill Becker, Black Hills Energy 00:11:57 Rachel Kinney: Rachel Kinney, Project Everlast, Douglas County. 00:12:03 Sara Riffel: Sara Riffel - Nebraska Children 00:12:05 DBerger: Darla BergerDHHS 00:12:06 Heartland United Way: Valerie Roth, H3C 00:12:10 Mary Hendricks: Mary Hendricks Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska 00:12:12 gay mctate: good morning- gay mctate, NCFF consultant 00:12:12 Nichole Hetz: Good morning! Nichole Hetz - Dawson County 00:12:13 Marti Beard: Hello everyone! 00:12:14 Jason Feldhaus: Jason with NCFF 00:12:15 Jodi Graves: Good morning! Jodi Graves - United Way of South Central Nebraska 00:12:15 tanya: Tanya Gifford, Lift Up Sarpy 00:12:16 Jen Johnson: Jen Johnson - Douglas County Long term recovery group 00:12:22 Chris Schroeder: Chris Schroeder, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 00:12:37 Anne Herman: Good morning! Anne Herman w AVA Insights 00:12:40 Tonya Beckenhauer: Good morning- Tonya Beckenhauer, NCFF Consultant 00:12:41 Nathan Egger: Nathan Egger, Sarpy Disaster Recovery 00:12:45 Faith Mills: Faith Mills, Panhandle Partnership 00:12:53 Zachary Nelson: Good morning! Zach Nelson, NCFF Consultant 00:12:58 Karen Pinkelman: Karen Pinkelman with NCFF 00:13:08 Lisa Janssen Community Action : Good morning. Lisa Janssen Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties 00:13:09 Jessica Rockemann: Strengthening Families, Nebraska Children 00:13:14 Rachel She/Her/Hers: Hello all, Rachel Lubischer with Nebraska Children's Research and Evaluation Team 00:13:19 Kelsey Tourek: Good morning.. Kelsey Tourek, UNMC/MMI, evaluation 00:13:20 Aaron Him,his, he: Aaron Weaver, Project Everlast Omaha 00:13:26 Collena She/Her/Hers: Hello! Collena Laschanzky, Southeast Nebraska Collaborative/BVCA 00:13:39 Nikia Gunn-Abdulai (She, Her, Hers): Good Morning Nikia Douglas County Community Response/ NECC 00:13:42 Vanessa Wielenga: Vanessa Wielenga, Nebraska Extension, Double Up Food Bucks statewide coordinator, vwielenga2@unl.edu 00:13:48 Matt Thomsen: Matt Thomsen, DHHS 00:14:15 Alyson Goedken: Good morning from Alyson Goedken with Nebraska Children 00:14:23 Deborah Dancer: Good Morning, Deborah Dancer, Douglas County Community Response Collaborative 00:14:25 Denise Zwiener: Denise Zwiener, Buffalo County Community Partners - Kearney 00:14:53 Lee Heflebower: Lee Heflebower, Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence 00:15:07 Sarah Ochoa: Sarah Ochoa, Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska - Gering 00:15:14 Steph Gardeman (FFC): Stephanie Gardeman, Fremont Family Coalition 00:15:14 Schalisha - She/ Her/ Hers: Schalisha Walker - Project Everlast Omaha 00:15:30 Joanna Murray: Good Morning everyone! 00:15:53 Brittany Masters: Brittany Masters- Families 1st Partnership Lincoln County Central Navigator 00:16:02 Jean Fischer: Jean Ann Fischer, Nebraska Extension Human Sciences, Nebraska SNAPEd, Nebraska EFNEP 00:17:10 Carmen Trevino: good morning Carmen Trevino CAPWN, Gering 00:20:43 aharroun: Good morning. Angela Harroun, Southeast Nebraska Collaborative-BVCA 00:21:28 LeaAnn: At first glance this looks very comprehensive. Thank you NCFF team for your work on this. 00:22:20 York County Health Coalition: Do we have details on the application process? 00:25:07 Denise Zwiener: Jenny, I am sorry if I missed this, did you mention when this document will be available to our collaboratives to share within our communities? 00:25:58 Jennifer Skala: We hope to get this document out to all of you by Monday or Tuesday next week 00:26:57 Chris Schroeder: 4 out of 10 people seeking food assistance nationwide are doing so for the first time. 00:27:40 Denise Zwiener: We wanted to thank everyone at NCFF, Dept of Ag and more who helped us secure a Nebraska vendor (Cash Wa Distributing) to ensure our state is covered with Farm to Table resources. They were awarded the USDA contract on Saturday, so we will start seeing these food boxes rolling out from Kearney very soon!!! This is an amazing celebration. Thank you to everyone who helped with this. 00:27:50 Zachary Nelson: Email: zach@republicinsights.com 00:28:06 Rachel Meier: While we work with state partners to finalize the matrix -- including what the funds are allowed to be used for, here is a link to a helpful overview of Nebraska's federal dollars for COVID-19: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Federal-Supplemental-Appropriations.pdf 00:28:11 Vanessa Wielenga: Hello, I will have to leave the call just before 11am so I can share about DUFB starting around 10:45am. 00:28:37 gay mctate: thanks rachel 00:28:43 Sandy Nation: Dakota County saw a spike in the number of food pantry participants in April and May. For the month of June, numbers have dropped back to what they were pre-pandemic. I can't imagine that families are now stable financially. Should we anticipate increasing numbers in July and August? 00:30:41 Denise Zwiener: Sandy - contact Cash Wa and set up your Farm to Table food pantry boxes to be delivered to your community!!! THey could be set up as soon as next week. We are receiving almost 1000 boxes weekly and getting them out to 35 pantries within our county... A great resource to support families. GEt a 25 lb box of produce, protien and milk. 00:31:02 Denise Zwiener: per family 00:31:32 Zachary Nelson: We have a collaborative document available - if you would like to add success stories or challenges you can add those to the collaborative document here: https://linksfor.us/foodsecurity20200624. I will be adding notes from yesterday's call to the document later today. 00:31:42 gay mctate: Could we invite Lutheran Social Services who work with immigrant communities to also join the conversation - also South Omaha -can’t think of the name of the agency but I wil 00:32:13 Jacki Trujillo: I think the Undocumented conversation is very complicated and so a separate call may be most beneficial... needs more time... 00:32:39 Sandy Nation: Thanks, Denise! 00:32:52 Heartland United Way: I agree, Jacki 00:33:27 Denise Zwiener: Is anyone seeing challenges getting computer access to individuals on Free and Reduced lunches to apply for P-EBT? Are you setting up computer sessions or working through your Central Navigators?? 00:33:46 Jacki Trujillo: Lutheran Family Services here in Fremont, Michelle Padilla would be a great resource as well ... 00:33:58 Leonor Fuhrer: leonorfuhrer@gmail.com 00:33:59 LeaAnn: Michelle Padilla of LFS in Dodge/Fremont might be a good contact. I can connect or possibly Steph G could reach out to her. 00:34:09 Nichole Hetz: I have to jump off. Thanks for all of your hard work! Looking forward to visiting again next week. 00:37:06 gay mctate: as well as with those who approve new buildings in their communities- re need for more low income houseing 00:40:23 LeaAnn: Almost like a Communities4Housing--- similar to a network like C4Kids. Bringing awareness, outreach and support to a network of high quality landlords? 00:42:53 Deborah Dancer: I like the idea of working with landlords but I am concerned about sub-standard housing. 00:43:52 York County Health Coalition: Outside of Lincoln and Omaha, can CARES funds support a similar position? Perhaps a part-time or a contracted position with an agency that may be already starting to work on this? 00:43:58 Deborah Dancer: Also, let's affirmatively further fair housing. 00:45:58 TBichlmeier: Is there outreach being done to include all of the CAP agencies with housing programs? Our local partner in Columbus is such a key to connecting to housing and have strong relationships with local landlords. 00:47:52 Stacy Schenk: Are you also looking at promoting education programs for home owners. Many banks have offered forbearance, etc. through this pandemic, however not all homeowners are educated with what they agreed to or how to handle it if those payments that may all be due after the 3 months they agreed to and etc. Mortgage issues are an area that are tough at times anyway pre-Covid-19. However, maybe more education programs can help some of the homeowners know they options to keep their homes and not become homeless in the next few months and ongoing in the future. It would just be another tool for the prevention toolbox in the future as well. 00:47:57 Deborah Dancer: that is a wonderful idea 00:48:42 Deborah Dancer: The workshop idea would fabulous, Jenny. 00:51:19 Sandy Nation: Homeowners in this area have not had any success in getting mortgage payment deferments or loan modifications. 00:52:53 Jen Johnson: Will the P-EBT be eligible for the double up as well? 00:53:48 Julie Nash: Is this program something that will/could be available outside of Lincoln/Omaha? 00:55:43 TBichlmeier: About how much money is needed for our smaller communities to be able to support this? 00:57:49 TBichlmeier: This is great - thank you! 00:57:51 Sandy Nation: Dakota County Voices for Food has discussed Double Up Food Bucks. The farmer's market in Sioux City, Iowa accepts SNAP. Can Double Up be used in Iowa? 00:58:44 Rachel Meier: For families that are already on SNAP, the benefit goes directly on that card. 01:03:02 Vanessa Wielenga: vwielenga2@unl.edu 01:11:06 Caroline Sabin: Caroline Sabin, Families 1st Partnership, Lincoln Co. 01:11:15 Schalisha - She/ Her/ Hers: swalker@nebraskachildren.org -Schalisha Walker 01:12:12 Darniece Amos-(Niecie) : Darniece Amos, DHHS 01:17:16 gay mctate: gmctate@cox.net 01:18:51 LeaAnn: Gay I would love to be involved in this discussion. I have been thinking about a Neighbor to Neighbor concept. A process to build the capacity of neighborhoods to respond and care for each other. 01:20:34 Deborah Dancer: Thank you, LeaAnn. Along those lines, are there ways to help homeowners with maintenance help during these times? 01:20:44 Mary Hendricks: Gay - I would be interested in conversation around these needs. marydh@aya.yale.edu 01:22:18 gay mctate: thanks Mary 01:30:00 gay mctate: Thank you Elci for the information about the Mental anti-stigma campaign - I will connect to this group 01:30:39 Carmen Bradley: On June 1, ENCAP launched a mobile food delivery pilot in partnership with 3 other organizations to meet the growing demand for food. From June 1-June 23, we delivered food to 71 individuals; including clients of the WCA, Project Everlast, and DCCR. We’re currently making weekly deliveries in some of the highest need zip codes in Northeast and Southeast Omaha, where the poverty rate is almost 3 times greater than the rate in Douglas County. 01:31:20 Carmen Bradley: At the end of the pilot, we’ll survey clients who have consistently received deliveries throughout the 90 days to evaluate how our work has made a difference in clients’ lives. (i.e. increased food security, increased ability to cover rent, utilities, childcare, or other basic need expenses, etc.). 01:31:43 Sandy Nation: In an effort to get kids outside and moving, Heartland Counseling distributed jump ropes, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, etc. at the grab-n-go lunch sites. Information on mental health resources is distributed in the grab-n-go lunches, food pantry boxes, and by Community Response Coaches. The CR Coaches and school counselors make periodic phone calls to families to check in. Our local Y has a program where you can sign up and someone will call weekly and just chat on the phone. 01:33:05 Deborah Dancer: Maternity pilot with DCCR 01:33:28 Deborah Dancer: Working with Empowerment Network through the Pastors and Faith leaders on accessing CR 01:33:36 gay mctate: i will be in touch for a time for those who volunteered, please let me know if you or someone in your group might be interested in “brain storming” about this 01:33:44 gay mctate: gmctate@cox.net 01:33:50 Deborah Dancer: Flourishing Youth and Family Engagement within DCCR 01:33:55 JoAnn Gieselman Growing Comm Connections: Growing Community Connections-is working with the South Sioux City schools, Homer and Jackson schools providing a welcome letters along with "welcome to preschool" books that supports families in thinking about school coming up and what it will be like for preschoolers. 01:34:34 Deborah Dancer: About to go live with the DCCR Website especially the family resources through www.strongfamiliesmatter.org site - it is not live yet - hopefully mid-july 01:35:10 Deborah Dancer: Providing African American history through Project Everlast forums 01:35:12 ekluver: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Pandemic-EBT-FAQ.pdf 01:35:33 Jen Johnson: can people still apply for free and reduced lunch through the school to be eligible? 01:35:34 Deborah Dancer: training: Working with Mental Health interpreters and Interpreting in the Mental Health field 01:36:13 Deborah Dancer: Minority counseling pilot with Midwest Counseling and Center for Holistic Development 01:36:43 Deborah Dancer: Community Café planning working with Auburn and Lincoln groups 01:37:10 Deborah Dancer: DCCR food delivery pilot with ENCAP and Project Everlast 01:37:26 Schalisha - She/ Her/ Hers: Project Everlast Omaha has been doing pantry delivery, collaborating with ENCAP for hotel pantry deliveries for young people who are displaced. We are hosting a Current Events Open Forum for Young people to talk about current events and action steps. We have two young people leading the charge Bobbi Taylor and Sarah Mitchell and a team of collaborative partners who are supporting the work on the back end. We have used Facebook lives for cooking sessions, reading books for littles and experiments. There is a weekly forum for education and employment. A counselor is working with young people free of cost and without the requirement of a mental health diagnosis. gRACE forum and microaggressions trainings for community. 01:37:59 JoAnn Gieselman Growing Comm Connections: We are also planning on a possible Family night out in August and doing a book walk with the books "Bee Still" a social emotional book about self calming so that families can do the walk together and get the book at the end and then get to do a scavenger hunt with bee items afterwards at all the other booths and come back to get a coloring book to go with it. 01:38:45 ekluver: https://cip-dhhs.ne.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=DM3WNPMJN7 01:39:24 Nikia Gunn-Abdulai (She, Her, Hers): Are there any funds available for families that are not eligible for free and free and reduced lunch that have endured an increase in food costs? 01:40:57 Nikia Gunn-Abdulai (She, Her, Hers): Thank you 01:41:22 Zachary Nelson: My email address is Zach@RepublicInsights.com