Hall County Investments and Community Contacts
Grand Island Child Abuse Prevention Council serving Hall, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick Counties.
Collective Impact support for the Hall County Community Prevention System
Grant to Central District Health Department for training, strategic planning, and implementation to enhance skills and capacity for collective impact, positive parent child interaction/enhancement of protective factors.
Contact: Joni Kuzma, Collaborative Coordinator
Project Everlast Foster Youth Council – Grand Island
Each Project Everlast Council creates opportunities for youth in care and alumni to connect with each other, share resources and provide input on program and policy issues.
Rooted in Relationships
Nebraska Children has provided grant funds, ongoing training, planning facilitation and implementation support for a community-owned initiative to improve the social-emotional outcomes of the area’s children, from birth to age 8.
Sixpence Early Learning Program
New family engagement home visitation program using the Parents as Teachers curriculum. The program will offer:
- Services on a year round basis
- Contact with each actively enrolled family at least three times per month for a total of at least 180 minutes per month (2 of the 3 contacts must be personal visits, totaling 120 minutes)
- Program is designed to serve children prenatally through age 3 for a minimum of 18 – 24 months
Past Nebraska Children and Families Foundation Grants:
- Heartland CASA – Social/Emotional Health for Older Youth
- Coalition for Children Community Youth Council
- Little Diana Task Force – 211 Call for Help
