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Rooted in Relationships 2025 Annual Report Shows Significant Impact on Nebraska's Early Childhood Mental Health System (January 2026)Statewide initiative reaches nearly 5,000 children across 43 counties, achieves 93% expulsion-free rate in participating programs
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PBS NewsHour recently featured a series on the child care challenges and potential solutions. Nebraska Children's own Communities for Kids initiative was featured in segment 3 and included interviews from McCook and Shickley.
Nebraska Children in the News
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Nebraska Children's Beyond School Bells partners on internship program
Blog Stories
What happens when childcare providers receive the right support at the right time? Teresa Dressman, a family childcare provider in Superior, was ready to walk away from her career—overwhelmed and uncertain. Today, she’s mentoring others, presenting at conferences, and empowering…
guest blog by Jessica Vogt, CoordinatorFamilies 1st Partnership (community collaborative providing services to Arthur, Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins, and Red Willow Counties) In September, Families 1st Partnership hosted a Recovery Walk in North Platte to…
Nebraska is launching the Boys in HEAL initiative to engage boys in careers within healthcare, education, and literacy. By focusing on experiential learning and mentorship, the program aims to counter declining male representation in these essential fields, promote purpose-driven career choices, and ultimately strengthen communities while addressing workforce shortages.
We spend a lot of time wondering what builds our children’s self-esteem. Is it the praise we give them? Is it…
Erika Fink is a part of a recent Nebraska Growing Readers (NGR) Writers Workshop held for Sixpence home visitors and staff, Rooted in Relationships coaches, and other early childhood partners. NGR, which is a Nebraska Children and Families Foundation initiative, holds these workshops to encourage the production of local content that will be meaningful to the state’s children, families, and communities.
