It’s Almost Here…
Health care reform is in the air. Last week, Appleseed, Nebraska’s Health Care for America Now coalition (HCAN), and SEIU, […]
Health Care
Child Welfare
Federal Review of Nebraska’s Child Welfare System: Round Two
This spring, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its most recent federal review of Nebraska’s foster care
Immigrants & Communities
Fremont Reminds Us: Nebraska IS Home
If home is where the heart is, then Fremont definitely had mine this past weekend. Last Saturday, Fremont community members
Economic Justice
Nebraska Values: Community, Work Ethic and – Hope?
Summertime in Nebraska brings with it some pretty wonderful things: corn on the cob, road trips down I-80 to lakes
Economic Justice
The State of Opportunity in Nebraska
Just over six months ago, Nebraska voters, by a smaller margin than was anticipated, passed a constitutional amendment to prohibit
Health Care
Health Care Can’t Wait
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as the saying goes. It reflects a wisdom that we
Child Welfare, Health Care
Continue to Shine a Spotlight on Children’s Behavioral Health Needs
Last fall, 36 children, most of them teenagers and pre-teens, were dropped off under Nebraska’s broad safe haven law. In
Immigrants & Communities
What does YOUR immigration system look like?
Yesterday, together with faith, immigrant, community, civil rights, small business, legal, economic, and other community leaders, we began a nation-wide,
Economic Justice
Who is your “One in Four”?
The next time you are at a t-ball game, or a parade, or at the local pool, take a good
