Cultivating the good life.
Our mission is to maximize the potential of Nebraska’s children, youth, and families through collaboration and community-centered impact.
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1 out of 5 Nebraska children lives in poverty -
25% of youth who age out of foster care will become homeless. -
85% of brain architecture is set by age 3.
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Stories of Progress
At the Schuyler Library, there are parents and children gathered around a table laid out with dinosaur and patriotic red, white, and blue cookies. There are doting grandparents, representatives of Nebraska Growing Readers (NGR), and the librarian. There is the…
Beyond School Bell's Conservation Management Internship began in 2017 and has since been an opportunity for students to learn more about conservation by hearing from professionals in the field and by engaging in hands-on service learning from identifying plants, trees, and invasive species in places like Gjerlof Prairie and Glacier Creek Preserve to seeing how undergraduate students do research at UNL’s Cedar Point Research Station.
Rural Nebraska faces a child care crisis, prompting communities to adopt the more flexible Family Child Care Home II (FCCHII) model instead of traditional centers. This approach reduces costs, eases staffing challenges, and allows high schoolers to help. Communities like Overton and Friend are successfully implementing FCCHIIs to meet local needs.
