Organization: NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
Mission: WE WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, ENSURE EVERY CHILD CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, AND SUPPORT YOUTH AS THEY TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.
Activities: CHILD WELL-BEING COMMUNITIES: ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD WELL-BEING COMMUNITIES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON CHILD WELL-BEING INDICATORS. CHILD WELL-BEING COMMUNITIES ARE COMMUNITY-OWNED COLLABORATIONS THAT SEEK TO OPTIMIZE THE PREVENTION OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES BY ACTIVELY PROMOTING PROTECTIVE FACTORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CONTEXT, ACROSS THE COMMUNITY PREVENTION SYSTEM, AND THROUGH PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS.
CONNECTED YOUTH COMMUNITIES/ PROJECT EVERLAST: CONNECTED YOUTH INITIATIVE (CYI) IS AN INNOVATIVE, YOUTH-LED INITIATIVE THAT HAS ACHIEVED SUCCESS ADDRESSING THE POLICIES AFFECTING YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. CYI WORKS TO ACTIVELY REMOVE BARRIERS THAT KEEP YOUTH WITH FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE FROM ACHIEVING PERMANENCE, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS. WE'RE CURRENTLY ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTED YOUTH COMMUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS ACROSS RURAL NEBRASKA TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS, STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS, OR WHO ARE DISCONNECTED FROM A FAMILY STRUCTURE.
EARLY CHILDHOOD: DEVELOP AND SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN FROM VULNERABLE FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ESTABLISH A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING. ALSO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, BIRTH THROUGH AGE 8.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition