Prosper Lincoln News
Aligning Change with Real Need
The Lincoln Vital Signs 2022 report features data that provides a shared understanding of our city—both the achievements and persistent weaknesses. Previous reports have become the centerpiece of a community-wide engagement process to set priorities and take action to...
New Emergency Alert System for Lincoln’s Littlest Residents
Early childcare in Lincoln took a giant step towards emergency preparedness in 2022. Emergency notification systems have been a valuable tool for schools engaging in crisis communications, but early childcare centers have not been part of emergency notification system...
Lincoln Littles Giving Day Raises More Than $670,000 For Early Childhood Education
The fourth Lincoln Littles Giving Day, held on February 9 raised $670,123. Hosted by the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF), the annual giving day raises funds for tuition assistance, allowing more children in need to access quality early childhood education. The day...
Making a Collective Impact
Ninety minutes pass quickly as Prosper Lincoln drivers gather once a month to provide updates and collaborate on the many community-wide efforts taking place to lift Lincoln higher. What started as 2,100 ideas to address the 2014 Lincoln Vital Signs findings has...
Affordable Housing: A Gateway to Community Growth
One year after releasing its Affordable Housing Coordinated Action Plan, a detailed report of growth trends and market analysis that outlines the city’s housing needs over the next 10 years, Lincoln has seen tremendous achievements around its affordable housing...
University Partnership Creates Multicultural Story Repository for Lincoln Children
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl who had a secret: Her teeth were in her armpits, not her mouth.” So begins a beautiful fable from Togo – told aloud by one of 25 storytellers from Africa who are sharing their recorded childhood tales with little ones who...
Lincoln Littles Giving Day: One big hug from our community
Lincoln Littles Giving Day is like one big hug from the community – with residents wrapping their arms around childcare providers and the families they serve. The fourth annual Lincoln Littles Giving Day is Wednesday, Feb. 9, and local childcare providers underline...
Support Early Childhood on the Fourth Annual Lincoln Littles Giving Day!
Lincoln Community Foundation, in partnership with Lincoln Littles and Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, will host the fourth annual Lincoln Littles Giving Day on February 9. The giving day will raise funds for tuition assistance, allowing more children from...
Lincoln Littles Giving Day Set for February 9
Lincoln, NE – Lincoln Community Foundation, in partnership with Lincoln Littles and Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, will host the fourth annual Lincoln Littles Giving Day on February 9. The giving day will raise funds for tuition assistance, allowing more...
Families Find Hope with Child Care Funds
Curt Krueger, executive director of the Northeast Family Center, was touched by the tears. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. “The pandemic happened, and families got behind on child care payments through no fault of their own,” he explained. “They lost jobs, lost...