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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...
Rent and Utility Assistance Available
The City of Lincoln has been providing housing and utility assistance since July 2020 when CARES Act funding became available. If the pandemic has prevented you or someone you know from paying for housing and utilities, financial assistance may be available. Money to...
Child Tax Credit Advance Payments Available this Summer
You may be eligible to receive the Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC). You must have filed a return in the past two years to receive payments. For tax year 2021, eligible families can receive advance payments of the Child Tax Credit from July through December. Need...
Nonprofits build new house, hope at 11th and E in Lincoln
by Peter Salter, Lincoln Journal Star. The original article can be viewed here. The first time Isabel Salas opened the door to 1105 E St., she was shocked by the shell in front of her. The walls were stripped to the studs. The floors sagged. The wiring was exposed,...
New ChildcareLNK shines light on Lincoln child care openings in the shadow of the ongoing pandemic
For more information: Anne Brandt, Executive Director, Lincoln Littles 402- 525-0183, anne.brandt@prosperlincoln.org Lincoln’s littlest residents are feeling the impact of the ongoing pandemic as the reality of the community’s child care landscape shifts and changes....
City of Lincoln can’t go it alone in tackling housing affordability; draft plan outlines tools to address problem
Riley Johnson | Feb 29, 2020 | Lincoln Journal Star Lincoln will need to build as many housing units as exist in all of Grand Island by 2030 to support population growth expected here. And though living in Lincoln remains affordable compared to other...
Rotary 14 helps provide affordable housing south of downtown
BY RANDY BRETZ, ROTARY 14 PAST PRESIDENT | Feb 14, 2020 | Lincoln Journal Star Soon a family will move into its own new home in Lincoln’s South of Downtown neighborhood, thanks to Rotary 14 and a fundraising event that raised nearly $60,000. A crowd of 400...