Prosper Lincoln News
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...
Early Childhood Tied to Workforce: Theme of Thriving Children Conference
Nebraska economic development leaders participate in a Kearney panel on early childhood. Left to right: Andy Lang, Gabriel Steinmeyer, Bryan Seck, Catherine Lang. “Early childhood education is an economic development tool,” said Bryan Seck, Prosper Lincoln Developer...
Future entrepreneurs pitch early childhood product
Coordinated by the Clifton Strengths Institute located in University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Howard L. Hawks Hall College of Business, the 2nd annual Future Builders Challenge allowed 12 students to dive deep into starting their own business. After learning of the...
Business invests in child care center in response to employee needs
Kanga Kare is one of Lincoln’s newest child care providers, nestled in an established neighborhood near 31st & C. The provider, open since September, is licensed for 94 and has 50 enrolled. “When this opportunity became available, it just made sense to make it a...
Future Builders Challenge 2019 showcases youth potential
The identification, recruitment, development and retention of talent to Lincoln is vital to build on the momentum we have going on in the city. In 2016, Prosper Lincoln began to look at more intentional efforts to better connect high school students to their...