Grants

Educare of Lincoln

$20000

Support for a staff position for the Beyond the Walls initiative, for this early-learning center to work alongside industry partners to address challenges in Lincoln’s early-childhood education sector

Good Life Community Development

$10000

In support of staffing costs for this organization operating Ybor – A Second Chance Kitchen, a social enterprise restaurant that provides job training and stability coaching for those navigating life after incarceration

Lincoln Community Learning Centers

$50000

First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant for leadership positions within this collaborative program providing services for Lincoln Public Schools’ students, their families and neighborhoods

Lincoln Literacy Council

$75000

Second payment of a two-year $150,000 general-operating grant to provide continued funding for job-skills training classes for students to enter higher-earning careers and meet the needs of Lincoln employers

Lincoln Public Schools

$50000

Second payment of a two-year $90,000 grant for outreach programming with community partners for the Family Literacy program

Northeast Family Resource Center

$12500

Second payment of a two-year $25,000 grant for staff salaries, training and development for this early-childhood center serving Northeast Lincoln

Rabble Mill (aka The Bay)

$20000

Support for the Gap Year program, an 8-month college and career readiness program for young adults ages 18-24

Stand in for Nebraska

$5000

In support of Roots to Rise, a weeklong summer day camp for school-age BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and under-represented youth

Total $272,500