Grants

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln (staff support)

$20000

Second and final payment of a two-year $50,000 grant to support staffing for this organization that coordinates and professionally supports one-to-one mentoring relationships for at-risk children

Bridges to Hope

$10000

Support for a strategic plan for this organization providing household goods, clothing and personal items to those re-entering society after incarceration

Family Violence Council

$300000

Second payment of a three-year $900,000 Breakthrough Initiative Grant supporting a collaborative coordinated response to child abuse cases in Lancaster County in which domestic violence also occurs

Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.

$12500

General-operating support for the organization’s mission to alleviate hunger in Southeast Nebraska

Fresh Start, Inc.

$45000

Second and final payment of a two-year $90,000 general-operating grant for this shelter and transitional program for homeless women

Friendship Home of Lincoln

$25000

Second and final payment of a two-year $60,000 grant to increase outreach and services to communities of color for this crisis center and shelter for victims of domestic violence

Lincoln YWCA

$20000

Second and final payment of a two-year $40,000 grant in support of staffing for this organization working to eliminate racism and empower women

Malone Community Center

$12500

General-operating support for this community center serving Lincoln’s African-American community and the Malone neighborhood

Mental Health Association of Nebraska

$25000

Continued staffing support for the Living Room project, which provides a mental-health respite location with the REAL peer-support program

MENTOR Nebraska

$8000

Continued support of technical assistance, training, resources and more for Lincoln’s mentoring organizations

Rabble Mill

$20000

Second and final payment of a two-year $40,000 general-operating grant to support this organization providing life and professional skills for at-risk youth in Lincoln

St. Monica’s Home

$30000

First payment of a two-year general-operating support for this behavioral health treatment center in Lincoln that serves women with substance abuse and/or co-existing mental-health issues

Visionary Youth

$15000

First payment of a two-year grant providing staffing support for this organization providing free haircuts and items at community events and programming for families and youth experiencing poverty

Voices of Hope Lincoln, Inc.

$15000

Leadership transition support for this organization that assists and advocates for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Total $641,500