Grants

Bridges to Hope

$20000

First payment of a two-year $40,000 general-operating grant for this organization providing household goods, clothing and personal items for those re-entering society after incarceration

Center for People

$20000

Continued support for staffing and related operating expenses for its People’s Pantry, offering supplemental food, nutrition education, and service connection to workforce development programs

Family Violence Council

$150000

Final 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

Fresh Start

$25000

Operating support for this shelter and transitional program for homeless women

Friendship Home of Lincoln

$40000

General-operating support for this organization that provides support, shelter and advocacy for domestic-violence survivors and their children

HopeSpoke

$30000

Second payment of a two-year $60,000 general-operating grant for this agency that provides child-centered mental-health services for all families regardless of ability to pay

Malone Community Center

$25000

Second payment of a two-year $50,000 grant for youth programming for this center serving Lincoln’s African-American community and the Malone neighborhood

MENTOR Nebraska

$8000

Capacity support for Lincoln mentoring organizations

Mourning Hope

$10000

Operating support for this organization that provides services for grieving children, families and adults

Visionary Youth

$25000

 First payment of a two-year $50,000 grant for staffing support for this organization providing mentoring programs, free items and haircuts at community events for youth and families experiencing poverty

Voices of Hope Lincoln

$20000

An operating grant for staff expenses for this organization that assists and advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Yazda (Yazidi Cultural Center)

$7500

Second payment of a two-year $15,000 general-operating grant for the Yazidi Cultural Center, providing education and services to Lincoln’s Yazidi community

Total $660,500