Grants

Asian Community and Cultural Center

$30000

First payment of a five-year sustainability grant to support operations of this Lincoln cultural center serving immigrants and refugees

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands

$20000

General-operating support for Lincoln programming for this organization that coordinates and professionally supports one-to-one mentoring relationships for at-risk children

Bridges to Hope

$20000

Second and final 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

CenterPointe, Inc.

$25000

For support of a community resource position to spend dedicated hours per week at the Bennett Martin Public Library in downtown Lincoln

El Centro de las Américas

$30000

First payment of a five-year sustainability grant to support operations of this Lincoln cultural center serving immigrants and refugees

Food Bank of Lincoln

$20000

General-operating support toward the Food Bank’s mission to alleviate hunger in Southeast Nebraska

Friendship Home of Lincoln

$35000

Support for a staff member overseeing coordinated community systemic responses to domestic violence in Lincoln and Lancaster County

Good Neighbor Community Center

$30000

First payment of a five-year sustainability grant to support operations of this Lincoln community and cultural center serving immigrants and refugees

Houses of Hope of Nebraska, Inc.

$20000

Director-designated grant for this agency that provides services for individuals in recovery from substance use and related mental-health disorders

Indian Center, Inc.

$30000

First payment of a five-year sustainability grant to support operations of this Lincoln community and cultural center serving Native and American Indian neighbors

Indian Center, Inc.

$30000

Operating and staffing support for this community and cultural center serving Lincoln’s Native and American Indian community

Malone Community Center

$30000

First payment of a five-year sustainability grant to support operations of this Lincoln community and cultural center

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach

$7500

Staff-designated operating support for this agency that combats hunger, homelessness and addiction through services and programs in Lincoln

St. Monica’s Home

$30000

General-operating support for this behavioral health treatment center in Lincoln that serves women struggling with substance use and/or co-existing mental-health issues

The Meeting Place

$5000

Operating support for this organization that hosts and houses dozens of 12-step meetings weekly

United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County

$20000

Support for an emergency response fund to benefit nonprofit organizations in Lancaster County that support vulnerable populations affected by funding cuts on the federal and state levels

Visionary Youth

$25000

Second and final 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

$30000

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

Wellbeing Initiative

$10000

 For peer-support services for Lincoln and Lancaster County for this organization that empowers individuals living with mental-health and substance-use challenges

Total $682,500