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Education Resources for Parents during COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed how we go about our daily lives—especially when it comes to how our children learn. With widespread closings of schools and before and after-school programs, students and families are being challenged to continue learning...

What’s Raise Me to Read?

by Brayton Hagge | Mar 13, 2020 | Education

A Q&A with Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Experts In 2019, the Omaha metro became the first community in Nebraska to join the nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Known locally as Raise Me to Read, the campaign is a collaborative effort by...

COVID-19: Protecting yourself and those around you.

by Kylie Gumpert | Mar 12, 2020 | 211 Helpline, Community, COVID-19, Health

211 is here for you, 24/7. Call: 2-1-1 or 402-444-6666 Text: Your zip code to 898211 The 211 Helpline can help answer your questions about COVID-19 and connect you to community resources if you are looking for assistance with food, utilities, housing, health care...

A Look Inside: Working Families

by Okina Tran | Feb 20, 2020 | A Look Inside

Learnings From Our Most Recent Community Assessment Yoselin watched her father get shot when she was just two years old. Her mother worked hard to support their family, but things weren’t always easy, especially for Yoselin. For some time, she struggled in school and...

6 things to know about 211

by Kylie Gumpert | Feb 10, 2020 | 211 Helpline, United Way of the Midlands

There’s always more to discover when it comes to the 211 Helpline. That’s why we sat down with our 211 staff to learn about the Helpline's history, new updates and who they helped in 2019. Check out the impact they’ve made in our community! 1....

What’s 211?

by Kylie Gumpert | Feb 3, 2020 | 211 Helpline, Community, United Way of the Midlands

What do you do when you need help? Ask a family member, friend, or even Google or Siri? What about when you need help with something that you'd like to keep to yourself? Or, when you know what you need to do, but you just don't know how to get started?...

Blue Collar Boxing

by Brayton Hagge | Jan 9, 2020 | Event, United Way of the Midlands

An Idea Was Born When Mike McDonnell, President of the Omaha Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, first came to our CEO and President, Shawna Forsberg, with the idea for Blue Collar Boxing, she didn’t know quite what to think. Boxing? That was a little bit out of the...