by Brayton Hagge | Mar 13, 2020 | Education
What's Raise Me to Read? The Campaign For Grade Level Reading, locally called Raise Me to Read, comes to Omaha. ; 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...
by Michaela Owen | Jan 16, 2019 | UWM In The News
Inspiring young readers: Book Trust helps students buy the books they want By Tim Johnson Jan 11, 2019 Updated Jan 11, 2019 Some special guests stopped to visit during Edison Elementary’s book order day. Tiffany Kuehner, president and CEO, and Kellie O’Keefe,...
by Brayton Hagge | Nov 27, 2018 | Press Release
On #GivingTuesday, an online giving movement happening today, United Way of the Midlands (UWM) is facilitating a fundraising campaign to benefit Book Trust. The Book Trust program provides books to students within ten Title I schools across the Omaha-Council Bluffs...
by Brayton Hagge | Oct 3, 2018 | Press Release
United Way of the Midlands (UWM) and the School Based Attendance Coalition will host a one-day “Attendance Matters” conference beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4th at the Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs. The conference will highlight the efforts of two...
by Stephanie Graham | Jan 30, 2018 | Education
Mentoring: we rise by lifting others! January is National Mentoring Month – a time for the community to reflect on how rewarding it can be to devote time to young person and help them achieve their potential. Mentoring provides meaningful connections that impact...
