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Arc of Lincoln-Lancaster County	$25,000
General operating support for this organization committed to promoting and protecting the rights and interests of people with developmental disabilities and their families	$25,000
Asian Community and Cultural Center	$15,000
For support of the Executive Director position for this community ethnic center dedicated to serving the needs of Lincoln’s Asian community since 1994	$15,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln Lancaster County	$5,000
Toward general operating support for the Club's youth development programs	$5,000
CASA for Lancaster County	$12,500
Support of increased staff time toward the retention of the agency's volunteer advocates who work to ensure that the needs and best interests of abused and neglected children are being met while under the jurisdiction of the courts	$12,500
Center for People in Need, Inc.
General operating support for this organization that provides food, personal supplies and services to low income individuals in Lincoln	$1,666
Staff salary support for its job skills/adult education programs that aim to improve the earning potential of low-income workers and facilitate long-term, sustainable economic self-sufficiency	$20,000
Support of the Center's capital campaign for a warehouse and office facility to be used for project expansion, including its Truckloads of Help Project, in collaboration with Goodwill Industries and the Food Bank of Lincoln.	$40,000
CenterPointe, Inc.	$12,500
Third payment of a three-year $98,200 grant toward the salary of a new Director of Development to lead fundraising activities and develop private funds for this organization dedicated to serving those affected by co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues	$12,500
Cultural Centers Coalition	$15,000
For a shared Development Coordinator position for this collaboration, comprised of Asian Community and Cultural Center, Malone Community Center, Indian Center and El Centro de las Americas, that is dedicated to improving its client services through working collaboratively to strengthen each other and overcome the challenges shared by Lincoln's cultural centers
For a feasibility study and planning for a collaborative facility in which the Asian Community and Cultural Center, El Centro de las Americas, Indian Center and Malone Community Center would co-locate	$30,000
El Centro de las Americas	$25,000
Staff salary support during a transitional restructuring period for the Center whose purpose is educating and empowering Hispanic/Latino families and the community at large	$25,000
Families Inspiring Families, Inc.	$20,000
Third-year support of its advocacy and family support program that helps families whose child is at risk of becoming a state ward due to having emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health issues by providing them with resources and tools to address their children’s intensive needs in the home	$20,000
Family Service Association of Lincoln	$30,000
To expand to Lefler and Mickle Middle Schools its behavioral mental health services, which provides therapy in a school setting to students and their families	$30,000
Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.	$1,668
For the Backpack Program; a retiring WCF board member grant designation	$1,668
Fresh Start, Inc.	$20,000
For its Outreach & Community Services program that provides resources and support to women to increase their self-sufficiency after leaving Fresh Start Home	$20,000
Friendship Home of Lincoln	$15,000
First payment of a three-year $30,000 grant to support of a part-time Major Gifts/Planned Giving Officer position to assist the organization’s staff and board in furthering its fund development	$15,000
Good Neighbor Community Center, Inc.	$10,000
Final payment of a two-year $30,000 renewal grant to support the Executive Assistant position for this organization that provides clothing and basic needs to low-income people	$10,000
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters	$10,000
Toward part-time staff to help boost the number of male volunteer applicants and thus help match more boys with positive adult male role models	$10,000
Houses of Hope of Nebraska, Inc.	$75,000
Toward the Vision of Hope capital campaign to create a new recovery campus, including three new halfway house facilities and an administrative office, for this agency that provides affordable residential treatment and support services for men recovering from substance abuse	$75,000
Lincoln Action Program, Inc.	$30,000
Three-year general operating support during a transitional restructuring period of this organization working to improve the quality of life and economic self-sufficiency of people of low income by providing services, support and advocacy	$30,000
Lincoln Lancaster County Child Advocacy Center	$60,000
Toward construction of a new facility in Northeast Lincoln to accommodate the growing number of children and families served by this organization whose mission is to reduce trauma suffered by child abuse victims during abuse investigations and to increase the successful prosecution of child abusers	$60,000
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska	$25,000
Support of the Lutheran Family Refugee Services program, including the addition of a full-time case manager, that provides resettlement assistance to refugees before, during and after their arrival in Lincoln	$25,000
Malone Community Center	$1,666
For general operating support; a retiring WCF board member grant designation	$1,666
Matt Talbot Kitchen	$50,000
For support of its capital campaign, Witness to Hope, to construct a larger facility for this organization providing hunger relief and homeless prevention services to Lincoln’s homeless and working poor individuals and families	$50,000
Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children, Inc.	$20,000
For the Quality Enhancement Project to identify 15 early childhood programs in Title I school neighborhoods of Lincoln and work together with them to improve the quality of services	$20,000
Nebraska State Bar Foundation	$10,000
For review and research efforts to enhance the organization's Teen Parents and the Law program, implemented in Lincoln Public Schools and CEDARS Youth Services, which educates teen parents on their rights and responsibilities	$10,000
Partners in Recovery Foundation	$5,000
Toward staff and volunteer policy development and the creation of training manuals related to its Children for Recovery program which supports kids whose parents are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction	$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Inc.	$50,000
Final payment of a three-year $150,000 grant for general operating support for this organization that provides affordable and confidential reproductive health care and sex education in Lincoln, Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa $50,000	$50,000
Seniors Foundation	$15,000
Toward the Lincoln Seniors Transportation Program, a volunteer social transportation program that provides affordable, non-medical transportation assistance for older adults in Lincoln	$15,000
St. Monica's Home	$95,000
For The Human Potential and Development Institute, a new set of programs which will operate internally, to maximize the vocational and personal potential of women with substance abuse and mental health issues, and externally by offering clinical consultation, community training and outreach	$95,000
State of Nebraska, Region V Systems	$5,000
For the Let's Build initiative managed by Region V Systems, with its partner the Lancaster County Funders Group, to assist community and faith-based organizations with becoming operationally effective and financially sound to better meet social service needs in the community	$5,000
UNL-University of Nebraska Public Policy Center	$10,000
Final payment of a three-year $60,000 grant to create, implement and promote a comprehensive, searchable online database of available human service resources in the state, to be freely accessible to Lincoln residents and service professionals	$10,000
Voices for Children in Nebraska	$30,000
First payment of a two-year $60,000 grant toward general operating and capacity-building efforts of this statewide organization that advocates for the well-being of children in Nebraska as it prepares for a transition in leadership	$30,000
Voices of Hope Lincoln, Inc.	$30,000
Toward the ongoing operations and expansion of the Volunteer & Internship program of this agency that serves survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their families	$30,000
TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES	$820,000