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HUMAN SERVICES
Adoption Links Worldwide, Inc. $10,000
Toward the Lincoln component of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program that aims to find permanent, loving adoptive families for children in foster care
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lincoln Lancaster County $8,500
Second-year support of the agency's general operating expenses
CASA for Lancaster County $12,500
Renewal support for enhancing the volunteer program of this agency that provides a voice for abused and neglected children in the court system so they can thrive in safe, permanent homes
Christian Heritage Children's Home $7,200
To provide gap funding to sustain the agency's work on behalf of children placed in foster care while Child Welfare Reform is instituted in Nebraska
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties $30,000
Second payment of a three-year $90,000 grant toward general operating expenses 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
Community Mental Health Center $10,000
Toward the Open Studio/Wordshop program, in collaboration with CenterPointe and Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, which offers a safe, creative environment to non-traditional artists who experience mental health and substance abuse issues
Cultural Centers Coalition $25,000
Second-year support of a shared Development Coordinator position for this collaboration, comprised of Asian Community & 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
El Centro de las Americas $25,000
Support for the Executive Director position of this organization that exists to educate and empower Hispanic/Latino families and the community at large
Fresh Start, Inc. $10,000
Toward general operating support of this organization that provides resources and support to women who are homeless to increase their self-sufficiency
Friendship Home of Lincoln $10,000
Second 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
Girl Scouts-Spirit of Nebraska $20,000
Second-year support of its outreach program to offer Girl Scout programming, including topics in self-esteem building, academic achievement and career exploration, to high risk middle and high school girls
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters $25,000
Support of the operations of its community-based child and youth mentoring program, including the recruitment, screening, assessing, background checks and oversight of its mentoring matches
HUB Central Access Point for Young Adults $50,000
Toward the purchase of a new facility for this organization that provides support and access to services for young people transitioning into adulthood who are disconnected from their families and community
Indian Center, Inc. $10,000
Toward the operation of its Commodity Supplemental Food Program which provides monthly food packages to people of low income in Lancaster County
KVC Behavioral Healthcare Nebraska, Inc. $24,920
Toward the targeted recruitment of foster parents of Latino and African American ethnicities to provide homes for abused and neglected children
Lincoln and Lancaster County Child Guidance Center $25,000
First payment of a $50,000 grant toward a 4,000 square foot renovation of its facility to allow expanded therapy services for children and families experiencing trauma and mental illness
Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, Inc. $20,000
For the implementation of a learning environment program to offer college students studying to be future licensed mental health professionals the opportunity to conduct supervised drug and alcohol abuse assessments with its clients
Lincoln Housing Charities $6,000
To support the Expanding Horizons program which provides free educational enrichment activities during the summer for at-risk elementary-age children in Lincoln's Air Park area
Lincoln Lancaster County Child Advocacy Center $60,000
Second payment of a $175,000 grant toward the 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
Lincoln YWCA $30,000
General operating support for this organization dedicated to facilitating the security, self-discovery and leadership of women and youth
Matt Talbot Kitchen $50,000
Second payment of a $100,000 grant in 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
Mourning Hope $10,000
General operating support for this organization that provides grief support groups, education, resources and referrals to children, teens, young adults and their families who are experiencing the death or serious illness of a loved one
Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc. $10,000
Support of its two-day Summer Institute on Authentic, Inclusive Lifestyles focusing on assuring that people with disabilities are fully included in the community, at work and at home
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland $50,000
First payment of a three-year $150,000 grant in support of the operations of the new Women’s Reproductive Health Clinic in Lincoln
Voices for Children in Nebraska $30,000
Second 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
Voices of Hope of Lincoln, Inc. $25,000
Toward the cost of operating the agency’s core 24-hour advocacy and crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the community
TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES $594,120
Woods Charitable Fund  •  PO Box 81309  •  Lincoln, Nebraska 68501
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