New Horizons Adult Day Center is our third featured Des Moines finalist in the 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest. Founded in 2000, New Horizons aims to address the needs of weary caregivers and persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. Answers provided by Cortney Taylor with New Horizons. To vote for the Des…
Our third Kearney nonprofit finalist in the 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest is The S.AF.E. Center. Founded in 1978, The S.A.F.E. Center provides free and confidential services for individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence while bringing awareness and prevention efforts to communities across South Central Nebraska. Answers are provided by Nikki…
Our third Lincoln nonprofit finalist in the 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest is Junior Achievement (JA) of Lincoln. Founded in 1919, JA seeks to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy with in- and after-school activities. Answers are provided by Tera Norris, JA of Lincoln President. To vote for the…
The third of our Omaha nonprofit finalists in the 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest is the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition (NUIHC). Since its inception in 1986, the NUIHC has provided community health care and services targeting the urban American Indian and Alaska Native population in the Omaha, Lincoln and Sioux City, Iowa metro…
The Downtown Family YMCA is the second of five Omaha nonprofit finalists in the All Makes 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest. The Downtown Family YMCA’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Answers courtesy of Liz Kerrigan, Omaha Chamber of Commerce and…
Developmental Services of Nebraska (DSN) is our second of five Lincoln nonprofit finalists in the All Makes 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest. DSN seeks to help children and adults with mental health needs and/or developmental disabilities gain skills, knowledge and experience to increasingly use and benefit from the resources and settings available to all citizens…
Buffalo County Community Partners (BCCP) is the second of five Kearney nonprofit finalists in the All Makes 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest. BCCP aims to assess, strengthen and promote the health of Buffalo County by engaging the community with coalitions that focus on county issues. To vote for the Kearney winner of the office…
Youth Emergency Services and Shelter (YESS) is our second featured Des Moines finalist in the 100 Year, $100k Office Makeover Contest. Founded in 1973 as the Iowa Runaway Service drop-in center at the downtown Des Moines YMCA, YESS services meet the ever-growing need of Iowa’s at-risk children and their families. YESS offers emergency shelter, crisis…
Living History Farms is a 500-acre, interactive outdoor history museum that seeks to educate, entertain and connect people of all ages to Midwestern rural life experiences, and it’s our first of five nonprofit finalists from Des Moines. Responses below are courtesy of Sammy Smithson, sponsorship and events associate at Living History Farms. Vote for Living…
Though Kearney may be small, it’s spirit of community giving is mighty. The first featured nonprofit finalist from Kearney is the Kearney Area Children’s Museum. This nonprofit seeks to inspire play, exploration and discovery through 20 interactive exhibits. The answers to this Q&A are courtesy of Jennifer Beck, director of community engagement at the museum….
