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Day of Caring 2024 Recap

You helped us provide more than 5,000 care kits to students in our community!

We would like to extend a special “THANK YOU” to YOU for making our Shine Bright – Care Kits for Kids event a huge success! August 7-11, the MidAmerica Center was filled with excitement, joy, smiles, great energy and a lot of heart.

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Omaha Joins Nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

Article published by the Omaha Star The Omaha metro has taken a major step toward improving student success by joining the nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR), a collaborative effort to improve reading proficiency and early school success for all

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Food Hub Connects Aspiring Chefs, Entrepreneurs

Article published by The Daily Record Written by Scott Stewart Nine years of aspirations, hard work and fundraising finally came together Monday for the grand opening of No More Empty Pots’ Food Hub in Historical Florence. The Food Hub brings

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United Way awards $516K grant to VNA

Article published by The Daily Nonpareil Written by Tim Johnson The Visiting Nurse Association was recently awarded a $516,000 grant by United Way of the Midlands. The grant will support several programs in Pottawattamie County and in Douglas and Sarpy

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