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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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Heart for service drives Senator Mike McDonnell

Article published by Catholic Voice Writen by Danika Lang Serving others is not formulaic. There’s not one hard and fast way to make a difference. Public service can include coaching intramural sports, volunteering at the local homeless shelter, or even

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Health care notes…

Article published by Midlands Business Journal One World Community Health was awarded grant funds totaling $372,400 from United Way of the Midlands to support five programs. Approximately 15,000 low-income and uninsured residents of Douglas, Sarpy, Cass and Pottawattamie Counties will

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Energy assistance program expands

Article published by Pilot-Tribune Common Fund of the Heartland has expanded its energy assistance program with the addition of two new partner agencies: Christian Outreach Program Elkhorn (COPE) and Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership (ENCAP). With the expansion, Omaha Public

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