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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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Heat the Streets Run and Walk for Warmth

Heat the Streets Run and Walk for Warmth Bradley Bullock  Digital Editor OMAHA, Neb. —Heat the Streets Run and Walk for Warmth is an event that helps those seeking help for rent and utilities. All donations and proceeds from Heat

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Awesome Resources for Furloughed Workers

Awesome Resources for Furloughed Workers By Anna Attkisson, Editorial DirectorJanuary 25, 2019  Credit: baranq/Shutterstock On Jan. 25, 2019, auto insurance company GEICO donated $75,000 to support programs helping workers impacted by the partial government shutdown. The donations are being distributed to

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