When kids and families experience tough times the last thing they need is uncertainty about where they will find their next meal. Yet approximately 30 percent of all Nebraska households applying for food assistance needlessly wait longer than a month for approval for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Because of the State of Nebraska’s […]
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Last weekend, Nebraska Appleseed was profoundly honored to receive the 2014 Leola Bullock Community Service Award from NAACP – Lincoln Branch during the NAACP’s Freedom Fund Banquet. It is a great honor to receive this award from an organization that has done so much in the pursuit of civil rights and social justice and to
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You will have the chance to make your voice heard on raising the minimum wage in Nebraska. In the coming weeks, several public hearings have been scheduled on Initiative 425 to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage to $9.00 per hour. The public is invited to testify at each of these hearings, and we encourage you to
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Freedom, opportunity are hard-won concepts. You can help protect them for all. Each Fourth of July provides us with the opportunity to celebrate a uniquely American holiday. With family, friends, food, and fireworks, we raise up the strengths and ideals that create our American identity. We are a country built on the premise of freedom
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It’s not every day that your cup of coffee can support justice for all, but it can during the month of July! Appleseed is excited to renew our community partnership throughout the month of July with our friends at Urban Abbey, a nonprofit coffee shop, bookstore, and faith community in Omaha. Stop in and grab
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Give a gift to Appleseed and have it matched on Give to Lincoln Day! This Thursday, May 29, is one of the best opportunities to give a donation to Appleseed, have it matched, and strengthen the fight for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans! Give a gift to Nebraska Appleseed at this link and your
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I have exciting news to share! Give a donation to Nebraska Appleseed on May 29 for Give to Lincoln Day and your gift will be matched! Give to Lincoln Day is an annual day of giving to Lincoln nonprofits hosted by the Lincoln Community Foundation. A part of your gift to Nebraska Appleseed will be
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Working hard and taking care of our families are core Nebraska values. While Nebraskans place a significant value on hard work, the economy has changed in a way that has left too many Nebraska families behind. Our state consistently has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country and one of the highest rates
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As you may have seen this morning, LB 887, the Wellness in Nebraska Act, that would have provided a path to affordable health insurance for at least 54,000 uninsured Nebraskans, was filibustered this morning. The vote to end debate was 27-21, with 33 votes necessary to end debate. While this is a disappointing outcome, we
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Today’s failure to pass the Wellness in Nebraska Act hurts 54,000 of our hard-working families, neighbors, and friends, who now must continue to live and suffer without proper access to health care by having no options for affordable insurance,” Gould said. “This decision also hurts our state, by missing the opportunity to make real and
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