Eric Garcia-Mendez

Register Now! “Through our Neighbors’ Eyes” Virtual Film Series

Join community leaders from across Nebraska who are fostering inclusive spaces of connection and growth!  The beginning of a new year is a great time for new learning. In January, join Nebraska Is Home: “Through our Neighbors’ Eyes”, a virtual film series, bringing together a collection of short films that highlight immigrant and refugee stories, […]

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We Went All In for Welcoming Week 2024…and Beyond!

Welcoming Week 2024 has been a beautiful celebration of Nebraska’s cultural richness, inclusion, and building bridges through connected communities – with a few more events still to come! This year, creative Welcomers across Nebraska hosted over 70 events in more than 9 communities across the state from Scottsbluff and North Platte to Crete and South

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Welcoming Week is Underway: Local Events inside!

Let’s Keep Celebrating Welcoming Week!September 13th-22nd and beyond! From business tours to family story-times, to celebrating immigrant neighbors, we’re loving all the ways Nebraskans are celebrating Welcoming Week 2024! There are still lots of local events to come! Take a look and invite a friend or family member to join you!  Check-out these photos of

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Welcoming Week events across Nebraska! September 13-22

Welcoming Week is a great opportunity to get to know neighbors – new and old – to embrace the universal values of welcoming places, and to celebrate culture, helping everyone to belong and feel at home – because our communities are strongest when everyone knows they belong. This year’s Welcoming Week theme “We’re All In”

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Statewide Welcoming Session 3: Lived Expertise on Local Boards – See you Friday!

 We’re All In for Lived Expertise on Local Boards! Friday, August 9th from 10:00-11:30 am CT (9:00-10:30 am MT) on Zoom We are excited to see you Friday for Session 3 of the (Virtual) Statewide Welcoming Convening!  For the third and final session of the annual Nebraska summer welcoming convening we will welcome three Nebraska

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Nebraska Welcoming Session 2 on July 19! We’re All In For Language Access

Language access is foundational to creating communities and spaces where everyone feels they belong. We’ve heard from people across the state how important communication is and yet how hard it is.  For the second session of the annual Nebraska summer welcoming convening we will welcome Brittany Ford! She will share best practices for providing language

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