Everyone deserves a safe and welcoming place to call home. A home is more than just four walls; it’s a foundation for security, dignity, and opportunity. Unfortunately, in Nebraska, the housing crisis severely limits the access to home, with 89% of extremely low-income renters unable to afford even basic housing. Affordable housing remains a distant […]
Let’s advance renters’ rights and equity in housing together! Read More »
No matter our race, gender, or income, we all want to live in a safe and decent home in a vibrant community. But too many Lincolnites are struggling to keep a roof over their heads as the costs of housing, health care, and food go up while our incomes stay the same. When we build
Affordable Housing is Falling Behind in Lincoln Read More »
Child Nutrition Champions, We want to hear about your experiences with Summer EBT! Will you take 5 minutes to complete our Summer EBT participant survey? It seems like only yesterday, Nebraskans from all over the state were advocating for Nebraska’s governor to participate in Summer EBT, a new program that provides $120 in benefits to
Summer EBT 2024 Celebration & Survey Read More »
On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Jim Wolf Equal Justice Award recognizes a Nebraskan who has made significant contributions
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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
We Went All In for Welcoming Week 2024…and Beyond! Read More »
On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Seeds of Justice Award honors outstanding legal contributions to public interest law and/or
Daniel Gutman – 2024 Seeds of Justice Award Read More »
There is a saying around the Capitol that our state budget is a moral document. It reflects the priorities of Nebraskans and where and in what we want to invest in our communities. The start of the 2025 budget process kicked off this week when state agencies had to put forward their agency requests for
DHHS proposed budget cuts are a blueprint for a less healthy, unstable Nebraska Read More »
***For Immediate Release***September 18, 2024Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.orgSee list of multi-organization media contacts below. Nebraska Statewide Organizations Announce Broad Support for Positive Immigration Laws That Support Thriving Nebraska Communities, Families, & Workforce Diverse rural, urban, agriculture, health care, hospitality, education, construction, business, labor, faith, immigrant & community perspectives urge action
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
Welcoming Week is Underway: Local Events inside! Read More »
Nebraska Appleseed mourns the passing of our longtime friend Allen Overcash, a former board member and president of Nebraska Appleseed’s Board of Directors. Allen, a Harvard Law graduate and an attorney at Woods & Aitken in Lincoln, was a successful attorney and litigator focusing on construction and government contracts. Allen was an attorney who believed
Remembering Allen Overcash, former Appleseed Board President Read More »