Today, Appleseed gathered with advocates from across the state to turn in more than 186,000 signatures representing every county in Nebraska in support of the Respect Nebraska Voters ballot initiative! Thanks to the hard work of advocates and volunteers across our state, we’re confident that we’ve submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for the […]
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***For Immediate Release***June 30, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed Celebrates Supreme Court Upholding Birthright Citizenship President fails to dismantle a cornerstone of the Constitution and democracy LINCOLN, NE – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued their decision in the case of Trump v. Barbara, which challenged
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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed for Our Voices, Our Why: Building Pathways to Stability – Part 2, an afternoon centered on listening to and learning from young people with lived experience in Nebraska’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026🕐 1:00 – 3:30 PM📍 Eiseley Branch Library1530 Superior Street –
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***For Immediate Release***June 24, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Feds say Nebraska will not need to pay $15M to continue SNAP next year USDA announces SNAP payment error rates LINCOLN, NE — Today, the USDA announced state-level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER) for
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Nebraska Appleseed is pleased to welcome Kelly Bach, the inaugural Neec Bowyer Good Trouble Fellow. Kelly will be working full-time with our Health Care Access Team this summer. Originally from the Twin Cities area, Kelly is a recent graduate of Creighton University in Omaha. She is preparing for law school and was looking for an
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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed on Wednesday, July 8 for coffee on us! Stop by anytime between 11:00 am to 12:30 pm for a beverage at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso for a community conversation about access to dental care in Nebraska. We know many community members in Nebraska face challenges accessing the dental health
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See you at Session 2 : Belonging Barometer – Tools for Building Community Wednesday, July 1st, 10:30am-12:00pm CT (9:30-11:00am MT) on Zoom Come learn together as we dig deep into the belonging barometer for Session 2 of the 12th-annual statewide welcoming convening (virtual) summer series! We just wrapped up our first session with community leaders
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Let’s honor contributions made by DACA community members by calling on Congress for permanent solutions! I wanted to invite you to join us via Zoom on Monday, June 15 to commemorate the 14th Anniversary of DACA by contacting Congress and urging them to provide a permanent solution for longtime community members! Join us for a
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Two hundred. That’s the approximate number of landlords one Lincolnite had to call to find one place to rent. They were turned away again and again just because they would use a housing voucher to help pay for rent. Discrimination like this is why the Lincoln for Fair Housing coalition worked to get source of
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On Tuesday, June 16, the Omaha City Council will hold a public hearing on Councilmember Danny Begley’s proposal to ensure that Omaha residents are paid a fair wage by restoring the protections the state legislature removed this year. This hearing builds on the momentum from the Lincoln City Council’s decision to reestablish what Nebraskans voted for in 2022, when nearly 60%
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