By Tyeisha Thompson, Child Welfare Youth Fellow I had the privilege of speaking with a special education resource teacher to better understand what it entails to teach, support, and care for students with special needs. This individual works explicitly with the life skills population at Pyrtle Elementary. The life skills population is the smallest population […]
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By Tyeisha Thompson, Child Welfare Youth Fellow The Appleseed fellowship provides a safe, honest environment to form relationships with people in the community of child welfare work. The fellowship supports young adults who have previous system involvement. The fellowship requires individuals to complete a project, interview a professional and write a paper about those findings,
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Senators and committees continue to designate their legislative priorities, which are due by March 14. We were pleased to see another one of Appleseed’s priority bills make it out of committee: LB285 (Sen. Lynne Walz), which expands the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students in Nebraska schools or
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We love to raise up the good work happening in school nutrition around Nebraska! Recently, through our Nebraska Student Nutrition Action Committee (SNAC), we had the chance to celebrate the good work of AFTERschool nutrition staff and the contributions they make to student health, academics, and food security! The Nebraska SNAC launched our first ever
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We’re busy at the Capitol as senators and committees continue to designate their legislative priorities, which are due by March 14. We’re excited to see LB294 (Sen. Danielle Conrad), which would help families fight the cost of living by adopting the Child Tax Credit Act (CTC), make the priority bill list. Unfortunately, we also saw
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Nebraska Appleseed is a heavy lifter for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans. They’re instrumental in influencing and making policy at all levels of government. I know first-hand — as a 20-year member of the Nebraska Legislature and former Appleseed board member — that Appleseed can be counted on for their solid research, credibility, and
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Medicaid provides important health coverage for many Nebraskans, and we know that our communities are stronger when all Nebraskans have access to quality, affordable health care. Over 390,000 Nebraskans have been relying on Medicaid coverage for their health needs during the pandemic, and upcoming changes could cause tens of thousands of Nebraskans to lose Medicaid
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At Appleseed, we believe that every Nebraskan deserves a shot to achieve their dreams. Our job is to help clear the way by collaborating with our communities to tear down obstacles and strengthen our shared values. Last week’s highlights Our team was at the Capitol throughout the week, providing our expertise – and supporting community
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We stayed busy last week, with hearings throughout both the mornings and afternoons. Starting this week floor debate will resume each morning, with hearings throughout the afternoon. Hearings will wrap up by the end of March, and all-day floor debate will follow until session ends in early June. Appleseed has identified our 2023 legislative priorities
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Health insurance coverage is critical. People who have health insurance coverage are more likely to get preventative care and seek treatment to manage chronic conditions. Marketplace Health Insurance Coverage is an important source of comprehensive, affordable health care coverage. This year, a record number of Nebraskans signed up for Marketplace Health Insurance Coverage during open
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