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RELEASE – Policy change means more former foster youth eligible for health coverage

Child Welfare / By admin / 03/13/2015

***For Immediate Release*** March 13, 2015 Contact, Sarah Helvey Child Welfare Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 850-6885 shelvey@neappleseed.org State Clarifies Medicaid Eligibility for Former Foster Youth in Independent Living Approximately 1,000 additional young people now eligible for health coverage LINCOLN — This week, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human […]

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Nebraska Takes Important Steps to Fight Human Trafficking

Child Welfare / By Becca Brune / 03/13/2015

Last Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee of the Nebraska Legislature held a hearing on LB 294, a bill introduced by Senator Jim Scheer. LB 294 would play an important role in strengthening Nebraska’s counter-human trafficking efforts when investigating cases, prosecuting traffickers and caring for survivors of sex and labor trafficking. Testifiers in support of LB 294

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LB 441: Bolstering the Bridge to Independence

Child Welfare / By Becca Brune / 02/24/2015

On February 19, LB 441, a bill to strengthen the Bridge to Independence program (B2I), was heard before the Health and Human Services Committee of the Nebraska Legislature. All testifiers were in support of LB 441 and the improvements it would make to the largely successful B2I program that began in October of 2014 and

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Legislative Update

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Voting & Elections / By Katie Pitts / 02/03/2015

This is your weekly Nebraska Legislature update. Committee Hearings last week Appleseed testified on several bills during Legislature committee hearings last week. LB 12 – A bill to streamline the Medicaid process for eligible Nebraskans who enter and leave the criminal justice system. This bill will improve health care access while saving costs in the

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Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Child Welfare / By Becca Brune / 01/14/2015

This morning, January 14, Governor Ricketts signed a proclamation establishing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Nebraska. And in honor of Sunday’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a group of nearly fifty people braved the cold outside the State Capitol for a vigil to bring light to the issue of human trafficking, the second largest

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Legislative Update – January 12, 2015

Child Welfare / By Katie Pitts / 01/12/2015

The 2015 Nebraska Legislative session convened on January 7th with the election of committee chairs and committee placements. Congratulations to Senator Galen Hadley of Kearney for being elected Speaker of the Legislature. Click here for a full list of committee placements Bill introduction began on January 8th. Here is a look at some bills Appleseed

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Youth Homelessness at the Holidays

Child Welfare / By Becca Brune / 12/23/2014

While the holiday season is a time to celebrate for many, some young adults may be spending their holidays homeless this year. And a large number of these young people may have been in our state’s foster care system. A recent study conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the Administration on Children, Youth and

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Child Welfare and Sex Trafficking in Nebraska

Child Welfare / By Becca Brune / 12/22/2014

A newly released Appleseed policy brief, “Child Welfare and Sex Trafficking in Nebraska,” outlines the issue of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (“CSEC”) and the risk factors that make children in foster care more vulnerable to the coercion of traffickers. Human trafficking is a growing worldwide crime that exists even in our Nebraska communities.

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Consider a gift to Appleseed on Giving Tuesday

Child Welfare / By Becky Gould / 12/02/2014

You may have heard that today is “Giving Tuesday.” It’s a great way to give back to our communities during the holiday season. It’s a simple idea: We have one day for giving thanks yet two for getting shopping deals. Shouldn’t we have more days focused on giving to our communities? Giving Tuesday is a

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New federal law addresses trafficking for youth in foster care

Child Welfare / By Becca Brune / 11/20/2014

In September, Congress passed the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 4980), one of the most significant pieces of domestic legislation passed by this Congress and a great child welfare victory. Nebraska’s U.S. Senators and Representatives all voted in support of this legislation (Rep. Adrian Smith was also a co-sponsor of H.R. 4980).

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