This has been a historic year for Child Welfare in Nebraska. After over a decade of policy and legal advocacy creating transparency and demanding change, 2022 saw the passage of major child welfare reforms: These changes positively affecting the lives of kids and families for years to come were possible in part because of your […]
A historic year for Nebraska kids & families! Read More »
Please join us in welcoming our newest Child Welfare Youth Fellows, Neva and Tyeisha, to Nebraska Appleseed! Uplifting and creating opportunities for advocacy and support for older youth is an important aspect of my role as Child Welfare Program Coordinator. I am so excited to have Neva and Tyeisha on our team for the next
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***For Immediate Release***July 27, 2022 Contact:Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedO: (402) 438-8853 ext. 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org Case to End Child Welfare Privatization Dismissed After Successful Legislative AdvocacyLegislation passed in 2022 session achieved same result sought in litigation LINCOLN, NE – This week, after a multi-year legal battle to end the privatization of child welfare case management
Learning to drive can be a big part of a young person’s journey toward adulthood. With the Foster Youth and Driving Act, youth in foster care will face fewer barriers to learning how to drive and obtaining a car. This bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Danny Davis and Rep. Don Bacon last
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In the Spring, we welcomed Teijah and Billie, two of this year’s Child Welfare Youth Fellows. Over the course of the last few months, our team has had the pleasure of working with both of them on some exciting projects. Their passion and drive came through in coordinating a donation drive of over 300 items
Youth Fellowship Wrap Up with Teijah and Billie Read More »
We’re excited to welcome our 2022 Summer cohort of Interns and Clerks! Every program and team gets to work with these bright, talented, and dedicated interns and law clerks who are passionate about fighting for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans. Meet the newest additions to our team who are dedicating their time to positive
Meet Appleseed’s Summer 2022 Interns and Clerks! Read More »
Moving Forward We believe Nebraska’s child welfare system can do better. It must stop the vicious cycles of poverty and racism it creates, perpetuates, and upholds, and learn to truly strengthen families. In the near future, there are real, concrete, and possible actions that can be taken to begin that journey. Below are just some
Part Four of Taking A Closer Look at the Child Welfare System Read More »
We believe Nebraska’s child welfare system should support, uplift, and strengthen all youth and families it interacts with, especially including youth and families of color that the system disproportionately targets and harms. There are a lot of incredible individuals, organizations, and work happening in and around Nebraska to educate, improve, and support those touching the
The Child Welfare Youth Fellowship is a five week paid experience where young people with lived experience work on a passion project, write a systemic blog piece and learn about the foster care and juvenile justice systems. We are so excited to be working with Billie and Teijah right now as our first Youth Fellows
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We believe the child welfare system should ensure the welfare of all families within its care, both in intent and practice. But is this possible with a system that is inherently and impactfully harmful? With recent calls to “Defund the Police” in response to the egregious and violent targeting of Black and Brown people by