Last Thursday, the Legislature adjourned sine die, meaning the body has concluded its work for the session. This year’s session was a challenging one. We saw a breaking of many norms and increased partisanship. The number of contentious issues on the floor, plus the increasing use of the filibuster, unfortunately meant that many priority bills […]
2023 Legislative Session Wrap-up Read More »
We believe that all youth and families interacting with the foster care, or “child welfare,” system should be treated equitably, from the front door to their transition out of care. May is Foster Care Awareness Month and last May, we published a series of blogs highlighting the realities of the foster care system – especially
Taking A Closer Look at the Foster Care System: A Follow Up Read More »
Tyeisha, one of our current Child Welfare Youth Fellows, is wrapping up her time with Nebraska Appleseed. As part of this experience, each fellow interviews a community professional in an area of interest to them, which helps them complete a written piece from a systemic perspective that highlights an aspect of the Child Welfare system
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By Tyeisha Thompson, Child Welfare Youth Fellow I have been involved in the Child Welfare system since I was two. My father passed away from a car accident, and my birth mother was an unfit mother. Along with my two sisters, I spent years moving around in foster care. We didn’t have a stable home
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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
Special Education at Pyrtle Elementary Read More »
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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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
WELCOME OUR NEW CHILD WELFARE YOUTH FELLOWS! Read More »
***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
Congressman Bacon Co-Introduces the Foster Youth and Driving Act Read More »