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
Taking a Closer Look at the Foster Care System We believe that all youth and families interacting with the foster care, or “child welfare,” system should have equitable access to the supports and services they need to thrive. Their rights should be protected as they do so, and the child welfare system should be best
May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Let’s take a closer look at the system. Read More »
Last Wednesday the Legislature adjourned sine die, meaning the body has concluded its work for the session. This year’s session introduced many new and unique challenges and opportunities. On top of normal business, senators also had to address how to allocate $1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) coronavirus relief funds. The number of
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This Wednesday is the last official day of the 2022 session! Unless there are veto override votes, all of this session’s legislative business is complete. Wednesday’s agenda will mostly consist of closing remarks from senators, the Speaker, and the Governor. Last week was an extremely busy time at the legislature, with successful passage of two
Historic child welfare bill passes Read More »
***For Immediate Release***April 13, 2022 Contact:James GoddardPrograms Senior DirectorNebraska AppleseedMobile: 402-570-9462jgoddard@neappleseed.org The Nebraska Legislature Passes Historic Child Welfare Bill Senators pass LB 1173, including several of Nebraska Appleseed’s long term priorities LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Nebraska Legislature passed Legislative Bill (LB) 1173, which is an important and historic package of bills, including several of
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We are nearing the end of the 2022 session, with three legislative days set for this week. The last day, Day 60, is scheduled for Wednesday April 20th. There are still a number of priority bills slated for final votes in the coming days, including a few of Appleseed’s priorities, so there is still work
SNAP reentry bill fails to advance, but we will keep fighting Read More »
On Tuesday, the Nebraska Legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of LB 1073. First and foremost, we want to thank you for calling, emailing, and sharing your story with your senator. You showed up for your family, friends, and neighbors, and it did not go unnoticed. Because of this support, the Treasury Department is
Emergency rental aid bill failed, but the fight is not over Read More »
Committee hearings for the 2022 session are complete. The Legislature began all-day floor debate this week and will continue until they adjourn in April, with late-night sessions starting next week. Learn more about the floor debate process in my short explainer here. This week’s agenda You can find today’s agenda here, which includes LB1173,
Floor debate begins: emergency rental assistance up on the agenda Read More »