H.R.1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, is having devastating impacts on Nebraskans’ access to health care, food security, and community and family stability. This blog is the second in our series on the harmful impacts of this bill. This month is bringing anxiety and desperation for many long-time Nebraska community members – and
The Wide-Ranging and Brutal Effects of the So-Called Big Beautiful Bill We continue to see and feel the inhuman and intended impacts of H.R.1, passed by Congress last year, with votes in favor from all of Nebraska’s Congressional delegation. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has a brutal impact on local families and communities,
H.R.1 is Here, and Nebraskans are Paying the Price Read More »
New data from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services shows that half (48.65%) of all Nebraskans who are no longer participating in SNAP since the passage of H.R.1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill, are children.1 That’s around 16,500 children, ages 0-18.2 Thirty-five percent of the total loss are older children, ages 5-18.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is vital support for tens of thousands of Nebraska children, seniors, people with disabilities, working families, and individuals and families who are working low paid jobs or transitioning between jobs. But, in both June and July of this year, Nebraska has broken records for the biggest single month SNAP participation
10% of Nebraska SNAP participants lost because of new paperwork burdens Read More »
Guest Post by Camille Sullivan Research shows that nutrition incentive programs like Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) are one of the most effective ways to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. Rather than restricting and limiting food choices, including recent efforts to ban soda, energy drinks, and candy in
Make your SNAP go further with Double Up Food Bucks (available across Nebraska) Read More »
Congress worked to convince the public that H.R. 1 should be passed to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse. What it has accomplished in reality is cutting kids, seniors, and eligible families off of a program that provides vital food assistance to individuals and families across our state. As the cost of groceries continues to climb,
25,000 Nebraskans have lost SNAP — and most of them are children and seniors Read More »
You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed for Our Voices, Our Why: Building Pathways to Stability – Part 2, an afternoon centered on listening to and learning from young people with lived experience in Nebraska’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026🕐 1:00 – 3:30 PM📍 Eiseley Branch Library1530 Superior Street –
You’re Invited: Our Voices, Our Why: Building Pathways to Stability – Part 2 Read More »
***For Immediate Release***June 24, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Feds say Nebraska will not need to pay $15M to continue SNAP next year USDA announces SNAP payment error rates LINCOLN, NE — Today, the USDA announced state-level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER) for
RELEASE: Feds say Nebraska will not need to pay $15M to continue SNAP next year Read More »
Two hundred. That’s the approximate number of landlords one Lincolnite had to call to find one place to rent. They were turned away again and again just because they would use a housing voucher to help pay for rent. Discrimination like this is why the Lincoln for Fair Housing coalition worked to get source of
ONE year of source of income protections! Read More »
On Tuesday, June 16, the Omaha City Council will hold a public hearing on Councilmember Danny Begley’s proposal to ensure that Omaha residents are paid a fair wage by restoring the protections the state legislature removed this year. This hearing builds on the momentum from the Lincoln City Council’s decision to reestablish what Nebraskans voted for in 2022, when nearly 60%
TAKE ACTION: Urge Omaha City Council to restore fair wages for Omaha workers Read More »