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Speak Out in Support of Legislation to Require Summer EBT in Nebraska!

We believe that all children should have the food they need to thrive and that Nebraska should make use of every tool available to make this happen. Summer EBT is a program that can do just that! It’s a new, permanent program that would provide 150,000 children participating in free or reduced price school meals […]

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Congress can bring back the expanded Child Tax Credit – tell them to act now!

Remember back in 2021 when everyone in the US with kids got an extra few hundred dollars per month in their bank accounts? And then research showed that the expanded federal Child Tax Credit cut child poverty by 46%? We thought that was pretty great!  But since the end of the expanded Child Tax Credit,

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RELEASE: Nebraska workers receive another wage increase because of Initiative 433

***For Immediate Release***January 2, 2024 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org  Nebraska workers receive another wage increase because of Initiative 433  The increase to $12.00/hour is the second in a series of raises LINCOLN, NE — Yesterday, Nebraska increased its minimum wage for workers across the state to $12.00/hour. This was the

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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed submits 6,144 signatures to Gov. Pillen in support of summer grocery benefits program

***For Immediate Release***December 29, 2023 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org Nebraska Appleseed submits 6,144 signatures to Gov. Pillen in support of summer grocery benefits program LINCOLN, NE – Today, Nebraska Appleseed delivered a petition to Governor Pillen with 6,144 signatures from 230 Nebraska communities who want our state to

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TAKE ACTION: Tell the Governor it’s time to help feed Nebraska kids

If you’re like us, you’re confused and saddened by Governor Pillen’s recent decision to NOT participate in the new Summer EBT program for 2024.  With this decision, our state is missing out on $18 million dollars in grocery buying benefits that would be going to economically disadvantaged children in Nebraska for summer 2024. Read more

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Without action, Nebraska’s chance to help feed kids this summer disappears Jan. 1

In Nebraska, is spending $2 too much to provide a low-income child with $120 in summer grocery benefits this summer?  That’s the question we’re still asking as time runs short on our state’s opportunity to participate in the brand new federal Summer EBT program. This program would give each Nebraska child who receives free or

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Why Appleseed is important to Nebraska

Too many Nebraskans face real struggles to have the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. Appleseed’s systemic, multi-issue, cross-strategy approach is so unique and effective in combating many of the issues that cause these struggles. Appleseed is committed to finding a better way to advance justice for all Nebraskans while centering the voices, lived

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Nebraska’s TANF Rainy Day Fund Update: A TANF Expenditure Plan Deep Dive

On Friday, October 27, 2023, Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) expenditure plan for Federal Fiscal Years 2024 through 2027. DHHS stated that they are “committed to utilizing TANF funds to ensure needed services are delivered in an effective way to help Nebraskans achieve self-sufficiency.” 

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