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New Report: Tools available to help Nebraska Schools fight student hunger

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 03/08/2018

***For Immediate Release*** March 8, 2018 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org New Report: Tools available to help Nebraska Schools fight student hunger Data shows Nebraska lags in national school breakfast rankings, but some schools finding success fighting classroom hunger with innovative strategies LINCOLN — National […]

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Appleseed Statement on Congress’ tax shift bill

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 12/20/2017

***For Immediate Release*** December 20, 2017 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org Nebraska Appleseed Statement on Congress’ tax bill Bill endangers investments in health care, education, and other essential public systems LINCOLN — Nebraska Appleseed Executive Director Rebecca Gould issued the following statement

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During Thanksgiving, NE organizations call for Congress not to weaken anti-hunger programs

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 11/20/2017

***For Immediate Release*** November 20, 2017 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Cell: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org This Thanksgiving, Nebraska organizations urge strengthening of programs that fight hunger SNAP cuts would deepen poverty for Nebraska children, families LINCOLN — With Nebraska’s food insecurity rate at nearly 12 percent,

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The Western Nebraska Better Breakfast Challenge Winners!

Economic Justice / By Eric Savaiano / 11/17/2017

This is a guest post from Appleseed Health Care intern Suzie Cho. During the month of October, Nebraska Appleseed, in partnership with Safeway and the Albertsons Companies Foundation, hosted the Western Nebraska Better Breakfast Challenge to help schools jumpstart their breakfast programs and improve participation. The Challenge saw 12 elementary schools in Gering, Hemingford, Mitchell,

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Tell Congress Stop cuts to Nebraska kids and working families

Economic Justice / By Nic Swiercek / 10/25/2017

Things are moving fast in Congress, and we’re asking you to take action today to protect important investments that help Nebraska’s children and hard-working families meet their needs and get ahead. Just like your household budget reflects what you think is important to spend money on, our national budget shows what we as a country

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Nebraska advocacy groups applaud new payday lending reform rule

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 10/05/2017

***For Immediate Release*** October 5, 2017 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Nebraska Appleseed Communications Director Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org New rule a good first step to protect Nebraskans against predatory lending CFPB rule makes progress, but Legislature still must pass true reform to end exploitative lending Today, a group of

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Jim Wolf Equal Justice Award – Julie Kalkowski

Economic Justice, Uncategorized / By Nic Swiercek / 09/12/2017

Nebraska Appleseed is proud to recognize advocates who have made outstanding contributions to the fight for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans at the 2017 Good Apple Awards on October 19th in Omaha. The Jim Wolf Equal Justice Award recognizes a Nebraskan who has made significant contributions to justice for all throughout her career. The

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Nebraska organizations urge House members to protect anti-hunger programs

Economic Justice / By Nic Swiercek / 07/21/2017

There are hundreds of thousands of Nebraska families that struggle with hunger, and food security programs are some of the most-effective ways to make sure that every Nebraskan – children, seniors, veterans, and other hard-working people – are able to get the food they need. Friday, a group of 10 Nebraska organizations sent a letter

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Volunteer Spotlight – Meet Claudia Pech

Economic Justice / By Nic Swiercek / 07/14/2017

Note: Part of fighting for positive change in our communities means getting to work with outstanding, like-minded volunteer partners who share our goal of expanding justice and opportunity in Nebraska. Periodically, we will feature individuals and organizations with whom we have been fortunate to work to build a brighter future in our state. This is

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Nebraska again lags in providing children meals in summer

Economic Justice / By Eric Savaiano / 07/06/2017

Access to food is critical to the education and well-being of children in both Nebraska’s urban and rural communities. By using tools such as the summer foods programs to their maximum benefit, we can make sure our kids are healthy and hunger-free throughout the summer months. For some students from lower-income families, their school is

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