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Today is Giving Tuesday! Thanks to supporters’ generosity, we’ve already raised $23,355, but we still need your help to meet our goal of $80,000 by December 8th! This next year will bring many challenges, but we will continue to organize, resist, and hold leaders accountable – just as we have in prior moments like this […]

As 2024 winds down, I keep thinking about how Nebraskans like you have made their voices heard and impacted policy for good. From ballot initiatives and online petitions to legislative hearings, Nebraskans have made a real difference this year. Your advocacy matters! The year kicked off with a massive push to keep kids fed over

On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Jim Wolf Equal Justice Award recognizes a Nebraskan who has made significant contributions

On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Seeds of Justice Award honors outstanding legal contributions to public interest law and/or

Nebraska Appleseed mourns the passing of our longtime friend Allen Overcash, a former board member and president of Nebraska Appleseed’s Board of Directors. Allen, a Harvard Law graduate and an attorney at Woods & Aitken in Lincoln, was a successful attorney and litigator focusing on construction and government contracts. Allen was an attorney who believed

On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Roots of Justice Award recognizes grassroots advocates who have made outstanding contributions to

On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Milo Mumgaard Emerging Leader Award, named after Appleseed’s founding executive director, recognizes young,

On October 10, Nebraska Appleseed will gather again to celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations who have stood up for justice and opportunity for all during the 2024 Good Apple Awards. We are proud to recognize this year’s honorees. The Milo Mumgaard Emerging Leader Award, named after Appleseed’s founding executive director, recognizes young,

Join us for the 2024 Good Apple Awards on Thursday, October 10 at the Livestock Exchange Ballroom in Omaha. Social hour with an hors d’oeuvres dinner and live music begins at 6:00 pm with a short program to follow at 7:00 pm. Purchase your tickets or become a sponsor of the 2024 Good Apple Awards

To end the cycles of incarceration, we must be open to having hard conversations, especially when Black and Brown communities are the most impacted, but the ones not often invited to the table.  That’s why we’re co-hosting a community conversation with our friends at RISE: to uplift the voices of those who have been incarcerated