Welcoming

Welcoming Week Coming Soon! September 12-21

Welcoming Week 2025: Stories We Share Welcoming Week: September 12-21 and beyond! Every year, in communities across Nebraska and across the country and globe, community members host a variety of learning, celebration, arts, culture, and other events during and beyond Welcoming Week! Welcoming Week is a meaningful time to connect with both new and longtime […]

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Nebraskans at 2025 Welcoming Interactive! + Session 1 of 11th-Annual Welcoming Convening – June 11th!

More Than 30 Nebraskans Traveled to Detroit, Michigan for the 2025 Welcoming Interactive! We loved getting to see nearly 30 Nebraskans from all parts of Nebraska at the Welcoming Interactive national welcoming conference! People who attended the conference gained insights and strategies for building inclusive communities and formed connections with welcomers from all over the

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Register Now! ‘Bridging to Belonging’ Welcoming Convening Series

Join us in Bridging to Belonging:11th-Annual Nebraska Welcoming Convening Series Join us for the (virtual) 11th-annual statewide welcoming convening series – which brings together community leaders from all over Nebraska to share experiences, insights, and strategies for building welcoming and inclusive communities.  During these summer sessions, we will have the opportunity to hear and learn

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Nebraska’s First Certified Welcoming City Announced! + Upcoming Events

Nebraska communities across the state are committed to strengthening local economies, building vibrant communities of neighbors, and fostering meaningful connections across differences by creating inclusive practices. One community has been recognized by Welcoming America for their commitment.  Congratulations to Crete, Nebraska who is officially the first city in the state to be recognized as a

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New Year, New Perspectives: Join Our Virtual Film Series!

Join community leaders from across Nebraska who are fostering inclusive spaces of connection and growth!  The New Year is here – what better way to kick it off than by deepening our understanding of the diverse stories that make Nebraska home? Join Nebraska Is Home: “Through our Neighbors’ Eyes”, a virtual film series showcasing short

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Register Now! “Through our Neighbors’ Eyes” Virtual Film Series

Join community leaders from across Nebraska who are fostering inclusive spaces of connection and growth!  The beginning of a new year is a great time for new learning. In January, join Nebraska Is Home: “Through our Neighbors’ Eyes”, a virtual film series, bringing together a collection of short films that highlight immigrant and refugee stories,

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We Went All In for Welcoming Week 2024…and Beyond!

Welcoming Week 2024 has been a beautiful celebration of Nebraska’s cultural richness, inclusion, and building bridges through connected communities – with a few more events still to come! This year, creative Welcomers across Nebraska hosted over 70 events in more than 9 communities across the state from Scottsbluff and North Platte to Crete and South

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Welcoming Week is Underway: Local Events inside!

Let’s Keep Celebrating Welcoming Week!September 13th-22nd and beyond! From business tours to family story-times, to celebrating immigrant neighbors, we’re loving all the ways Nebraskans are celebrating Welcoming Week 2024! There are still lots of local events to come! Take a look and invite a friend or family member to join you!  Check-out these photos of

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Welcoming Week events across Nebraska! September 13-22

Welcoming Week is a great opportunity to get to know neighbors – new and old – to embrace the universal values of welcoming places, and to celebrate culture, helping everyone to belong and feel at home – because our communities are strongest when everyone knows they belong. This year’s Welcoming Week theme “We’re All In”

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Statewide Welcoming Session 3: Lived Expertise on Local Boards – See you Friday!

 We’re All In for Lived Expertise on Local Boards! Friday, August 9th from 10:00-11:30 am CT (9:00-10:30 am MT) on Zoom We are excited to see you Friday for Session 3 of the (Virtual) Statewide Welcoming Convening!  For the third and final session of the annual Nebraska summer welcoming convening we will welcome three Nebraska

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