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Bring Up Nebraska is a network of changemakers that believes every family and young person deserves the chance to thrive. 

Whether you are a parent, a youth leader, a policymaker, a funder, a national ally, or a state or community partner, there is a place for you in this network. Together, we can build the strongest community-based prevention system in the nation through the power of Community Collaboratives.

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This op-ed originally ran in the Lincoln Journal Star on 9/25/2026. Nebraska needs more nurses. Nebraska needs more teachers. Walk into a nursing program or a teacher-prep classroom, and you’ll notice the same thing: almost no men. That’s a missed…

Nebraska Children and Families Foundation's Connected Youth Initiative recently hosted the Imagining the Future: Older Youth Convening, gathering 50 participants to enhance support for older youth in foster care. Young leaders emphasized the importance of community, connection, and adult support. The meeting underlined collaboration's role in fostering positive outcomes for young people in Nebraska.

  • former First Lady Susanne Shore
    former First Lady Susanne Shore

    “We need to look at any child in need as one of our own, not as the state’s responsibility or Washington’s concern but one of our own kids. These are Nebraska’s kids. And we need to be the solution. I want Nebraska’s local community approach to be a model for other states to follow when it comes to preventing problems from becoming a crisis for families and children.”

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