Top 10 List for National Mentoring Month
January 11 1:22 PM
BBF Blog
Brought to you by the Midlands Mentoring Partnership (MMP)
January is National Mentoring Month. There are a number of ways you can make a difference this month - and throughout the year - and get involved as an individual or through your employer!
1. Mentor a child
Make a difference in a child's life, as well as your own. Mentoring offers benefits like improving self-esteem, keeping kids in school, and preventing risky behaviors.
Illuminating Pathways in Early Childhood
December 5 3:59 PM
BBF Blog
In 2029, their baby will graduate from high school – just like her parents did.
Like roughly 1,400 other high school students in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Camille and Thomas, age 19, discovered that they were expecting a child. Unlike many, it hasn’t derailed their pursuit of bright futures.
Nebraska Appleseed 2011 Good Apple Awards
October 20 9:09 AM
BBF Blog
Jim Wolf Equal Justice Award
John Cavanaugh and Building Bright Futures (BBF) have recognized the basic truth that if we create or leave in place barriers to a good and productive future for our children we are jeopardizing the future of the community and society as a whole.
John and Building Bright Futures are dedicated to creating concrete and sustainable opportunities for Omaha’s children and thereby promoting the common good.
His life’s work and his work as Executive Director of Building Bright Futures exemplify the values of the late Jim Wolf, a founding Nebraska Appleseed board member and longtime advocate for community philanthropy, civil rights and justice for all.
Midlands Mentoring Partnership Highlights Young Men Mentoring Institute
July 12 2:11 PM
BBF Blog
By Deborah Neary
Today Midlands Mentoring Partnership (MMP) would like to highlight the 100 Black Men mentoring matchup between Edgar Hicks (mentor) and Feysel Rahmeto (mentee). Feysel and Edgar are a part of the 100 Black Men Mentoring Institute. Edgar and Feysel have been matched for 10 months, and have quickly formed a relationship. While this bond started from a shared love for Ethiopia, it has evolved into much more.
National Lemonade Day – Omaha, NE - 2011
May 6 11:15 AM
BBF Blog
By Suzi Yokley-Busby
Imagine the scene of a lemonade stand.…..sunshine and laughter, mixed with busy children handing out cups of lemonade and cookies, adults supervising and trying not to be too bossy, and so much excitement in the air!
Now let’s look at the logistics behind this scene……setting goals, planning, budgeting, finding an investor, site selection, advertising, building a stand, purchasing, making healthy lemonade, setting up the stand, and ultimately, running a business!