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New school-based health centers add “awesome” asset to six area schools.
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The numbers are staggering: 82,000 kids in Douglas and Sarpy Counties don't have a regular medical provider, and more than 20,000 need behavioral health intervention or treatment, but don't have access to quality care. Both figures are the targets of a new partnership, reaching out to families in a whole new way.
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The Family Housing Advisory Services, Foster Care Youth IDA Program was recently featured on KETV. This segment pictures Bree Swaggert, a volunteer with NCFF, who is also working with BBF as an AmeriCorps Volunteer in conjunction with the Nebraska Career Connections grant.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation released the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book. Nebraska ranks 9th overall for child well-being.
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As Building Bright Futures prepares to launch six school-based health centers in just over a month, we have prepared talking points to help community stakeholders remain informed.
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An agenda for early education can't wait for kindergarten-the first five years matter, too.
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Two-Way Mirrors Give Therapists Window On Parenting
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Child Saving Institute and Kid Squad, strong partners of BBF-ECS, were featured on KETV.
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The Midlands Mentoring Partnership first annual Mentor Fair draws dozens of would-be mentors.
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Thousands of youth in Omaha are waiting for a mentor.....just one hour a week for a year is all that's needed....and the benefits will last a lifetime! Please join the Midlands Mentoring Program team at Westroads on Saturday, June 5th, from Noon-4:00 PM, to learn more about mentoring opportunities in our community.
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Our community has numerous efforts under way aimed at curbing the problems that contribute to violent crime. Here are some of the ways you can help.
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Omaha children will have access to basic health care at six schools when classes start next August. Plans are progressing for the school-based health centers within the Omaha Public Schools.
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If educators and federal officials are serious about closing academic-achievement gaps, they need to better coordinate efforts to address the health disparities that impede learning for students from disadvantaged groups, according to a study scheduled for release today.
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Hear from experts and advocates as they discuss babies being born healthy. Something so simple as prenatal care...matters for a lifetime. Healthy moms & healthy babies.
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The lack of prenatal care can double or triple the rate of premature deliveries and increase taxpayer-supported health care costs by five- to seven-fold.
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A sudden surge in truancy cases has a Douglas County Juvenile Court judge scrambling for a way to help — and compel — hundreds of students to get back in school, without throwing the book at them.
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Building Bright Futures chose school attendance and truancy as one of its first focus areas when it launched its efforts in 2007.
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On January 21, 2010, Proposal Development Information Sessions will be conducted to describe the process for submitting proposals to obtain mentoring program grants in Douglas and Sarpy County.
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This is an excerpt from remarks delivered by John Mackiel, superintendent of the Omaha Public Schools, during an event last Wednesday saluting the efforts of the Building Bright Futures initiative and the Bright Futures Foundation.
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BBF Announcement - September 30, 2009
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Lofty ideas become concrete solutions as groups learn what works, what doesn't
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BBF Press Release - September 29th, 2009
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A proposal, funded by a $366,300 grant, would bring nurse practitioners to students in northeast and southeast Omaha.
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Alarming figures reveal the reality of a metro area in which economic hardship has a stronger and stronger grip on the black community.
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Midlands Mentoring Partnership's 2010 Mentor Fair was highlighted in the August edition of Metro Monthly.
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Click here to read about Building Bright Futures in HER Magazine and Omaha Publications’ annual “Omaha’s Big Give” tribute.
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Omaha ranks high across the board with seven Blue Ribbon schools, a short commute, low unemployment and 9,560 acres of parkland.
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In this issue of Physician's Bulletin is an article on Building Bright Futures' school-based health centers.
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Jeanee Weiss of Building Bright Futures shares information about School-Based Health Centers on WOWT.
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Great story about one of Midlands Mentoring Partnership's newest mentoring programs.
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Click here to watch the video about Midlands Mentoring Partnership and the first annual Mentor Fair.
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Several Omaha Public Schools will soon offer medical exam rooms. The plan, which has been in the works since 2006, is designed to cut down on students staying home sick and to provide quicker treatment to common health issues.
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Hear from experts and advocates as they discuss babies being born healthy. Something so simple as prenatal care...matters for a lifetime. Healthy moms & healthy babies.
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