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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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Bright Futures set to put first group on path to college
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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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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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