Answers4Families seeks to be a place where Nebraska families and professionals involved in the numan services system may find inforamtion, dialog opportunities, education resources, advocacy inforamtion and supportive relationships. Specifically, this site is centered around Nebraska's foster families, subsidized adoptive families, families of children with special needs, and human services professionals.
nncf.unl.edu/ideas/
AfterSchool Alliance provides information on each state. Get the facts about the state of after school in Nebraska. afterschoolalliance.org/states/states_main.cfm
Child Care Licensing in Nebraska allows visitors to get information on the child care licensing process, find contact information for licensing staff, view listings of all licensed child care and preschool programs, obtain information about specialists and supervisors and their case loads, and more. nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi
Child Care Resources for Nebraska Businesses is a listing of state and national web sites which provide services to Nebraska businesses interested in providing child care to their employees or seeking other information about young children. assist.neded.org/ccindex.html
Community Action in Nebraska Community Action Agencies are non-profit private and public organizations originally established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America's War on Poverty. Today, there are nearly 1,000 CAAs across the United States, located in 98 percent of our cities and counties. CAAs are a primary source of support for more than 38 million Americans living in poverty. Information on Nebraska's Community Action Agencies can be found here. canhelp.org
Family Service of Greater Omaha is a non-profit, non-sectarian counseling agency, founded in 1875. The mission of the agency is to strengthen individuals and families in our community through education, counseling and support services. We offer a number of programs which serve all ages and socio-economic groups. Our comprehensive approach considers the individual and his or her relationship with the family, job and community. familyserviceomaha.org
Millard Area Providers Support Group for Daycare Providers meets regularly on the first Monday of each month at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church at 168th and Q Street in Omaha. Childcare providers seeking support and parents seeking for quality childcare are invited to visit this web site. millardareaproviders.com
Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation (MMI) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (MMI) specializes in working with persons with genetic disorders and developmental disabilities. Our focus areas are education, research, training, and clinical services provided in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment to support individuals with special healthcare needs and their families. This is integral to the mission of MMI. unmc.edu/mmi/
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership is a resource for individuals with disabilities, their families and friends, professionals, employers, teachers, and people who help others.
atp.ne.gov
Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children is the state affiliate of NAEYC made up of early childhood professionals: family day care providers, teachers and administrators in child care, nursery and pre-school teachers, early childhood special educators, kindergarten/primary teachers and elementary administrators, teacher educators, students, parents, and others interested in improving services to young children in Nebraska, and made up of affiliates and chapters throughout the state. nebraskaAEYC.org
The Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is dedicated to uniting partners statewide in support of children and families. nebraskachildren.org
Nebraska Department of Education offers an array of information about NDE, its departments, teacher certification, conferences, the state legislature, the state board of education, assistive technology, and newsletters. nde.state.ne.us
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership is dedicated to helping Nebraskan's with disabilities, their families and professionals obtain assistive technology devices and services since 1989.
nde.state.ne.us/ATP/
Nebraska Educational Service Units. This site provides information to the Educational Service Units across the state of Nebraska. esu3.org/info/schools/esu.html
Nebraska Family Child Care Association was formed in 1988 by providers who saw a need to support one another in the child care profession. nde.state.ne.us/ECH/nfcca.html
The Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision, a 501(c)3 educational and charitable foundation, seeks to ensure that every child entering school in Nebraska is visually ready to learn through expanding the SEE TO LEARN® program in Nebraska, offering a free vision assessment to all three year olds by a professional eye care provider, through providing educational materials and resources for children and parents as well as a multidisciplinary Symposium. The NFCV seeks to ensure that by the time children in Nebraska enter kindergarten, they will have received adequate, appropriate assessment of their vision, a critical component of learning.
nechildrensvision.org
Nebraska Head Start Association and its members seek to provide education, leadership, and advocacy that positively impacts the quality of life for Nebraska's children, families, and communities. nde.state.ne.us/ECH/nehsa.html
Nebraska Health and Human Services System is a unified health and human services system for all Nebraskans hhs.state.ne.us
Nebraska Health and Human Services System: Child Care in Nebraska offers a wealth of information on choosing child care for your children, reviews of child care providers, child care licensing in Nebraska, the child care grant fund, and child care subsidy.
hhs.state.ne.us/chc/chcindex.htm
Nebraska Health and Human Services System Child Care Licensing Index. Nebraska law requires any individual who provides child care to four or more children from different families at any one time to become licensed. Here you will find information about the four different types of licenses available, general information about licensing, and information for parents seeking care for their children, and how to file a complaint. hhs.state.ne.us/crl/childcare/childcareindex.htm
Nebraska Network for Children and Families (NNCF) seeks to be a place where Nebraska families and professionals involved in the human services system may find information, dialog opportunities, education resources, advocacy information and supportive relationships. A partnership between the University of Nebraska Lincoln - Center on Children, Families, and the Law, and the the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System, the NNCF is centered around Nebraska's foster families, families of children with special needs (physical, emotional, behavioral), human services professionals, caregivers of the elderly, caregivers of those with Alzheimer's Disease,and school nurses. nncf.unl.edu/
Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities. Information such as events, links to other DD Web resources and explanations and contact information for the Nebraska council, regional councils, and grantees, as well as the newsletter, DD Tips, can be found here.
hhs.state.ne.us/ddplanning/
Nebraska Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness is a federally funded through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and serves individuals birth through age 21. Program assistance includes information, training, consultation, assessment, follow up, and resources to educational personnel, families, and others who are involved with children and youth with deaf-blindness. The program supports the philosophy of inclusion in the educational, vocational, and community environments. esu3.org/nedb/index.html
Nebraska's Early Childhood Professional Development Partnerships/Regional Training Coalitions are designed to support collaboration in coordinating training and professional development opportunities which meet the needs of early childhood care and education caregivers/teachers in home, center, and school-based programs. This link will take you to a list of Regional Training Project web sites. nde.state.ne.us/ECH/ESU/mapesu.html
NU for Families. What makes your family strong? This web site. provides information on supporting families through educational programs. It offers information on food and nutrition, coping, spiritual well-being, and general information on parenting. Visitors can sign up to receive the weekly newsletter, Ideas for Parents. nuforfamilies.unl.edu
PTI Nebraska is a statewide service for parents of children with special needs. Staff conducts workshops that are available statewide. The workshops are open and free of charge to parents and to anyone interested in children with disabilities and their families, especially educators and other professionals. pti-nebraska.org
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. Through their mission of "Putting Knowledge to Work," the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension specializes in developing and delivering educational programs that impact individuals; their families; their farms, ranches and businesses; and their communities. ianr.unl.edu/ianr/coopext/coopext.htm
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