Look out world! There’s a new engineering partnership that could radically alter our lives. Or at least it will alter the lives of the aspiring engineers. They’re two 10-year-old boys. The pair participated in a 2016 summer enrichment program focusing on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math). After designing, testing, modifying, and perfecting a wind-powered… Read the Full Story »
The notion of poverty is all too easy to disregard in one’s mind as, “not my problem.” Indeed, for those of us lucky enough to be reading this in the comfort of our warm homes or at the office it can be difficult to imagine what impoverished individuals go through every day. However, ponder this… Read the Full Story »
Moving the tassel from the right to the left is more than just a symbolic gesture. For students unable to perform this acclaimed tradition, it can mean making an average of $707,400 less in their lifetime and are 27 percent higher likelihood of living in poverty. The Lincoln Board of Education has set the goal… Read the Full Story »
Mental health conditions are more common than cancer, diabetes and heart disease, affecting one-fourth of all Americans over the age of 18. But this isn’t a problem exclusive to adults. Studies show that half of all lifetime cases of a mental illness begin to develop before age 14, and one in five students between the… Read the Full Story »
Join United Way and community leaders to learn about performance-based social change and maximizing our community investments from expert, Mark Friedman. This event will feature expert Mark Friedman discussing the needs for accountability and performance measures as it relates to social change. There are many wonderful causes to support in Lincoln, but how do we… Read the Full Story »
Food. Gifts. Family. Friends. These are important parts to holiday celebrations. Unfortunately, there are many families in Lincoln who face the holiday season without one or several of these. How can you get involved? United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County is partnering once again with local agencies serving those in need by offering the… Read the Full Story »
Enrich the life of a child – sign up to volunteer! Research tells us that young children who participate in conversations, are read to regularly, have books in their home and develop print awareness have a head start on reading and literacy skills when they enter school. But for some children, their parents may not… Read the Full Story »
The United Way/Community Health Charities campaign to raise $7.2 million to support agencies that help thousands in Lincoln and Lancaster County “lifted off” on Sept. 8 with 500-plus supporters at Duncan Aviation headquarters. The place and theme were reflective of the interests of the 2016 campaign co-chairs, Connie and Todd Duncan. “We wanted to blend… Read the Full Story »
On April 6, Ann Dohmen, a field technology analyst at Ameritas, stepped away from her office computer for a few hours and joined fellow employees as a United Way volunteer helping at St. Monica’s Behavioral Health Services for Women. Their job for the morning was to help with landscape clean-up at one of the sites… Read the Full Story »
The event is called an annual meeting, but in reality the 400 supporters who gathered at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel on April 18 were ready to celebrate a big number, $7,045,550—the final total of the fundraising campaign for United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County and Community Health Charities in 2015 led by campaign… Read the Full Story »
