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Implemented a Community Cafe series in North Omaha.
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C-ACT-1292
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Implement a Community Cafe series in South Omaha.
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C-ACT-1293
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In partnership with Lift Up Sarpy, coordinated, facilitated and hosted a community wide meeting focused on resources available for immigrant families and individuals; over 100 individuals participated in this meeting.
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C-ACT-1297
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The BRIDGE has created a position dedicated to building relationships and coordinating opportunities with lived experts. Currently this position is filled by the Community Cafe Coordinator.
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C-ACT-1294
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This team comprised of parent leaders and lived experts meet monthly to build an inclusive space for lived expert voice and leadership, this includes planning and leading the quarterly Opportunity Knocks events.
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C-ACT-1290
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Youth review Buffalo County Data Briefs, finalize content for release to the community, discuss with caring adults to support strategies that impact promotive and protective factors and build capacity to design best practices for youth. Youth will present data to schools, parents and other community stakeholders. Data will be utilized in reporting on success of prevention strategies. Stories of youth work will be highlighted in social media, monthly eblasts, donor in person meetings, specialized communication to donors and funders of lived experience informing the work. It is youth hope to build policy development in partnership with Coalition for a Strong Nebraska.
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C-ACT-1049
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YAB's main wellness indicator in which to build their prevention strategies is to increase the number of youth who report a caring adult in their life. All strategies developed by YAB are focused on this promotive and protective factor. Three new adults have volunteered to join YAB in 2025 and will be orientated at the January meeting. Mentoring is a key strategy for this work. In addition to YAB, the Buffalo County Violence Prevention Coalition connects mentoring program, Friends Program, to the community response program to ensure all youth are connected to a caring adult.
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C-ACT-1070
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Recruit middle and high school students to the Buffalo County Youth Advisory Board from all nine Buffalo County Communities. Train youth and build capacity for youth to advocate. Provide opportunities to co-design and co-create prevention that is meaningful for youth with adult mentors. Outcomes: increase in youth promotive and protective factors especially number of youth who report they have an adult in their life and the feel their community appreciates them, # of communities represented by youth on YAB.
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C-ACT-1051
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Lived Experience partners are important to the work of CFP. We have a lived experience person on our Steering Committee. We pull together lived experience folks for specific topic discussions e.g. childcare licensing challenges, getting resource information to folks living in hotels, etc. .
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C-ACT-1192
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Purposefully contracting with and eventually hiring participants to do the work of our programs has been very beneficial. These individuals work in the middle space between the office team and the individuals in need - often working in coaching, advocacy or outreach roles. The effort began very simply - two participants in Bridging Forward (see other activities) wanted to 'give back' to the program for services they had received, so we asked them to meet with prospective program participants, often going to their homes or seeking them out in the community. When the 'messaging' comes from someone with more lived and practical experience it is simply heard differently - ultimately more effectively. Two individuals then began doing contract work which we compensated with gift cards before moving to a formal hire. One of main benefits has been as an advocate for an individual with the court or the school system. These team members add legitemacy to conflicts there. We have had to work hard at staying in communication, giving clear direction and keeping these team members looped in. Any trouble spots we have experienced had been a case of 'too many cooks in the kitchen'.
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C-ACT-1002
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*Met with agency leaders to discuss partnership opportunities. *Planned the annual Stop the Stigma Walk together. *Families 1st purchased items for event. *Families 1st promoted event.
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C-ACT-1147
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*Bi-monthly meetings with lived-experience individuals with a history of substance use and system involvement. *Opportunity to discuss and reflect on input of contributors to plan activities that satisfy group interests. *Provide opportunities to engage in volunteering and community involvement.
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C-ACT-1091
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Leah Russell and Riley Farrington our GCC's Lived Experience Experts. Leah and Riley attend many of GCC's monthly meetings and are also a part of our BOD. Through the presence of LEEs in our focus groups many important conversations developed that have led to the following concepts: • Moved from bi-monthly Family Cafes to Monthly Cafes based on feedback from LEEs • Developed monthly Free Monthly Events posted on our Website QR • Family Cafe speaker suggestions • QR Code for Free Family Events to share with new moms to help with postpartum and isolation
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C-ACT-1032
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We continue to have two young mothers as our Lived Experience Experts who attend all of our Focus Groups, monthly GCC meetings, and our on our Board of Directors. They also help to plan our Family Cafes. They provide valuable insight into the needs of young families in our Siouxland area.
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C-ACT-1363
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Conduct quarterly Mental Health Cafes in Spanish on a variety of topics such as stress, chronic disease management, and postpartum depression. Work with community partners from Multicultural Coalition to offer facilitated support group that discusses resources, education, and stigma surrounding behavioral health in the Hispanic community.
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C-ACT-1319
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Conduct quarterly Mental Health Cafes in Spanish on a variety of topics such as stress, chronic disease management, and postpartum depression. Work with community partners from Multicultural Coalition to offer facilitated support group that discusses resources, education, and stigma surrounding behavioral health in the Hispanic community.
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C-ACT-1378
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The purpose of the Community Safety Planning Team (CSPT) is to convene a network of public and private community organizations and members dedicated to supporting Grand Island’s immigrant and refugee communities with education, know your rights, and resources in the event of mass deportations.
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C-ACT-1320
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The collaborative has formed a panel to approve concrete support requests not tied to community response coaching. This panel includes at least one lived experience member from the community.
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C-ACT-1284
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The Coalition has very close partnerships with Mental Health agencies that are active members of our community collaborative. Madison County also has a Mental Health Consult on our Rooted in Relationships team.
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C-ACT-1215
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Partnership with Nebraska Children and collaboratives statewide to achieve statewide goals.
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C-ACT-1272
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YC3 hosts monthly meetings to encourage networking, engagement, and the sharing of lived experiences. These gatherings provide a space for individuals to connect, share insights, and collaborate. Each quarter, we hold in-person meetings at a local conference space, with a focus on bringing lived experiences to the table. In January 2025, we were fortunate to have a powerful presenter who shared her personal journey of raising two sons with disabilities, both of whom are in wheelchairs. She spoke about the challenges and triumphs of ensuring her children were included in both school and community life. Her story was a moving reminder of the importance of inclusion and the barriers that still need to be addressed. These meetings continue to grow, attracting people from all walks of life, and often conclude with thoughtful discussions and action steps aimed at improving our community. We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and experiences as we work together to make York County a more inclusive and supportive place for all.
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C-ACT-1225
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The first subcommittee, Child, Youth, and Families, has been instrumental in launching a Youth Advisory Initiative. This group is continuously brainstorming creative ways to engage both parents and youth in positive, supportive ways. The second subcommittee, Wellbeing, recently welcomed two new co-chairs and is working diligently to develop strong and achievable goals to enhance the overall wellbeing of our community. This subcommittee is focused on creating sustainable impact in mental and physical health. The third subcommittee, Basic Needs, has been a driving force behind the development of little food pantries in York and surrounding towns. They continue to innovate and explore new ways to gather donations and ensure that everyone in our community has access to essential resources
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C-ACT-1303