poverty

Summer meal program seeks to serve the needs of Council Bluffs children and families

Katie Schubert — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Children and families in Council Bluffs have ten places to get summer meals through July.

Report shows one in five Nebraska children live in poverty

Katie Schubert — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:00:00 +0000

A new report shows one in five Nebraska children lived in poverty in 2011.

VA report shows decline in number of homeless veterans

Katie Schubert — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:00:47 +0000

A new report from the VA says the number of homeless veterans nationwide dropped seven-percent from January 2011 to January 2012.

Omaha Mayor appeals for donations to food pantries

Katie Schubert — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:50:49 +0000

The Food Bank for the Heartland says they distributed more than 8.8 million pounds of food to partnering agencies and programs during their last fiscal year.

Salvation Army begins Tree of Lights campaign as need for assistance jumps

Katie Schubert — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Salvation Army of Omaha officials say more than 170,000 people received food, utility, and other types of assistance through the organization last year.

New housing in Omaha for homeless men and women with disabilities

Katie Schubert — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Siena/Francis House campus in Omaha is growing with the addition of 48 efficiency apartments.

With holidays approaching, Salvation Army looks to stock its food pantry shelves

Katie Schubert — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:22:21 +0000

The Salvation Army of Omaha says requests for assistance from its food pantry are up 41 percent over the past three years.

VA receives funds to help homeless veterans get housing, services

Katie Schubert — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:19:54 +0000

The VA of Nebraska-western Iowa has received two federal grants to help veterans move in to transitional housing.

50,000 pounds of food the goal of anti-hunger initiative in Omaha schools

Katie Schubert — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:47:23 +0000

Omaha area elementary and middle schools will participate in an anti-hunger initiative for the second year.

Report shows improvement in economic well-being, but also an increase in poverty

Katie Schubert — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:53:31 +0000

A new report shows Nebraska ranks second in the nation in economic well-being, but child welfare advocates say it isn’t all good news.