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Omaha proposes minimum wage ordinance: Make your voice heard to ensure equal wages for youth workers
Omaha proposes minimum wage ordinance: Make your voice heard to ensure equal wages for youth workers
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Omaha proposes minimum wage ordinance: Make your voice heard to ensure equal wages for youth workers
Omaha has an opportunity to stand up for young workers and ensure equal pay for equal work. Councilman Danny Begley...
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Raising Justice Podcast — Mid-Session Check-In: What’s Moving in the Nebraska Legislature
In this mid-session check-in, host Juliet Summers is joined by Eric Reiter, advocacy and community collaborations coordinator at Voices for...
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Advocacy Alerts Juvenile Justice
Stop Proposed Relocation of Nebraska YRTC Facilities
Nebraska has a duty to keep youth in our justice system safe, healthy, and supported with programming that helps them...
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Advocacy Alerts Economic Stability
LB 258 Minimum Wage Bill Resurrected: Final Debate Tomorrow Morning, Thursday, February 5 at 9 am
LB 258 is scheduled for final debate tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 5, at 9 am. Voices for Children opposes this...
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Raising Justice Podcast — Preparing for the 2026 Legislative Session: What’s at Stake for Nebraska’s Kids
As Nebraska lawmakers head into a budget-heavy legislative session, critical decisions about children and families are on the line. In...
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Advocacy Alerts Economic Stability
Pro-Kid Policy Plan — Family Economic Stability: Meet Shannon
Child care: the workforce behind the workforce.
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Announcing Respect Nebraska Voters
One way to enact positive change is through Nebraska’s ballot initiatives, and Nebraska voters have made their voices clear when...
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Advocacy Alerts Economic Stability
Nebraska Families Deserve Food Security and Stability
Child hunger is a policy choice. The rush to implement significant changes to state and federal assistance programs is creating...
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Advocacy Alerts Juvenile Justice
Statement from Voices for Children on Reports of Staff Sexual Abuse at YRTC-Kearney
The recent revelations of sexual abuse involving youth in state custody at the YRTC Kearney facility are a devastating reminder...
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Advocacy Alerts Economic Stability
Protect Kids from the Shutdown: SNAP and WIC Are at Risk
Children and families across the country are facing deep uncertainty as the federal government shutdown continues. Two of the most...
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Advocacy Alerts Economic Stability
U.S.D.A. Terminates Annual Household Food Security Report
At Voices for Children in Nebraska, we believe that good public policy starts with good data. Last week, our Executive...
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Advocacy Alerts Child Welfare
A Statement from the Executive Director: Immigration Policy and Its Impact on Nebraska’s Children
At Voices for Children in Nebraska, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to grow up healthy, secure, and...
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