Larry Bradley – An educator in the race, for higher education Larry Bradley is running for the Nebraska Board of Regents in District Four, which includes North Omaha, Midtown and South Omaha. Bradley said there are four specific reasons he is in this race, “Number one: affordable education. Number two: civil rights, human rights, students’ […]
Articles by Cheril Lee
Juvenile Justice Advocacy: Working to Help Local Youth – Part 4
Shawne Coonfare, Director of the Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC), says the JAC’s general philosophy is if a youth is eligible to be diverted from formal court processing, then they need to do that. “It’s really more about supporting youth and young people in what they need than keeping them out of court. What’s most important […]
Juvenile Justice Advocacy: Working to Help Local Youth – Part 3
One of the programs that Boys Town offers that has the largest impact is out of its South Omaha Office. Staffers work directly with South High School and Marrs Middle School. “And our primary approach there is to work with a school counselor, a gang interventionist, and families directly, when an adult in a young […]
Juvenile Justice Advocacy: Working to Help Local Youth – Part 2
[:en]There are the typical challenges families face, including poverty. “Poverty impacts where families are able to live and may expose them to environments where there may be more crime. Or the student may have more unstructured time where they’re not in sports or other extracurricular activities, so they’re hanging around and getting into trouble,” he […]
Juvenile Justice Advocacy: Working to Help Local Youth – Part 1
Most of the kids Boys Town assists are referred from juvenile court, “They’re still at home, but there are some things going on where they’re at risk of having to leave. So we go into the homes and do family preservation work so kids can stay in their schools, homes and communities,” said Nick Juliano, […]
Temporary Protected Status Cancelled While DREAMers Still in Limbo
TPS stands for Temporary Protected Status. Shane Ellison, Deputy Executive Director and Legal Director, explained, “TPS is a form of protection created by Congress that is designed to offer refuge to nationals of certain countries where the conditions pose a danger to personal safety due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or a similar basis.” […]
Immigrant Legal Center: New Name, Same Mission
“We decided to choose a more descriptive name that would make it easier for our clients and the community to know who we are and what exactly it is that we do,” said Emiliano Lerda, Executive Director of the Immigrant Legal Center (ILC), formerly known as Justice for our Neighbors (JFON). Though the name has […]
Unparalleled opportunities: Tapping into the trades Part 2
Even though she grew up around blue-collar workers, those types of jobs were never presented to Baxter as options for employment. Her generation, like many others, was told they needed to get a four-year degree. The result of that advice? There’s now a huge gap and plenty of trades jobs that are going unfilled. “For […]
Unparalleled opportunities: Tapping into the trades Part 1
“It’s kind of exciting to have a student visit Metro who doesn’t think college is an option for them, then they see one of these classrooms and say ‘this is exactly what I want to do and I can do it here at MCC,’” said Aubrey Baxter, Enrollment Specialist for the Trades at Metropolitan Community […]
South Omaha Boys Town: Serving the community from within
“When people think of Boys Town, they mainly think about the residential program. That’s still a hallmark of what we do here but over the last seven to eight years, there’s been a push to shift our attention to working in the communities we serve,” said Christopher Miller, Director of South Omaha Program Operations for […]
