Child & Family Services

Down Syndrome Association for Families

• The Down Syndrome Association for Families of Nebraska is committed to providing immense support and positive visions for the future for individuals with Down syndrome, their families, friends, educators, and professionals who share in their lives.

  Website: https://www.dsafnebraska.org/

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

• As the nation's clearinghouse and comprehensive reporting center for all issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization, NCMEC leads the fight against abduction, abuse, and exploitation - because every child deserves a safe childhood.

  Hotline: 1-800-843-5678

  Website: https://www.missingkids.org/HOME

Planned Parenthood

• Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.

Website: plannedparenthood.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln operates with the belief that the ability to succeed and thrive in life is inherent in every child. As an affiliate of the nation’s largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network, BBBS Lincoln makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children that develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

  Website: https://bbbslincoln.org/

Cedars Youth Opportunity Center

• Cedars Youth Opportunity Center helps thousands of vulnerable children and youth to find safe refuge and a new beginning within their walls. As one of Nebraska’s most trusted child-service organizations, CEDARS makes sure that children feel safe and secure, while also providing parents, foster families, and partnering agencies with the support they need to care effectively for children.

  Website: https://cedarskids.org/who-we-help/children-and-youth-unable-to-live-at-home/cedars-youth-opportunity-center.html

HopeSpoke

• HopeSpoke, formally known as the called Child Guidance Center, aims to understand the unique qualities and experiences of those they serve as influenced by emotional and cognitive development, family situation, social environment, and personality. Through dynamic, interactive therapy, HopeSpoke works to examine any identified problems, address them, and build on existing strengths.

  Website: https://hopespoke.org/
  
  
  

Literacy Resources

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster

• The Community Action Partnership of Lancaster aims to empower and needed support to people living in poverty to reach economic stability.

  Website: https://www.communityactionatwork.org/

Lincoln Literacy

• Lincoln Literacy’s mission is to strengthen our community by teaching the English language and a variety of literacy skills to people of all cultures.

  Website: https://www.lincolnliteracy.org/

Read Aloud Nebraska

• Read Aloud Nebraska is an organization that emphasizes the importance of literature and literary practice between parents and children. Based on a plethora of research studies, it has been proven that children who are read aloud to by parents get a head start in language development and literacy skills and go to school better prepared. Read Aloud Nebraska’s goal is to spread this awareness and promote these relationships within families of all cultures. 

  Website: https://readaloudlincoln.org/

Substance Misuse Resources

Touchstone

• Touchstone offers residential substance use treatment services on a sliding fee scale. They strive to help people attain healthier, more productive lives despite circumstances that may normally be a barrier to access.

  Phone: (402) 474-4343

  Website: https://touchstonelincoln.org/

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Helpline

• SAMHSA’s National Helpline, also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information.

  Phone: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

  Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Dating & Domestic Abuse Resources

Friendship Home

• Friendship Home provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking. This organization works to provide a rich array of crisis intervention services, case management, and emotional support to those they shelter as well as those who are waiting for shelter; helping them to rebuild their lives, free from fear.

  Crisis Line: (402) 437-9302

  Website: https://friendshiphome.org/

Voices of Hope

• Voices of Hope provides services to empower those who have experienced relationship violence, sexual assault, and related forms of abuse. Their services are free and confidential to victims of these crimes as well as their family members. 

  Crisis Line: (402) 475-7273

  Website: https://www.voicesofhopelincoln.org/

Money Geek

• Financial aid and assistance for women experiencing domestic abuse

  Website: https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/resources/financial-help-women-abusive-relationships/

Strong Hearts Native

• Domestic violence help for American Indians and Alaskan Natives

  Website: https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/
  

LGBTQ+ Resources

OutNebraska

• OutNebraska believes in a community, a state, and a world free of judgment and filled with love. This organization spreads educational and supportive information through communities across our state, with resources and events for LGBTQ+ people growing like never before. For more than 10 years, OutNebraska has been advocating, celebrating, and educating to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

  Website: https://outnebraska.org/

Born This Way Foundation

• The Born This Way Foundation works to support the mental health of young people and works with them to create a kinder and braver world.

  Website: https://bornthisway.foundation/

The Trevor Project

• The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

  TrevorLifeline: Call: 866-488-7386 / Text: “START” to 678678

  Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA88X_BRDUARIsACVMYD86Bj7jnBzgWewaRYu9qgIiupQvKP1oAW9UTaFOwDSeJsLga6QvOPYaAlMpEALw_wcB

Mental Health Advocacy

The Bridge Behavioral Health

• The Bridge Behavioral Health center provides thoughtful substance abuse, trauma, and mental health treatment services. Individuals seeking safe passage from addiction to sober living will often find it at The Bridge through a variety of support and treatment options, including medically-supervised detoxification, outpatient and residential treatment, and an array of recovery support services.

  Phone: (402) 477-3951

  Website: https://thebridgenebraska.org/

The Trevor Project

• The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

  TrevorLifeline: Call: (866)-488-7386 / Text: “START” to 678678

  Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA88X_BRDUARIsACVMYD86Bj7jnBzgWewaRYu9qgIiupQvKP1oAW9UTaFOwDSeJsLga6QvOPYaAlMpEALw_wcB

Mental Health Association of Nebraska-HOPE Program

• Through the use of evidence-based training and practices such as Intentional Peer Support, Wellness Recovery Action Plan, public speaking, and the use of creative ideas, MHA can cross bridges to generate relationships that create a more inclusive and safer community for us all.

  Keya Warmline: (402)-261-5959

  Honu Warmline: (402)-975-2032

Keya House

• Keya House is for adults with mental health, substance, and/or addiction issues who live in the Region V Systems service area. You must have transportation to and from the house.

  Keya Warmline: (402)-261-5959

Inclusive Therapists

• Inclusive Therapists aims to increase the accessibility of mental health services by making the process of seeking therapy much simpler and safer for everyone, especially for those within marginalized populations.

  Website: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/

National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide

• Founded by Dr. Donna Barnes, a suicide loss survivor, the NOPCAS works to greatly lessen the stigma of suicide prevention throughout communities of color through training and advocacy efforts.

  Phone: (301)-529-4699

  Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

  Website: http://nopcas.org/

Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness

• SACMW works to improve and sustain the mental well-being of Black women everywhere through building community, sharing information, and connecting Black women with quality mental health services.

  Phone: (773) 234-7994

  Website: https://www.sistaafya.com/

The AAKOMA Project

• AAKOMA aids in helping diverse teens and their families achieve and maintain optimal mental health through learning, dialogue, and the understanding that themselves and others deserve support and care.

  Phone: (571) 486-3382

  Website: https://aakomaproject.org/

The Loveland Foundation

• Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing.

  Website: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/

The National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network

• NQTTCN works at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into spaces for queer and trans people of color. Their overall goal is to increase access to healing justice resources for QTPoC.

  Website: https://www.nqttcn.com/

Therapy for Black Girls

• Therapy for Black Girls is an online forum dedicated to encouraging mental wellness for Black women and girls.

  Phone: (706) 389-0072

  Website: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

Therapy for Black Men

• Similarly to Therapy for Black Girls, Therapy for Black Men provides a directory of therapists to aid Black men in their search for mental health services.

  Phone: (646) 780-8278

  Website: https://therapyforblackmen.org/

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)

• BEAM is dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities through informative training, movement building, and grant-making.

  Website: https://www.beam.community/

Black Girls Smile Inc.

• Black Girls Smile works to promote positive mental health for young African American girls.

  Phone: (347) 669-4229

  Website: https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/

Black Mental Health Alliance

• BMHA provides referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and other vulnerable communities by developing, promoting, and sponsoring culturally-relevant educational forums and referrals to similar services.

  Phone: (410) 338-2642

  Website: https://blackmentalhealth.com/

Eustress

• Eustress, Inc. was born out of the desire to bring awareness to the importance of acknowledging, improving, and preserving mental health, a topic often marked by stigma and denial, particularly in the black community.

  Phone: (704)-325-6290

  Website: https://www.eustressinc.org/

Black Mental Wellness

• BMW provides access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, increases the diversity of mental health professionals, and decreases negative mental health stigmas within the Black community.

  Website: https://www.blackmentalwellness.com/

Melanin and Mental Health

• MMH connects culturally competent clinicians committed to serving the mental health needs of Balck & Latinx/Hispanic communities with individuals with those populations.

  Website: https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/

Economic Support Resources

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster

• The Community Action Partnership of Lancaster aims to empower and needed support to people living in poverty to reach economic stability.

  Website: https://www.communityactionatwork.org/

Youth Emergency Services

• Youth Emergency Services (YES) is an organization that aims to assist youth who are actively experiencing homelessness and near-homelessness by providing critically-needed resources that support them in their desire to be self-sufficient.

  Phone: (402) 345-5187

  Website: https://www.yesomaha.org/

Money Geek

• Money Geek works to offers financial help for women experiencing domestic abuse.

  Website: https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/resources/financial-help-women-abusive-relationships/

Cultural & Mutual Aids

United Way of Lincoln & Lancaster County

• United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County works to bring the whole community together to create long-term, lasting change. Together with more than 500 volunteers, they identify and prioritize community goals and bring together the right people, ideas, and resources necessary to achieve them.

  Website: https://www.unitedwaylincoln.org/

Malone Community Center

• The Malone Community Center is determined to improve social and economic conditions and increase understanding between all races. For decades, this organization has served neighboring families, youth, seniors, and the Lincoln community with inclusive, social, cultural, educational, employment and welfare services.

  Website: https://malonecenter.org/

Asian Community & Cultural Center

• The Asian Community & Cultural Center aims to support and empower all refugees and immigrants in our community through various programs and services that foster the educational skills necessary to succeed. The organization also advances the sharing of Asian culture and other cultural heritages of our clients with the whole of the community, promoting cultural enrichment.

  Website: https://www.lincolnasiancenter.org/

Red Canary Song

• Red Canary Song centers base-building with migrant workers through a labor rights framework and mutual aid. They believe that full decriminalization is necessary for labor organizing and anti-trafficking.

  Website: https://www.redcanarysong.net/

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)

• NAPAWF works to build a movement for social, political, and structural change for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls. Their policy platform, “Still Fierce, Still Fighting: A Reproductive Justice Agenda for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,” describes in detail the issues on which they work and is directly informed by the experiences of NAPAWF’s grassroots members and their families and communities.

  Website: https://www.napawf.org/

South of Downtown Association

• South of Downtown Community Development Organization aims to enrich the quality of life for the residents of the Near South and Everett neighborhoods through community connectedness, advocacy, and building grassroots neighborhood power. They regularly host events that emphasize community collaborations, economic opportunities, and artistically centered programming that emphasizes the importance of community enrichment through education and the arts.

  Website: https://lincolnsouthdowntown.org/

The Bay Skatepark

• The Bay Skatepark is a community space that aims to provide a safe place for youth to go and spend time instead of partaking in “reckless” behaviors that could lead to long-lasting consequences. Their professional staff applies innovation and constant evolution to best practices, building authentic relationships and programs dedicated to most effectively engaging youth, particularly those marginalized due to income or other socioeconomic factors.

  Website: https://www.thebay.org/

El Centro de las Américas

• El Centro de las Americas provides services in the areas of education, family support, youth empowerment, health, and resource navigation and their bilingual and bicultural staff’s objective is to provide our clients with professional and courteous services.

  Website: http://www.elcentrone.org/

Common Root Mutual Aid Center

• Common Root Mutual Aid is dedicated to providing a welcoming and supportive community space with resources for the purpose of mutual inspiration, education, and connection. They work to cultivate unity in our shared values of peaceful coexistence and compassion, cooperation and direct democracy, social and ecological responsibility, economic justice and solidarity, and investment in community spaces.

  Website: https://commonroot.org/

Aging Partners

• Aging Partners plans, coordinates, and advocates for older people in our eight-county area. Their mission is to enhance daily living, expand personal choices and educate the community in an effort to ensure the independence and full life of the people they serve.

  Phone: (402)-441-7070

  Website: https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Aging-Partners

Inclusive Communities

• Inclusive Communities aims to confront prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination while envisioning a society that is strengthened by diversity, inclusion, respect, and justice for all people. Being founded as a result of the long, violent, and racially charged history throughout Nebraska’s cities and towns, Inclusive Communities’ fight for justice and equality is deeply fueled and far from over as these societal atrocities continue presently.

  Website: https://www.inclusive-communities.org/

The HUB Lincoln

• The HUB Lincoln continually supports the community by providing unconditional support and programming for young people as they become productive, independent, active members of the community.

  Website: http://hublincoln.org/

KZUM

• The mission of KZUM is to educate and build community through broadcast media, with diverse and independent voices that enrich the perspectives of our audiences. 

  Website: https://kzum.org/