The HDR Foundation, in partnership with All Kids Bike, announced the expansion of the All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program to Benson West Elementary School, a Title 1 school in Omaha. The comprehensive program includes teacher training and certification, complete curriculum with lesson plans, games and activities, a fleet of 24 Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, fully adjustable student helmets, an instructor bike with pedal conversion kit and helmet, two rolling storage racks, and access to a resource portal with live support for the life of the program.
SHARE Omaha’s Do Good Days are April 23-26. This annual event connects individuals and groups of all sizes with volunteering and donation opportunities that fit their passions, schedules, skills and more.
As part of its 50-year anniversary celebrations, Siena Francis House is hosting Over The Edge, a fundraiser which challenges participants to raise $500 in order to rappel down the side of The Highline apartments on 24th and Dodge. No rappelling experience necessary! Funds raised will assist the Siena Francis House in its mission to welcome, shelter and empower individuals experiencing homelessness navigate their path to housing.
Spark CDI, a nonprofit focused on addressing housing needs and revitalizing disinvested neighborhoods, is working to turn an abandoned convent into an affordable, multi-family housing complex. Formerly Lutheran Service Corps, the building is located at 6220 N 30th St, across the street from Miller Park. The project is part of Spark’s coDA (co-Devolpment Apprenticeship) program and is led by local women.
Native American nonprofit, Healing Ribbons, will celebrate the opening of their new home at 5017 Leavenworth Street, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18. The intergenerational Indigenous women and 2-Spirit nonprofit organization promotes holistic wellbeing, healing, positive cultural identity and cultural revitalization.