Salvation Army Omaha has begun serving free dinnertime meals out of trucks parked at various parks around the metro as part of its Family Meals of Hope program. This is the program’s second summer, with the first serving more than 8,000 meals. Trucks will be serving each weeknight at Miller Park, Benson Park, Hitchcock Park, and the Community Bible Church parking lot.
The latest cohort of the Omaha Municipal Land Bank’s Ambassador Program graduated this week. The program is designed to teach a diverse cohort of potential board applicants and community advocates, provide information and experience regarding the Land Bank’s programs and potential impacts, and connect the Land Bank with community members. The Land Bank is currently accepting applicants for the 2026-27 Ambassador Program.
World Speaks, a nonprofit which offers language classes and works to remove language barriers in Omaha, is hosting Language Access Week June 8 to12. This year, the week will feature a social media education campaign showcasing organizations throughout Omaha that are incorporating language access into their work, a “Let’s Chat about Cancer” presentation in Spanish presented with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a community cooking course offered entirely in Arabic.
The Omaha Children’s Museum celebrated its 50th anniversary last weekend with special celebrations and programming. The museum was first housed in the City/County Connector Building before moving to 18th & St. Mary Avenue. It moved into its current location at 20th & St. Mary’s Avenue in 1989.