Partner Programs
Here are some of the partner programs and opportunities we offer!
Emergency Rental & Utility Assistance Program
Rental Assistance
The Nebraska Emergency Rental Assistance program can assist income eligible households who were financially impacted during or as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic with past due and future rent payments.
Utility Assistance
The Nebraska Emergency Rental Assistance program can assist income eligible households who were financially impacted during or as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic with past due tenant-paid utilities, such as gas, electricity, trash, water, fuel, oil and internet. A copy of the past due utility or internet bill must be provided.
Parents Interacting With Infants (PIWI)
Parents Interacting With Infants (PIWI) is an evidenced based set of practices based on beliefs ) about families, children, and helping relationships. The objectives of PIWI are to increase confidence, competence and positive relationships for parents and children ages 0-2. It does so by keeping the parent-child relationship at the center and by supporting responsive, respectful parent-child interactions.
Circle Of Security (COSP)
The Circle of Security is a relationship based early intervention program designed to enhance attachment security between parents and children. Decades of university-based research have confirmed that secure children exhibit increased empathy, greater self-esteem, better relationships with parents and peers, enhanced school readiness, and an increased capacity to handle emotions more effectively when compared with children who are not secure. The COS intervention is intended to help caregivers increase their awareness of their children’s needs and whether their own responses meet those needs.
Youth and Families Thrive
Nebraska Youth Thrive™ and Families Thrive – or known as Youth and Families Thrive – teaches the information and skills needed to help young people and their caregivers build protective and promotive factors that research determined is optimal for healthy growth and development – to THRIVE. Youth and Families Thrive is a Connected Youth Initiative best practice.
The five Protective and Promotive Factors include:
1) Knowledge of {child, parent, adolescent} Development
2) Social Connections
3) Social Emotional Competency
4) Concrete Supports in Times of Need
5) Resilience
NorthStar
Northstar was developed in response to the needs of job seekers who may lack the digital literacy skills needed to seek, obtain, and retain employment, as well as to perform other tasks in daily life. Northstar allows end users to freely take the assessments from anywhere via our homepage, but individuals can instead go to an approved Northstar location and obtain the Northstar Digital Literacy Certificate when they pass assessments. Certificates provide an important credential for employment, as even entry-level jobs increasingly require basic computer skills. Certificates also certify end user ability to complete computer skills needed in higher education, and demonstrate their ability to use social media and online information thoughtfully.