Working with school district and community partners adds value across the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties. How? It takes teamwork to build strong programs. First, we partner with Learning Community families. In fact, their firsthand experiences give us a great sense of what’s working. Feedback from our growing partnership network also adds tremendous value. Together, our partners reflect the greatest strengths of the Omaha metro area. As a result, the Learning Community benefits from expertise in public education, higher education, research, health & well-being, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations. We’re proud to call them all partners
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HIGHER EDUCATION
Bellevue University
Buffett Early Childhood Institute
Creighton University
Metropolitan Community College
University of Nebraska Omaha
RESEARCH
Aspen Institute Ascend Network
National Centers for Families Learning
University of Nebraska Medical Center
UNMC Munroe Meyer Institute
FOUNDATIONS
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Dillon Foundation
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
First National Bank
Humanities Nebraska
Learning Community Foundation
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Richard Brooke Foundation
The Sherwood Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
U.S. Bank Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Abundant Life Consulting
Autism Care for Toddlers (ACT) | Munroe Meyer Institute
Benevolence Disposition
Boystown
Connections | Project Harmony
Douglas County Community Response
Douglas County Health Department
Educare
Foodbank of the Heartland
Jewish Family Service of Omaha
Lutheran Family Services
Nebraska Diaper Bank
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
North Omaha Community Care Council |UNMC
Omaha Public Library
OneWorld Community Health Centers
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center
UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Williams Consulting
Women’s Center for Advancement (WCA)
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Child Saving Institute|KidSquad
City Sprouts
Completely Kids
Creighton Financial Hope
Durham Museum
ESU3 Early Learning Connection
Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership (ENCAP)
Empowerment Network
Family Housing Advisory Services
Goodwill Industries
Heartland Workforce Solutions
Joslyn Art Museum
Latino Center of the Midlands
Life Coach Academy
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Nebraska Enterprise Fund
Nebraska Extension Office
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
Omaha Bridges out of Poverty
Omaha Conservatory of Music
Omaha Economic Development Corp.
Opera Omaha
PTI Nebraska
Smart Gen Society
Sparkpositivity
Surreal Media
The Big Garden
The KIM Foundation
The Wellbeing Partners
University of Nebraska Omaha
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Teacher Education Depart.
Special Education and Communication Disorder Dept.
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
School of Music
Service Learning Academy
United Way of the Midlands
Whispering Roots
Women’s Center for Advancement (WCA)
COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT PLAN
Buffett Early Childhood Institute
Educational Service Units 3 & 19
GOALS Center
Iowa Western Community College
Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Omaha Educational Consortium
Nebraska Department of Education
University of Nebraska Omaha