Volunteers are needed to train hotel and motel staff members on how to recognize signs of human trafficking and the proper way to respond.
The…
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - May is Foster Care Awareness Month, in according to data nearly 8,000 children were removed from their homes and placed…
Utah FFA students reach out to help Nebraska disaster victims
By Robert Pore
robert.pore@theindependent.com Apr 3, 2019
The outpouring of…
1-R students raise money to help families impacted by the natural disaster
By Robert Pore
robert.pore@theindependent.com Apr 3, 2019 Updated 6 min…
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - As much of the flood waters subside in areas, many Nebraskans are uniting to help those recovering from the devastation.…
United Way donors’ $1.36M impacting thousandsBy Julie Blum
julie.blum@theindependent.com Mar 21, 2019 Updated Mar 22, 2019
Set to the theme of “…
By Jeff Bahrjeff.bahr@theindependent.com
Donations and participants in Go Big Give have increased markedly over the giving event’s…
Heartland United Way has organized an effort to help Central Nebraskans who are not collecting their salaries because of the partial government…
Thousands of children will have presents to unwrap thanks to the annual Toys for Tots program.
Tables full of toys, stuffed animals, games and books…
Teachers and parents agree that Lincoln Elementary School is already a community. From now on, it will be even more of a hub.
A new partnership…
Community members can help foster children as part of a Heartland United Way donation drive.
The United Way is currently seeking donations of…
By Carissa Soukup
carissa.soukup@theindependent.com
While there are 12 days of Christmas, 12 days before Christmas, Heartland United Way held…