Before five o’clock on any given weeknight, the South Omaha building at 3003 Q St. is relatively quiet. Then the kids start to arrive. Some come by bus from North and South Omaha neighborhoods; others get dropped off by family or walk over from their homes at the neighboring Southside Terrace Apartments, Omaha’s largest public […]
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Family, Community & Health spotlights the experiences of low-income families throughout Omaha and Nebraska. We explore how the city and state serve, or neglect, the needs of families navigating the employment sector, public benefits, health care, child care, and other resources and systems. Previous coverage includes the battle for a living wage in Nebraska, resource guides for underserved families and Nebraska’s 90% denial rate to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, the public benefit program also known as Aid to Dependent Children.
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