Big Swings in Nebraska

Most people picture a house build when they think about housing donations in Lincoln. This piece widens the frame: Habitat handles new-home production, Union College Housing keeps a 56-unit low-income building viable, and The Arc of Lincoln helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain housing and the support to use it.

Lincoln’s child-care system is bigger than any one preschool classroom. These four nonprofits let donors fund the real pressure points: provider meals and compliance, full-day care, tuition help, and family support.

The youth groups worth your money in Omaha are the ones built for the shaky hours after 3 p.m.—after school, after practice, after a new foster placement, after court. These seven charities understand that the real work starts when the official day ends.