YCYouth Care Inc
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About Youth Care Inc
Youth Care Inc serves children, adults, and families in Omaha and nearby counties with support that starts where life is already happening, at home, in apartments, and in safe visit settings. Families in crisis can get coaching, counseling, and supervised visitation, while people with developmental disabilities can build daily living skills and more independence with in-home or apartment-based help. If you care about keeping families steady and helping people move through hard seasons with real support, this is the kind of work that matters.
What sets Youth Care Inc apart is how practical and person-centered its services are. A family can come in for short-term stabilization, while someone else can keep building confidence and independence in their own home or apartment with ongoing support.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Family Support and Visitation Services
Coaching parents, connecting families to resources, and supporting safe, supervised parent-child visits.
Intensive Family Services
Counseling, skill-building, and crisis support for families working to stay safe and stable.
Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
Therapy for young children and their caregivers to heal and grow after difficult or traumatic experiences.
Habilitation Services
In-home support that teaches daily living skills, communication, self-care, routines, and other skills that help people with disabilities live more independently.
Opportunities Program
Apartment-based support for individuals who want to live independently, with daytime staff assistance for cooking, medication management, cleaning, healthy living habits, and transportation.
Best Friends Program
Person-centered family living support with a trained staff member who helps build skills, independence, and community participation.
Family Support Program
In-home support for parents and caregivers who want to build parenting skills, trust, respect, and stronger relationships with their children.
Supported Supervised Visitation
Structured supervised visits that help maintain parent-child contact in a safe and comfortable setting.
About this work
Mission
Transforming the lives of children, adults, and families impacted by mental health, trauma, and intellectual disabilities. The goal is to change problematic and systematic behaviors and thinking to provide a positive outcome for individuals, families, and communities.
Who they serve
Children, youth, adults, and families in Omaha and nearby counties who are impacted by mental health concerns, trauma, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or child welfare involvement.
Their impact
- Serves hundreds of children, youth, and families each year.
- Colin's on-task and positive behavior ranges from 99.2% to 100% each week.
- Colin participates in the general classroom an average of 40% of the time.
- Salvatore completed one math class, two science credits, one English credit, and two history classes.
How your donation helps
- Programs and services that help people with intellectual disabilities become independent
- Support for individuals and families served in home-based programs
- Opportunities and experiences for people to participate in daily life and community activities
Need help?
How someone in need can access Youth Care Inc’s services.
Agencies or families seeking placement for a program can send referral packets to admissions@youthcareinc.org or fax 402-986-9339. Referrals are reviewed within two days, and Youth Care & Beyond then sets an admission date or places the client on a waiting list; the contact number is available 24/7 at 402-991-9709.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
You guys really cared. Without you, I would not have my children.
Grant support
$1,623,800 from 5 funders · through 2025 (IRS 990 records).
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION — $100,000 (2025)2026 OPERATING GRANT
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION — $25,000 (2025)ENHANCING ACCESS & EFFICIENCY
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION — $100,000 (2024)2025 OPERATING GRANT
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION — $100,000 (2024)2024 OPERATING GRANT
- THE LOZIER FOUNDATION — $70,000 (2024)GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION — $25,000 (2024)TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY & BUILDING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
- MUTUAL OF OMAHA FOUNDATION — $10,000 (2024)General Operating Support
- EQUITABLE BANK CHARITABLE — $2,000 (2024)OPERATIONAL
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- Platinum Seal on GuideStar Charity Navigator
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How do families or agencies access services?
Referrals can be sent by email or fax to the admissions team. Applications are reviewed within two days, and then the organization sets an admission date or places the person on a waiting list.
What family services are offered?
Family services include intensive family services, family support and visitation, supported supervised visitation, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy.
What does habilitation support focus on?
Habilitation services teach daily living skills like cooking, cleaning, managing money, self-care, communication, routines, and community safety.
What is the Opportunities program?
The Opportunities program supports people who want to live independently with subsidized apartment options and daytime staff help with cooking, medication management, housekeeping, healthy living habits, and transportation.
What is the Best Friends program?
The Best Friends program pairs each person with a trained staff member who builds a person-centered plan focused on skill development, independence, self-care, communication, and community participation.
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