Nebraska
Collaboration Brings Homecare Cooperative Academy to Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Launch) – The College of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska Cooperative Growth Middle is collaborating with the Northwest Cooperative Growth Middle, primarily based in Olympia, Wash., to create an internet academy that walks rural communities by creating homecare co-ops of their communities. The six-session academy begins Could 4 and runs weekly by June 8. Classes can be accessible on Zoom free of charge.
“The rationale we’re partnered with Northwest Cooperative Growth Middle,” mentioned Cindy Houlden, the NCDC cooperative improvement specialist operating the academy, “is that they have fashioned 5 homecare cooperatives. The oldest one was based in 2009. The latest one in 2021.”
The academy would be the first of its type in Nebraska. Cooperative regulation varies state to state, so whereas the NWCDC is offering the know-how, the authorized questions, licensing necessities, caregiver guidelines, logistical steerage and different particulars the periods cowl will all be particular to Nebraska’s laws.
“Not like grocery co-ops, the place members of the neighborhood come collectively to kind the shop, this cooperative is made up of workers,” mentioned Houlden. “It’s owned democratically. They set the wages, advantages and insurance policies. They decide how the enterprise is managed. And particularly with a homecare cooperative, they determine the standard of care, how care is delivered, the kind of consumer they need to serve, the kind of care they need to present, how they need to be reimbursed, their charges—it’s all decided by the workers.”
There’s so much to contemplate when making a homecare co-op, mentioned Houlden, however the academy will cowl all of the pink tape and learn how to handle it efficiently.
The p.c of Americans 90 years and older has doubled since 1980. With the variety of senior residents anticipated to succeed in 73 million by 2030 (outnumbering kids below 5 for the primary time in historical past), homecare co-ops are more and more changing into a viable profession possibility and a vital a part of rural communities.
The NCDC has labored with cooperative grocery shops in communities for years, however Houlden mentioned the thought for a homecare employee cooperative got here to them serendipitously. A lady who as soon as labored for a homecare co-op in Washington moved to Lincoln and contacted Houlden’s workplace, asking if that they had info on comparable companies in Nebraska. When the reply was no, the girl linked Houlden with Deborah Craig, a cooperative improvement specialist with NWCDC.
“We began conversations final summer season about, ‘How will we carry this mannequin into Nebraska? What will we do? How will we make this occur?’” mentioned Houlden. “Lengthy story quick, the preliminary contact moved to Maryland, nonetheless, we continued the conversations with [Craig], utilized for a socially deprived populations grant by USDA, acquired the grant, and now we’re creating this academy.”
The subjects and targets of every of the six academy periods are outlined under:
Session 1, Could 4: Making Selections—Democracy within the Office
Targets: Contributors evaluation and follow totally different decision-making fashions, individuals perceive the roles of the board/supervisor/members in co-op governance.
Session 2, Could 11: Laying the Basis—Enterprise Fundamentals
Targets: Contributors create a primary marketing strategy, determine the abilities and expertise wanted to run the enterprise, and take stock of the group’s abilities.
Session 3, Could 18: Present Me the Cash—Understanding Your Co-op Funds
Targets: Contributors learn to learn monetary statements, perceive primary monetary phrases and methods used, and perceive how monetary choices are made of their co-op.
Session 4, Could 25: Telling Your Story—Advertising Your Co-op
Targets: Contributors will develop a one-page advertising plan, and can learn to market their co-op and prepare different co-op members to do the identical.
Session 5, June 1: Folks Administration—Inspiration and Accountability
Targets: Contributors will identification and perceive the numerous accountability methods that can run by the co-op, follow “tough conversations” and develop energetic listening abilities.
Session 6, June 8: Member Engagement—Bringing Democracy Alive within the Office
Targets: Contributors will perceive the significance of constructing democracy a precedence of their co-op and have a plan to implement varied methods for democratic participation. This session will facilitate dialogue on constructing methods for significant member participation and energy sharing throughout the co-op. Presentation will embrace testimony from Washington homecare co-op members on how their co-op brings democracy alive within the office.
You possibly can register for the academy at https://go.unl.edu/homecareacademy. After registration, an automatic e-mail can be despatched to you containing details about becoming a member of the periods through Zoom.
The Nebraska Cooperative Growth Middle is housed within the Division of Agricultural Economics on the College of Nebraska–Lincoln. NCDC applications abide with the nondiscrimination insurance policies of the College of Nebraska–Lincoln and the US Division of Agriculture. NCDC is funded partially by the USDA RCDG Grant Program and a USDA SDGG Grant Program. For extra info, go to //ncdc.unl.edu/.
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Nebraska
Firefighters learn skills at 88th annual Nebraska Fire School

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – The 88th annual Nebraska Fire School wrapped up on Sunday. Since 1937, the event has been a cornerstone of firefighter education.
Hosted by the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighter’s Association, the school provides essential training for those who serve their communities.
Around 85% of Nebraska’s firefighters are volunteers, and Grand Island Fire Chief Cory Schmidt said in today’s world, it’s hard to find spare time.
Schmidt respects those who volunteer their time to protect others.
“For a volunteer and the amount of training hours needed to become a safe and effective firefighter, it’s very difficult to balance a personal life, your job, and volunteering, so my hats off to them.“
Over 30 classes are provided at the school, covering a range of topics from fire investigation to leadership skills.
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Nebraska
Explaining the Big Ten’s New Baseball Tournament Format

The Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament field is set, and 12 teams are embarking to Omaha.
As they do, they are also dissecting their paths to a championship. This year, that path looks a little different.
Instead of a traditional double- or single-elimination bracket, the Big Ten Tournament begins with four pools of three teams. Those three teams play the rest of their pool, with the pool winner advancing to the semifinals. From there, the tournament plays out in a classic single-elimination fashion.
As for ties, as in if all teams go 1-1 in pool play, that goes to the highest seed. This makes it imperative for the seeds 5-12 to not drop a game and leave it up to the tiebreakers.
Different seeds have different days they are playing. Below is the schedule for each seed/team in this year’s tournament.
Based on the time that they play Thursday, the top seed (Oregon) plays its first game after five other teams have finished their pool play. The Ducks get extra rest going into the tournament but then play on four consecutive days.
Every game this week will be broadcast on Big Ten Network. The full schedule of games is below.
May 20 (Pool Play)
May 21 (Pool Play)
May 22 (Pool Play)
May 23 (Pool Play)
May 24 (Semifinals)
May 26 (Championship)
Follow along for results from the entire tournament with our upcoming Big Ten Tournament Central page.
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Nebraska Softball Run-Rules Southeastern Louisiana, Advances to Baton Rouge Regional Final

One more win.
Nebraska softball dominated Southeastern Louisiana from start to finish Saturday in the winners bracket of the Baton Rouge Regional, getting the run-rule victory in five innings,14-1. The Huskers improve to 41-13 while the Lions fall to 49-15.
NU jumped out early with a three-run homer from Hannah Camenzind in the opening frame. SLU got an RBI single from Nebraska native Cydnee Schneider in the bottom half of the frame.
After neither side could work a run in the second, Nebraska broke the game open. Bella Bacon knocked an RBI double and Camenzind scored on a wild pitch. Then, with bases loaded and two outs, Ava Kuszak launched a grand slam to cap off an seven run inning.
The Huskers kept piling on in the fourth. Jordy Bahl and Samantha Bland hit back-to-back solo home runs. Bahl’s homer was her third of the regional and tied the school record for home runs in a season..
In the circle, Bahl was again pulled after just 3.0 innings to preserve her energy for the next day. The Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year allowed one run on one hit, while walking two and striking out three. Camenzind pitched the final 2.0 innings, sitting down the Lions 1-2-3 in both frames.
Southeastern Louisiana will next face the winner of the elimination game between host and No. 10 national seed LSU and UConn. Nebraska will take on whichever team remains after today in the regional final Sunday at 2 p.m. CDT.
Postgame Notes | Box Score
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