Nebraska
Diaper drive helps Omaha organizations replenish Nebraska Diaper Bank
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A third of Nebraska families struggle to afford diapers for their children.
That’s according to the Nebraska Diaper Bank, which provides 80,000 diapers to more than 1,200 area children.
Tuesday, a few local organizations — North Omaha Community Partnership, Nebraska For Us, I Be Black Girl, and Black Men United — worked together to help take a little pressure off the Diaper Bank and help families in need.
A stack of diapers and baby wipes is a prize to such families.
“It’s something that you really don’t think about, but it is a huge expense to families,” said Tamika Mease, executive director of North Omaha Community Partnership.
She says the need for diapers in the community is growing.
“We get about, I would say, five to 10 new clients per week that call in for our diaper and wipes program,” Mease said.
The organization also helps families with baby items and formula.
“In addition to offering formula, we offer baby essential items. We offer personal hygiene items for the families, and other kids in the family,” she said.
They also help with other hygience items and baby food — but diapers are the main focus.
Nebraska For Us Executive Director Angie Lauritsen says diapers are an expensive necessity.
“So families are having to make choices when the cost of necessary goods go up,” she said. “They’re making choices: ‘Do we fix the car? Are we late for a rental payment? Are we not going to make our medical payments?”
Mnay people who donate often give the smaller, or newborn diapers; but there is also a need for pull-ups or diapers for little ones moving around.
“You need those bigger diapers for a longer period of time,” Lauritsen said. “The other issues is with shelves in the stores — less diapers are in those large diper sizes. You need more of those; that doesn’t mean that you need them less, or less often. They just come in smaller packages.”
All the diapers and baby supplies are here for free for families in need. Mease says it’s about helping people, not about income brackets.
“There are so many families that are experiencing crisis, you know; that’s not my main focus. I focus on the need,” she said.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Britt Prince scored 20 points and Jessica Petrie added 17 for No. 25 Nebraska in a 78-73 win over Indiana on Thursday night.
Prince, who buried her 700th career point in the fourth quarter, scored 15 of her points in the second half after holding off a late surge from the Hoosiers (11-6, 0-5 Big 10) in the third quarter. Logan Nissley added 11 points.
Indiana went on a 14-1 run in the third to take the lead from Nebraska (14-2, 3-2) for the first time since the beginning of the game, leading briefly at 51-49. Indiana took a 1-point lead with 5:32 to play, but Nebraska scored 16 points over the final 6:14.
Shay Ciezki scored 31 points on 13-of-21 shooting for Indiana, her fourth time this season scoring more than 30 points. Zania Socka-Nguemen added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Maya Makalusky had 12 points. The Hoosiers shot 51% as a team from the field compared to Nebraska’s 42%, but have dropped their fourth straight game.
Up next
Indiana: Hosts No. 14 Iowa on Sunday.
Nebraska: Hosts No. 4 UCLA on Sunday.
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Nebraska
33 Nebraska senators urge Board of Regents to delay vote on $800M acquisition of Nebraska Medicine
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Thirty-two Nebraska state senators joined Sen. Brad von Gillern’s letter calling on the Nebraska Board of Regents to delay a vote on the proposed $800 million acquisition of Nebraska Medicine.
The letter, dated Thursday and bearing a total of 33 signatures from state senators, shared concerns about the proposed acquisition, including the lack of transparency to the public and the Legislature.
According to the letter, the regents’ Jan. 9 meeting agenda item summary indicates that the Board has “negotiated the final agreement over a series of meetings in the past 18 months”.
The regents will consider a proposal in which Clarkson Regional Health Services would give up its 50% membership in Nebraska Medicine. The deal would give full control of the health system to the University of Nebraska.
However, the letter said the public and Legislature have had little time to understand the proposal, its impact and any financial implications of the transaction.
“The University of Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine are two institutions of tremendous significance to our state, and any major changes to the existing structures must be carefully considered,” the letter stated.
Senators are asking the Board to delay the vote to “ensure all viable alternatives have been considered and until all stakeholders understand the impact of the proposal for the state” and the two institutions.
The Board of Regents meeting, previously set for Friday, will now be held Thursday, Jan. 15 at 9 a.m.
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