Community & Family Partnership of Platte, Colfax, Boone, and Nance Counties exists because everyone faces challenges. By providing support early, before challenges turn to crises, we are improving the health and financial well-being of children and families. When our children and families thrive, our entire community thrives.
Guiding Principles
- Community Well Being
- A statewide prevention initiative designed to give LOCAL community partnerships the ability to develop LONG-TERM plans using the LATEST strategies and data to prevent life’s challenges from becoming a crisis for many Nebraska families and children
- Youth and Family Leadership, Partnership, Engagement, and Empowerment.
- Race, Ethnicity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Promotive and Protective Factors (Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development, Parental Resilience, Social Connections, Concrete Supports, Social & Emotional Competence of Children)
- Collective Impact
Priority Areas for CFP
- Elevated & Equitable Early Care & Education
- Increased Mental Health Supports
- Embracing & Empowering Voices of Lived Expertise
Other Areas Partners are Leading
- Reliable & Accessible Transportation
- Quality, Accessible & Affordable Housing
Partner Initiatives & Frameworks
- Rooted in Relationships
- Communities for Kids
- Thriving Families, Safer Children
- Bring Up Nebraska/Community Well Being
- Circle of Security Parenting
- Parents Interacting With Infants (PIWI)
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
We Do This By
Helping anyone develop their own solutions through...
- Coaching for budgeting, parenting, employment, and more
- Application and enrollment assistance (for federal programs, Medicaid, etc)
Working together as a community
Our priority areas are Community Prevention, Increasing Mental Health Access, and Access to Childcare. Coordinating stakeholders in a comprehensive and collaborative response to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the community.
How to Become a Partner & Download the Form to Request Funding
