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Contact Us

Staff	Board of Directors	Nebraska SPRING Partners	State Liaisons
Family Resource Center Members	Organizational Members	Parent-School-Community Projects	Parents As Teachers Programs

STAFF

Please contact us at:
5109 W. Scott Road, Suite 410
Beatrice NE 68310
402.223.6040 (voice)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Pat Timm, Executive Administrator Beatrice Family Resource Center 5109 W. Scott Road, Suite 410 Beatrice NE 68310 Phone: 402.223.6040 Fax: 402.223.6043 Email: ptimm@beatrice.K12.ne.us	Secretary Barb Gaither, Executive Director Northeast Family Center 5903 Walker Avenue Lincoln NE 68507 Phone: 402.471.3700 Fax: 402.471.9028 Email: nfc1@alltel.net

Vice President Richard D. Nation, Executive Director Blue Valley Community Action PO Box 273 Fairbury NE 68352 Phone: 402.729.2278 Fax: 402.729.2801 Email: bvca@alltel.net	Treasurer Louise Latimer II, Director Urban League of Nebraska Inc. Family Resource Center 3040 Lake Street Omaha, NE 68111 Phone: 402.451.1066 Fax: 402.451.1342 Email:

Tom Cook, Director Family Resource Council 4009 6^th Avenue, Suite 18 Kearney NE 68847 Phone: 308.237.4472 Fax: 308.237.2146 Email: frc1@nebi.com	Lois Nerem, Executive Director Wesley Center First United Methodist Church 406 Phillip Avenue Norfolk NE 68701 Phone: 402.379.0133 Fax: 402.644.4749 Email: lochthor@yahoo.com

Joan Cromer, Executive Director Panhandle Community Services 3350 10^th Street Gering NE 69341 Phone: 308.635.3089 Fax: 308.635.0264 Email: jcromer@pcswn.com	Elva Cantu, Parent Representative 355 N. 35^th Street Omaha NE 68131 Phone: 402.614.8776

John DeFrain University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Dept. of Family & Consumer Science – East Campus Lincoln NE 68583-0801 Phone: 402.472.1659 Fax: 402.472.9170 Email: jdefrain1@unl.edu	Les Kimmons, Statewide Trainer/Information Specialist Nebraska Parent Center 1941 S. 42nd Street Omaha NE 68105 Phone: 402.346.0525 Fax: 402.346.5253 Email:

Estrella SanMartin, Producer Latino Television PO Box 233 Plattsmouth NE 68048 Phone: 402.296.4589 Fax: 402.733.0229	Lucy Belles, Director Family Support Center 55MSS/DPF 106 Peacekeeper Drive, Suite 2N3 Offutt AFB NE 68113-2124 Phone: 402.294.4329 Fax: 402.294.1260 Email: lucy.belles@offutt.af.mil

NEBRASKA SPRING PARTNERS

Richard D. Nation, Executive Director Blue Valley Community Action PO Box 273 Fairbury NE 68352 Phone: 402.729.2278 Fax: 402.729.2801 Email: bvca@alltel.net	Jeanine Huntoon, Consultant Office of Children and Families Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402.471.1860 Fax: 402.471.0117 Email: jhuntoon@nde.state.ne.us
Carol Fichter, Director Early Childhood Training Center 6949 S 110^th Street Omaha NE 68128-5722 Phone: 402.597.4822 Fax: 402.597.4828 Email: cfichter@esu3.org	Janet Black, Administrator Nebraska Health & Human Services System Office of Women's Health 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95044-5044 Lincoln NE 68509 Phone: 402.471.9463 Fax: 402.471.0383 Email: janet.black@hhss.state.ne.us
Barb Gaither, Executive Director Northeast Family Center 5903 Walker Avenue Lincoln NE 68507 Phone: 402.471.3700 Fax: 402.471.9028 Email: nfc1@alltel.net	Barb Jackson, Director Department of Education Munroe-Meyer Institute 985450 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE 68198-5450 Phone: 402.559.5765 Fax: 402.559.5737 Email: bjjackso@unmc.edu
Mary Jo Pankoke, Director Nebraska Childen and Families Foundation 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 417 Lincoln NE 68508 Phone: 402.476.9401 Fax: 402.476.9486 Email: mjpankoke@alltel.net	Marilyn Peterson, Title I Program Director Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94987 Lincoln NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402.471.3504 Fax: 402.471.0117 Email: mpeterso@nde.state.ne.us
Cathy Schneider, Consultant Nebraska Department of Education, Title I 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94987 Lincoln NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402.471.2482 Fax: 402.471.0117 Email: cschneid@nde.state.ne.us

STATE LIAISONS

Janet Black, Administrator
Nebraska Health & Human Services System
Office of Women's Health
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95044
Lincoln NE 68509-5044
Phone: 402.471.9463
Fax: 402.471.0383
Email: janet.black@hhss.state.ne.us

Carol Fichter, Director
Early Childhood Training Center
6949 S 110^th Street
Omaha NE 68128-5722
Phone: 402.597.4822
Fax: 402.597.4828
Email: cfichter@esu3.org

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER MEMBERS

The Family Resource Center Coalition of Nebraska (FRCCN) is a membership organization made up of individuals, businesses, organizations, and local Family Resource Centers (FRCs). The following roster lists FRCs that are currently members of FRCCN. Information is also available on the programs and services offered by the FRC member nearest you .

If you would like to join FRCCN , we would like to hear from you.

Beatrice

Beatrice Family Resource Center Inc
5109 W. Scott Road, Suite 410
Beatrice NE 68310
Pat Timm, Executive Administrator
Phone: 402.223.6040
Fax: 402.223.6043
Email: ptimm@beatrice.K12.ne.us

Broken Bow

Central Plains Center for Services
908 S. E Street
Broken Bow NE 68222
Nancy Ferguson, Co-Director
Deanna Durland, Co-Director
Phone: 308.872.6176
Fax: 308.872.6596
Email: cpcs@navix.net

Columbus

Columbus Collaborative Team
3020 18th Street, Suite 5
Columbus NE 68601
Tammy Bichlmeier, Executive Director
Phone: 402.562.6539
Fax: 402.564.5125
Email: cct@megavision.com

Crete

Blue River Family Resource Center
245 E. 9^th Street, Suite 2
Crete NE 68333
Kim Buser, Director
Phone: 402.826.4216
Fax: 402.826.5218
Email: kbuserbrfrc@alltel.net

Fremont

Dodge County Collaborative Team
835 W Military Avenue
Fremont NE 68025
Tonja Frank, Parent Educator
Phone: 402.721.6542
Fax: 402.721.6542
Email: tandtf@aol.com

Gering

Panhandle Community Services
3350 10^th Street
Gering NE 69341
Jan Fitts, Executive Director
Phone: 308.635.3089
Fax: 308.635.0264
Email: jfitts@pcswn.com

Hastings

Head Start Child & Family Development Program Inc.
1204 W. 5th Street
Hastings NE 68901
Deb Ross, Executive Director
Phone: 402.462.4187
Fax: 402.462.4568
Email: debross@alltel.net

Holdredge

Phelps County Family Action Support Team Inc. (FAST)
512 Tilden Street
Holdredge NE 68949
Connie Jacobson, Coordinator
Phone: 308.995.4528
Fax: 308.995.5563
Email: lcjacobson@atcjet.net

Kearney

Family Resource Council
Eagle's Nest
4009 6^th Avenue, Suite 18
Kearney NE 68845
Sheila Carnahan, Interim Director
Phone: 308.237.4472
Fax: 308.237.2146
Email: frc1@nebi.com

Lincoln

Carol Yoakum Family Resource Center 4621 NW 48^th Street Lincoln NE 68524 Carmela Sanchez Casados, Service Coordinator Phone: 402.470.0221 Fax: 402.470.0230	Cedars Youth Services 620 N. 48th Street, Suite 100 Lincoln NE 68504 Marti Beard, Service Director Phone: 402.437.8816 Fax: 402.437.8833 Email: mbeard@cedars-kids.org

Lincoln Action Program 210 "O" Street Lincoln NE 68508 Beatty Brasch, Executive Director Phone: 402.471.4515 Fax: 402.471.4844 Email: Lincoln-Action@Lincoln-Action.org	Northeast Family Center 5903 Walker Avenue Lincoln NE 68507 Barb Gaither, Executive Director Phone: 402.471.3700 Fax: 402.471.9028 Email: nfc1@alltel.net

West Lincoln Family Resource Center 630 W. Dawes Avenue Lincoln NE 68521 Tesia Risk, Coordinator Phone: 402.436.1987 Fax: 402.441.3064

McCook

Families Accessing Innovative Resources (FAIR)
704 E 3rd Street
PO Box 222
McCook NE 69001
Mary Bargen, Director
Phone: 308.345.2609
Fax: 308.345.2527
Email: mbargen@navix.net

Nebraska City

Nebraska City Center for Children & Families
806 1^st Avenue
Nebraska City NE 68410
Dale Haverty, Secretary/Treasurer
Phone: 402.873.4578
Email: familycenter@alltel.net

Norfolk

Prevention Pathways
110 N. 7^th Street, Suite 1
Norfolk NE 68701-4045
John Sievers, Executive Director
Carmen Patent, Parent Connection Coordinator
Phone: 402.370.3113
Fax: 402.370.3444
Email: prevpath@conpoint.com

Wesley Center
First United Methodist Church
406 Phillip Avenue
Norfolk NE 68701
Lois Nerem, Executive Director
Phone: 402.379.0133
Fax: 402.644.4749
Email: lochthor@yahoo.com

Omaha

Douglas County Housing Authority Omaha NE	Family Service South 4007 Harrison Street Bellevue NE 68147 Jeri Ziegler Phone: 402.734.3000 Fax: 402.734.5457

Family Service - Sarpy/Cass County 116 E. Mission Ave. Bellevue NE 68005 Brett Phillips, Regional Director Phone: 402.291.6065 Fax: 402.291.8247 Email: bphillips@familyserviceomaha.org	Family Resource Library Children's Healthcare Services 8200 Dodge Street Omaha NE 68114 Kim Gardiner, Coordinator Phone: 402.955.3834 Fax: 402.955.3059 Email: kgardiner@chsomaha.org

NETWORK Inc (Nebraska Ethnics Together Working on Reaching Kids) 3805 N. 16th Street Omaha NE 68110 Gina Dortch, Executive Program Director Phone: 402.595.1376 Fax: 402.595.1346 Email: NebrEthnic@aol.com	Omaha Archdiocese Family Life Office 3214 N. 60th Street Omaha NE 68104 Sister Barbara Markey, Director Phone: 402.551.9003 Fax: 402.551.3050 Email: flo@omahaflo.creighton.edu

Salvation Army Early Head Start 3612 Cuming Street Omaha NE 68131 Sharlene Mengel, Director of Early Head Start Phone: 402.898.5920 Fax: 402.898.7533 Email: Sharlene_Mengel@usc.salvationarmy.org	Urban League of Nebraska Inc. Family Resource Center 3040 Lake Street Omaha NE 68111 Louise Latimer II, Director Phone: 402.451.1066 Fax: 402.451.1342 Email:

South Sioux City

Dakota County Interagency Team 801 2^nd Avenue South Sioux City NE 68776 Dianne Lutt, Coordinator Phone: 402.494.0601 Fax: 402.494.6301 Email: dcit@willinet.net	Siouxland Family Center 404 E. 32nd South Sioux City NE 68776 Marjorie Meinen, Director Phone: 402.494.2926 Email: Mmeinen4@aol.com

SSC Early Childhood Education Center SCC Community School District 510 W. 13th Street South Sioux City NE 68776 Cindy O'Kane, Early Childhood Education Coordinator Phone: 402.494.1727 Email: cindyo@destinymarketing.com

Wakefield

Wakefield Family Resource Center Inc.
403 Johnson
PO Box 698
Wakefield NE 68784
Ereline Stubbs, Executive Director
Phone: 402.287.2521
Fax: 402.287.2521
Email: erelines@yahoo.com

Wymore

Family Unifying Network Inc. (FUN)
101 S. 7^th Street
PO Box 52
Wymore NE 68466
Julie Everson, Administrative Director
Phone: 402.645.8252
Fax: 402.645.8252
Email: wymorefuncenter@yahoo.com

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS

The Family Resource Center Coalition of Nebraska (FRCCN) is a membership organization made up of individuals, businesses, organizations, and local Family Resource Centers (FRCs). The following roster lists businesses and organizations that are currently organizational members of FRCCN.
If you would like to join FRCCN , we would like to hear from you.

Association of Nebraska Community Action Agencies
605 S. 14^th Street, Suite 412
Lincoln NE 68508
Clayton Naff, Director
Phone: 402.471.3714
Fax: 402.471.3481
Email: cnaff@ancag.state.ne.us

Blue Valley Community Action Inc.
PO Box 273
Fairbury, NE 68352
Richard Nation, Executive Director
Phone: 402.729.2278
Fax: 402.729.2801
Email: bxcaexec@alltel.net

Cass County Head Start
1912 E. Highway 34
Plattsmouth NE 68048
Jane Howe, SS/PI Specialist
Phone: 402.296.5250
Fax: 402.296.5202
Email: veledge@mailesu3.k12.ne.us Chicano Awareness Center
4821 S. 24^th Street
Omaha NE 68107
Arturo Robles, Executive Director
Phone: 402.733.2720
Fax: 402.733.6720
Email: arobles@cacinc.org

Child Saving Institute
116 S. 46^th Street
Omaha NE 68132
Judy W. Kay, Director of Professional Development
Phone: 402.553.6000
Fax: 402.553.2428
Email: jkay@childsaving.org
Community Resources for Infants and Babies (CRIB)
Murphy Building
1912 California Street
Omaha NE 68178
Ann Bryen, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 402.280.3584
Fax: 402.280.3617

Council of Family, Ethnic & Community Centers
4600 Valley Road, Suite 225
Lincoln, NE 68510
Barbara Dewey, Administrator
Phone: 402.483.6227
Fax: 402.434.6376
Email: council_familycenters@yahoo.com Creighton Saint Joseph Partnership in Health
LaBaj Building
2500 California Plaza
Omaha NE 68178
Frank T. Peak, Community Outreach Services
Phone: 402.280.5852
Fax: 402.280.5874
Email: fpeak@creighton.edu

Early Childhood Training Center
6949 S. 110^th Street
Omaha NE 68128
Carol Fichter, Director
Phone: 402.597.4820
Fax: 402.597.4828
Email: cfichter@esu3.org

Family And Community Together (FACT)
4821 S. 24th Street
Omaha NE 68107
Vicki J. Bera, Project Director
Phone: 402.734.4100
Fax:
Email: FACTprogram@home.com First United Methodist Church
2723 N. 50^th Street
Lincoln NE 68504
Rev. Nita Hins-Park., Director of Programs
Phone: 402.466.1906
Fax: 402.466.1908

Grand Island Public Library
211 North Washington
Grand Island NE 68801
Merry von Seggern, Children's Librarian
Phone: 308.385.5333
Fax: 308.385.5339
Email: mvs@gi.lib.ne.us Great Plains Girl Scout Council Inc.
2121 S. 44^th Street
Omaha NE 68105
Christina Castro-Matukeqica
Phone: 402.558.8189 ext. 215

Hanna Keelan Associates
3275 Holdrege
PO Box 30552
Lincoln NE 68503
Tim Keelan
Phone: 402.464.5383
Fax: 402.464.5856
Email: tkeelan@hannakeelan.com Head Start State Collaborative Team
Nebraska Department of Education
310 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln NE 68509-4987
Eleanor Shirley-Kirkland
Phone: 402.471.3501
Fax: 402.471.0117
Email: kirkland@edneb.org

Jesus Christ Community Church Apostolic Temple
1517 N. 30th Street
Omaha NE 68111
George W. Garrett, Jr., Pastor
Phone: 402.345.1581
Fax: 402.344.7680
Email: maryjane@radiks.net

Lone Tree Enterprises
884 Road 200
Friend NE 68359-2810
Anne Nation
Phone: 402.947.6791
Fax: 402.947.6791
Email: ANation@navix.net

MidNebraska Community Action Head Start
114 E. 11th Street
PO Box 2288
Kearney NE 68848
Valerie J. Pels-Kohout, Program Manager
Phone: 308.865.5690
Fax: 308.865.5333
Email: valeriep@mnca.net Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Barbara Jackson, Department of Education Director
Phone: 402.559.5765
Fax: 402.559.5753
Email: bjjackso@unmc.edu

Nebraska Children & Families Foundation
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 417
Lincoln NE 68508
Mary Jo Pankoke, Executive Director
Phone: 402.476.9401
Fax: 402.476.9486
Email: mjpankoke@alltel.net Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Office of Women's Health
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95044
Lincoln NE 68509-5044
Janet Black, Administrator
Phone: 402.471.9463
Fax: 402.471.0383
Email: janet.black@hhss.state.ne.us

Nebraska Parent Training and Information Center
1941 S. 42^nd Street, Suite 122
Omaha NE 68105-2942
Glenda F. Davis, Director
Phone: 402.346.0525
Fax: 402.346.5253
Email: gdavis@neparentcenter.org North Omaha Preservation Team
3805 N. 16th Street
Omaha NE 68110
Frank T. Peak, Acting Chair
Phone: 402.595.1376
Fax: 402.595.1346
Email: fpeak@creighton.edu

Pender Good Beginnings Group
PO Box 115
Pender NE 68047
Susan Strahm, Coordinator
Phone: 402.385.2342
Fax: 402.385.0135
Email: nestrahm@midlands.net Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Carter Lake
Social Services Department
1001 Avenue H
Carter Lake IA 51510
Kim Burlingame, Family Preservation Specialist
Phone: 712.347.6781
Fax: 712.347.6792
Email: kimburlingame@hotmail.com

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Lincoln
1701 E Street
Lincoln NE 68508
Brenda Nickolaison, Family Support Outreach Worker
Phone: 402.438.9222
Fax: 402.438.9226
Email: brendanickolaison@hotmail.com Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Norfolk
201 Miller Avenue
Norfolk NE 68701
Frieda Brazeal, Director
Phone: 402.371.8834
Fax: 402.371.7564

Sarpy County Cooperative Head Start
701 Olson Drive, Suite 111
Papillion NE 68046
Annette Jensen, Administrator
Phone: 402.339.6592
Fax: 402.339.6738
Email: ajenson1@compuserve.com Social Settlement Association of Omaha
4860 Q Street
Omaha NE 68117
Renee Franklin
Phone: 402.731.6988
Fax: 402.731.0255
Email: socialsettlement@aol.com

Westside Early Childhood Centers
Westside Parents As Teachers
1101 South 90th Street
Omaha NE 68124
Ilona Culshaw, Parent Educator
Phone: 402.390.2171
Fax: 402.390.2177
Email: iculshaw@westside66.org

York County Community Health Coalition
PO Box 411
York NE 68467
Mendy Kooi, Coordinator
Phone: 402.362.7676
Email: wmkooi@inetnebr.com YWCA
222 S. 29^th Street
Omaha NE 68131
Peg Harriott, Executive Director
Phone: 402.345.6555
Fax: 402.345.0635
Email: plharriott@aol.com

PARENT-SCHOOL-COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS

The following programs received funding through the Nebraska SPRING project (1997-2002) to implement strategies that help parents increase their knowledge of and confidence in child-rearing activities. While each project is unique to the local community, they serve all families with a special focus on teen parents, low-income families, low-literacy level families, and multi-cultural families. Additional information on the Family-School-Community Outreach Projects is available online.

Blue River Family Resource Center 245 E. 9^th Street, Suite 2 Crete NE 68333 Kim Buser, Director Phone: 402.826.4216 Fax: 402.826.5218 Email: kbuserbrfrc@alltel.net	Chicano Awareness Center 4821 S. 24^th Street Omaha NE 68107 Arturo Robles, Executive Director Phone: 402.733.2720 Fax: 402.733.6720 Email: arobles@cacinc.org

Columbus Collaborative Team 3020 18th Street, Suite 5 Columbus NE 68601 Tammy Bichlmeier, Executive Director Phone: 402.562.6539 Fax: 402.564.5125 Email: cct@megavision.com	Lincoln Action Program 210 "O" Street Lincoln NE 68508 Beatty Brasch, Executive Director Bobbie Magnuson, Family Literacy Program Phone: 402.471.4515 Fax: 402.471.4844 Email: Lincoln-Action@Lincoln-Action.org

Urban League of Nebraska Inc. Family Resource Center 3040 Lake Street Omaha NE 68111 Louise Latimer II, Director Phone: 402.451.1066 Fax: 402.451.1342 Email: league@novia.net

PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAMS

The following organizations sponsor a Nebraska Parents As Teachers program. Those in purple received direct financial support through the Nebraska SPRING project (1997-2002). Additional information on the Parents As Teachers program is available online.

Alliance Public Schools Even Start/PAT 1604 Sweetwater Alliance NE 69301 Candis Jones, Director Phone: 308.762.5475	Beatrice Family Resource Center Inc 5109 W. Scott Road, Suite 410 Beatrice NE 68310 Pat Timm, Executive Administrator Phone: 402.223.6040 Fax: 402.223.6043 Email: ptimm@beatrice.K12.ne.us

Bellevue Public Schools Partners with Parents 2009 Franklin St. Bellevue, NE 68005 Georgette Clark Phone: 402.293.5070; 1-800-776-5204	Blue Valley Community Action - Gage & Saline County Early Head Start PO Box 273 Fairbury NE 68352 Katheryn Molczyk, Children & Youth Services Director Phone: 402.729.2278 Fax: 402.729.2801 Email: bvca-kathryn@alltel.net

Blue Valley Community Action - York County PO Box 273 Fairbury NE 68352 Katheryn Molczyk, Children & Youth Services Director Phone: 402.729.2278 Fax: 402.729.2801 Email: bvca-kathryn@alltel.net	Central Nebraska Community Services - Platte County 626 N Street Loup City NE 68853 Suzan Obermiller, Early Childhood Programs Director Phone: 308.745.0780, ext. 123 Fax: 308.745.0824 Email: sobermiller@cennecs.org

Central Plains Center for Services 908 S. E Street Broken Bow NE 68222 Nancy Ferguson, Co-Director Deanna Durland, Co-Director Phone: 308.872.6176 Fax: 308.872.6596 Email: cpcs@navix.net	Dodge County Collaborative Team 835 W. Military Avenue Fremont NE 68025 Tonja Frank, Parent Educator Phone: 402.721.6542 Fax: 402.721.6542 Email: tandtf@aol.com

Family Resource Council Eagle's Nest 4009 6^th Avenue, Suite 18 Kearney NE 68845 Sheila Carnahan, Director Phone: 308.237.4472 Fax: 308.237.2146 Email: frc1@nebi.com	Family Unifying Network Inc. (FUN) 101 S. 7^th Street PO Box 52 Wymore NE 68466 Julie Everson, Administrative Director Phone: 402.645.8252 Fax: 402.645.8252 Email: funcenter@navix.net

Goldenrod Hills Community Service - South Sioux City 1119 Avenue E PO Box 280 Wisner NE 68791 Rita Eichelberger, Head Start Director Phone: 402.529.3513 Fax: 402.529.3209 Email: reichel@gpcom.net	Goldenrod Hills Community Service - Thurston County Tribes 1119 Avenue E PO Box 280 Wisner NE 68791 Rita Eichelberger, Head Start Director Phone: 402.529.3513 Fax: 402.529.3209 Email: reichel@gpcom.net

Head Start Child & Family Development Program Inc. 1204 W. 5th Street Hastings NE 68901 Deb Ross, Executive Director Phone: 402.462.4187 Fax: 402.462.4568 Email: debross@alltel.net	Lincoln Action Program 210 "O" Street Lincoln NE 68508 Ruth Weatherl, Head Start Director Phone: 402.471.4515 Fax: 402.471.4844 Email: rweatherl@Lincoln-Action.org

MidNebraska Community Action - Lexington 16 W. 11th Street PO Box 2288 Kearney NE 68848 Lois Butler, HeadStart Director Phone: 308.865.5675 Fax: 308.865.5681 Email: loisb@kearney.net	Northeast Family Center 5903 Walker Avenue Lincoln NE 68507 Barb Gaither, Executive Director Phone: 402.471.3700 Fax: 402.471.9028 Email: nfc1@alltel.net

Northwest Community Action 270 Pine Street Chadron NE 69337 Lola Speirs, Head Start Director Phone: 308.432.3393 Fax: 308.432.5799 Email: hstart@praireweb.com	Panhandle Community Services 3350 10^th Street Gering NE 69341 Charlene Mahnke, Child Development Programs Director Phone: 308.635.3089 Fax: 308.635.0264 Email: cmahnke@pcswn.com

Ralston Parents As Teachers 5100 S. 93rd Street Ralston NE 68127 Diane Campbell, PAT Coordinator Phone: 402.331.6954 Fax: 402.331.6403 Email: dcamp4566@aol.com	Salvation Army Early Head Start 3612 Cuming Street Omaha NE 68131 Gina Fricke, PAT Supervisor Phone: 402.898.7507 Fax: 402.898.7533 Email:gina_fricke@usc.salvationarmy.org

Westside Parents As Teachers 1101 S. 90th Street Omaha NE 68124 Ilona Culshaw, PAT CPE Phone: 402.390.2171 Fax: 402.390.2177 Email: iculshaw@westside66.org

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Association of Nebraska Community Action Agencies 605 S. 14^th Street, Suite 412 Lincoln NE 68508 Clayton Naff, Director Phone: 402.471.3714 Fax: 402.471.3481 Email: cnaff@ancag.state.ne.us

Blue Valley Community Action Inc. PO Box 273 Fairbury, NE 68352 Richard Nation, Executive Director Phone: 402.729.2278 Fax: 402.729.2801 Email: bxcaexec@alltel.net

Cass County Head Start 1912 E. Highway 34 Plattsmouth NE 68048 Jane Howe, SS/PI Specialist Phone: 402.296.5250 Fax: 402.296.5202 Email: veledge@mailesu3.k12.ne.us	Chicano Awareness Center 4821 S. 24^th Street Omaha NE 68107 Arturo Robles, Executive Director Phone: 402.733.2720 Fax: 402.733.6720 Email: arobles@cacinc.org

Child Saving Institute 116 S. 46^th Street Omaha NE 68132 Judy W. Kay, Director of Professional Development Phone: 402.553.6000 Fax: 402.553.2428 Email: jkay@childsaving.org	Community Resources for Infants and Babies (CRIB) Murphy Building 1912 California Street Omaha NE 68178 Ann Bryen, Administrative Assistant Phone: 402.280.3584 Fax: 402.280.3617

Council of Family, Ethnic & Community Centers 4600 Valley Road, Suite 225 Lincoln, NE 68510 Barbara Dewey, Administrator Phone: 402.483.6227 Fax: 402.434.6376 Email: council_familycenters@yahoo.com	Creighton Saint Joseph Partnership in Health LaBaj Building 2500 California Plaza Omaha NE 68178 Frank T. Peak, Community Outreach Services Phone: 402.280.5852 Fax: 402.280.5874 Email: fpeak@creighton.edu

Early Childhood Training Center 6949 S. 110^th Street Omaha NE 68128 Carol Fichter, Director Phone: 402.597.4820 Fax: 402.597.4828 Email: cfichter@esu3.org

Family And Community Together (FACT) 4821 S. 24th Street Omaha NE 68107 Vicki J. Bera, Project Director Phone: 402.734.4100 Fax: Email: FACTprogram@home.com	First United Methodist Church 2723 N. 50^th Street Lincoln NE 68504 Rev. Nita Hins-Park., Director of Programs Phone: 402.466.1906 Fax: 402.466.1908

Grand Island Public Library 211 North Washington Grand Island NE 68801 Merry von Seggern, Children's Librarian Phone: 308.385.5333 Fax: 308.385.5339 Email: mvs@gi.lib.ne.us	Great Plains Girl Scout Council Inc. 2121 S. 44^th Street Omaha NE 68105 Christina Castro-Matukeqica Phone: 402.558.8189 ext. 215

Hanna Keelan Associates 3275 Holdrege PO Box 30552 Lincoln NE 68503 Tim Keelan Phone: 402.464.5383 Fax: 402.464.5856 Email: tkeelan@hannakeelan.com	Head Start State Collaborative Team Nebraska Department of Education 310 Centennial Mall South Lincoln NE 68509-4987 Eleanor Shirley-Kirkland Phone: 402.471.3501 Fax: 402.471.0117 Email: kirkland@edneb.org

Jesus Christ Community Church Apostolic Temple 1517 N. 30th Street Omaha NE 68111 George W. Garrett, Jr., Pastor Phone: 402.345.1581 Fax: 402.344.7680 Email: maryjane@radiks.net

Lone Tree Enterprises 884 Road 200 Friend NE 68359-2810 Anne Nation Phone: 402.947.6791 Fax: 402.947.6791 Email: ANation@navix.net

MidNebraska Community Action Head Start 114 E. 11th Street PO Box 2288 Kearney NE 68848 Valerie J. Pels-Kohout, Program Manager Phone: 308.865.5690 Fax: 308.865.5333 Email: valeriep@mnca.net	Munroe-Meyer Institute 985450 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5450 Barbara Jackson, Department of Education Director Phone: 402.559.5765 Fax: 402.559.5753 Email: bjjackso@unmc.edu

Nebraska Children & Families Foundation 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 417 Lincoln NE 68508 Mary Jo Pankoke, Executive Director Phone: 402.476.9401 Fax: 402.476.9486 Email: mjpankoke@alltel.net	Nebraska Health and Human Services System Office of Women's Health 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95044 Lincoln NE 68509-5044 Janet Black, Administrator Phone: 402.471.9463 Fax: 402.471.0383 Email: janet.black@hhss.state.ne.us

Nebraska Parent Training and Information Center 1941 S. 42^nd Street, Suite 122 Omaha NE 68105-2942 Glenda F. Davis, Director Phone: 402.346.0525 Fax: 402.346.5253 Email: gdavis@neparentcenter.org	North Omaha Preservation Team 3805 N. 16th Street Omaha NE 68110 Frank T. Peak, Acting Chair Phone: 402.595.1376 Fax: 402.595.1346 Email: fpeak@creighton.edu

Pender Good Beginnings Group PO Box 115 Pender NE 68047 Susan Strahm, Coordinator Phone: 402.385.2342 Fax: 402.385.0135 Email: nestrahm@midlands.net	Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Carter Lake Social Services Department 1001 Avenue H Carter Lake IA 51510 Kim Burlingame, Family Preservation Specialist Phone: 712.347.6781 Fax: 712.347.6792 Email: kimburlingame@hotmail.com

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Lincoln 1701 E Street Lincoln NE 68508 Brenda Nickolaison, Family Support Outreach Worker Phone: 402.438.9222 Fax: 402.438.9226 Email: brendanickolaison@hotmail.com	Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Norfolk 201 Miller Avenue Norfolk NE 68701 Frieda Brazeal, Director Phone: 402.371.8834 Fax: 402.371.7564

Sarpy County Cooperative Head Start 701 Olson Drive, Suite 111 Papillion NE 68046 Annette Jensen, Administrator Phone: 402.339.6592 Fax: 402.339.6738 Email: ajenson1@compuserve.com	Social Settlement Association of Omaha 4860 Q Street Omaha NE 68117 Renee Franklin Phone: 402.731.6988 Fax: 402.731.0255 Email: socialsettlement@aol.com

Westside Early Childhood Centers Westside Parents As Teachers 1101 South 90th Street Omaha NE 68124 Ilona Culshaw, Parent Educator Phone: 402.390.2171 Fax: 402.390.2177 Email: iculshaw@westside66.org

York County Community Health Coalition PO Box 411 York NE 68467 Mendy Kooi, Coordinator Phone: 402.362.7676 Email: wmkooi@inetnebr.com	YWCA 222 S. 29^th Street Omaha NE 68131 Peg Harriott, Executive Director Phone: 402.345.6555 Fax: 402.345.0635 Email: plharriott@aol.com