Gain some resume-worthy experience this summer as a Bright Lights Camp Assistant. Youth in grades 8 and up are eligible to volunteer as Camp Assistants. Applicants should enjoy working with campers in grades K-8 and supporting teachers in a hands-on learning environment. Both half-day and full-day camps available in June and July. A one-week commitment is required, as well as reliable transportation. Main location is Roper Elementary, with additional camps offered at community sites throughout Lincoln.

Click here for more information or to apply! Apply today until May 15.
Check out the camp Schedule for a list of camps at which you can assist.

At Community Action Partnership we empower people living in poverty to reach economic stability. We are currently seeking Board of Directors volunteers.

Board qualifications include being 19 years of age, residing in Lancaster or Saunders County, shall not nor have a family member employed by Community Action or delegate Wahoo Public Schools, or have a financial conflict of interest with the Head Start program or delegate Wahoo Public Schools.

For More Information:
Heather Loughman (she, her, hers)
Chief Executive Officer
(402) 875-9339
hloughman@communityactionatwork.org

Do you have professional experience in ACCOUNTING, EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, LAW, NURSING, or another related field?

Do you want to have a lasting impact on New American professionals through short-term, accelerated mentorship? Come join the Connectors Program.

For More Information:
Megan Meagher, Refugee Resettlement Director
mmeagher@cssisus.org
www.CareerLadderNE.org

Mental Health First Aid
This 8-hour training course is designed to give you key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health illnesses and addictions. You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, student, neighbor, or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack. You can help.

The evidence behind MHFA demonstrates that it makes people feel more comfortable managing a crisis situation and builds mental health literacy.

Training Schedule for Adult Mental Health First Aid

• June 6, 2023 (in-person)

Click Here to register for free training!

Youth Mental Health First Aid
A young person you know could be experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. You can help them.

You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, student, neighbor, or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to young people showing signs of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care.

Anyone can take the 8-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid course, but it is ideally designed for adults who work with young people, ages 12-18 — teachers, coaches, leaders of faith communities, social workers, and other caring citizens.

Training Schedule for Adult Mental Health First Aid

• April 11, 2023 (in person)

Click Here to register for free training!

QPR Training
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.

The mission of QPR is to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. QPR will train people to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know. Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.

This training is a 1 ½ hour QPR Gatekeeper Training.

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide
• Know how to offer hope
• Know how to get help and save a life

Trainings will be held on the following dates:

• March 7, 2023 (virtual)
• April 4, 2023 (virtual)
• May 2, 2023 (virtual)

Click Here to register for free training!