Coalition Members
Stronger Together
Child Care Can is building a statewide coalition because strengthening Nebraska requires many voices working toward a common goal. Together, coalition members work to shape public policy, mobilize communities, and champion practical solutions that strengthen Nebraska’s child care system and better support children, families, and child care providers.
L-R: Marti Beard, Elizabeth Lopez Everett, and Rachel Sissel
Campaign Manager
Elizabeth Everett
Steering Committee Members
Jennifer Baumann, The Playschool
Marti Beard, Early Futures Partnership
Mike Bird, Connected Roots Care Center
Anne Brandt, Lincoln Littles
Quentin Brown, Educare of Lincoln
Lameakia Collier, Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
Josh Cramer, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Nici Johnson, Educational Service Unit 13
Heather Loughman, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Robert Patterson, Kids Can Community Center
Ken Smith, Nebraska Appleseed
Lina Traslaviña Stover, Heartland Workers Center
Hunter Traynor, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Coalition Members
Behaven Kids
Branch Ranch Childcare
Brighten Our Future Early Learning Center
Canopy South
Center for Rural Affairs
Chadron State College
Chadron State College Child Development Center
Collective for Youth
Columbus Area United Way
Community Action of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Completely Kids
Connected Roots Care Center
Development Council for Buffalo County
Early Futures Partnership
ECD Measure
Educare Lincoln
ESU 13
Gallup
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce
Grand Island Economic Development Corporation
Greater Omaha Chamber
Hastings Family YMCA
Heartland Workers Center
Holdrege Area Early Childhood Partnership
I Be Black Girl
Kearney Family YMCA
Kids Can Community Center
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Community Foundation
Lincoln Littles
Little Gerkins Child Care
Nelson Mandela Early Childhood Development Center
Nebraska AEYC
Nebraska Appleseed
Nebraska Association of School Boards
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation
Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
Nebraska Early Learning Connection
Nebraska Indian Community College
Nebraska Thrives
Norfolk Family Coalition
Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA
Omaha Education Association
Omaha Thrives
Panhandle Area Development District
Panhandle Partnership, Inc.
Platte Institute
Provider’s Network, Inc.
Sixpence Child Care Partnerships
Southeast Nebraska Development District
Strong Starts Schuyler Early Childhood Partnership
The Playschool
Upside Down Childcare
Urban Abbey
Voices for Children in Nebraska
Wayne America Inc.
YMCA of Greater Omaha
York County Community Coalition
York County Development Corporation
York Public Schools – Sixpence
YWCA Lincoln
YWCA of Grand Island
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