DHHS Honors Families on National Adoption Day
This year, November 22 is recognized as National Adoption Day – a day to celebrate families who have opened their hearts and homes to children in need of permanent, loving families, and to raise awareness about the ongoing need for adoptive families.
Celebrating Reunification Month: Recognizing the Caseworkers Who Support Families
June is Reunification Month, a time to celebrate families who have reunified, highlight the importance of preventing separations whenever possible, and recognize the work of case management and services that help families remain safe and together.
Nebraska Announces Additional Funding Opportunity for Child Care Stabilization Grant Recipients
On September 18, 2023, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services (CFS) offered an opportunity for child care providers, who previously received the Child Care Stabilization Grant, to apply for an additional grant payment.
Registration Open For HHS Behavioral Health And Children And Family Services Conference Oct. 24-26 In Bismarck And Virtually
Registration is now open for North Dakota Health and Human Services Behavioral Health and Children and Family Services Conference Oct. 24-26 at the Bismarck Event Center or virtually by an online livestream for behavioral health and child care professionals. A preconference session on ethics starts at 1 p.m. CDT on Oct. 23.
Department Of Health And Human Services To Distribute P-EBT Benefits This Week
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services (CFS), Economic Assistance (EA) will be issuing Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to Nebraska households with school-age children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals and children in child care during the 2022-2023 school year period.
Child Care Stabilization Grant Program Offers Second Opportunity And Expands Eligibility To Child Care Providers In Nebraska
On April 8, 2022, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services (CFS) offered a second opportunity to Child Care Providers to apply for the Child Care Stabilization Grant, a program funded by Section 2202 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This round of grants provides expanded eligibility to include providers licensed after March 11, 2021, as well as child care providers who did not apply in the first round.