Identifying Community Assets for Civic Health

Civic Nebraska is partnering with First Plymouth Church to provide two listening sessions around the guest lecture from Donna Hicks. The first session on April 24 will provide an overview of how identifying assets in our communities can strengthen civic health.

Housing Advocates Potluck

This potluck is for Lincolnites who care about affordable, safe, and accessible housing to get to know one another and discuss housing topics that are important to them and that may inspire future advocacy projects and collaborations. 

Otis Young Lecture Series on Religion and Ethics: DIGNITY

Join us and First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln in welcoming Donna Hicks, Ph.D., an associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard, an award-winning author, and an internationally renowned authority on dignity.

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Essential Elements of Dignity and Civic Engagement

Civic Nebraska is partnering with First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln to provide two listening sessions around the guest lecture from Donna Hicks. The second session, on May 8, will reflect on the lecture and examine the intersection of dignity and civic engagement.

Film Screening & Community Conversation: Housing

Join us for a discussion alongside Lincoln residents, housing advocates, and stakeholders as we view a story featured in Gabriella (Parsons) Nova's 2020 film "BEHIND ON RENT," followed by breakout discussions and a group idea harvest on tackling housing insecurity in Lincoln.

Walking To Fix Our Democracy: Lincoln

Join us at 2:30 pm CDT on Wednesday, May 29, at Hamann Rose Garden at Antelope Park in Lincoln – we’ll meet up with Rick Hubbard for a leg of his journey through the Star City. We’ll walk together to Shelter No. 1 at Antelope Park, where we’ll all have a chance to hear about Rick’s adventure so far, the planks of a small-d democratic reform platform, and learn about efforts in Nebraska to make democracy fairer and more representative for all.

Give To Lincoln Day 2024

Every donation between May 1 and May 30 makes a bigger impact because participating nonprofits also receive a proportional share of a $650,000 match fund provided by LCF and generous sponsors.

Affordable for Whom?: Housing Advocates Gathering

Join Lincoln housing advocates for our May gathering! We'll hear from Hoppe Development and NeighborWorks Lincoln about how they develop affordable housing and what factors impact unit affordability, including construction costs, public financing tools, and more.

Civic Saturday: HOME FREE

Intense polarization. A sense of disconnection from the place we call home. Feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness. Across all pockets of the country – including Nebraska – many of us are […]

Planting Party at Pepe’s

We'll plant veggies in raised community garden beds at 11th and B streets and continue painting Pepe's community mural in the alley.