The annual report summarizes the activities and outcomes of Nebraska Families Collaborative (NFC) from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. It provides statistics on the number and demographics of children and families served, as well as outcomes of key programs to keep families together, reunite families, find permanent homes through adoption or guardianship, and support families. NFC met its goal of meeting all six measures of the Child and Family Services Review for the first time, showing effectiveness in serving at-risk children and families. Stakeholder surveys showed high satisfaction rates.

1. ANNUAL
REPORT
July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

2. Our Journey
Forward
Our Year in Numbers
Haun Family Story
Keeping Families Together
Reuniting Families
Finding New Families
Supporting Families
Success & Outcomes
Survey Outcomes
Financials
Donors
Moving Forward
DeLong Family Story
Board of Directors
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VISION
MISSION
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
The vision of NFC is a community with strong families in which children are safe and thriving.
Autonomy and
self-direction of
families
Safety,
permanency and
well-being for all
children
Dignity in all
aspects of
families’ lives
Cultural
competence in
all staff behaviors
and actions
The mission of NFC is to
build on child, family and
community strengths so that
all children and families are
safe, healthy and thriving.
VALUES
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Dear Friend,
In Nebraska, we refer to our home as “the good life.” For the majority of
us, this is true. We have thriving families; we live in safe neighborhoods; our
kids go to great schools; and we are loved. When life throws us hardship,
we have the resources and support to recover. We are living “the good
life,” and we should remind ourselves daily of how lucky we are.
Unfortunately, not all children and families have been so blessed. As
Nebraskans, we know truly living “the good life” can only happen once
all of us – our friends, neighbors, and coworkers - are safe, healthy, and
thriving. At Nebraska Families Collaborative, this isn’t just a dream, it’s our
mission.
Challenges are common for children and families receiving our support,
but they also have tremendous strengths. It is this strength, along with
community support, that allows the families to rise above, overcoming
all obstacles. Over the past six years, we have learned that it takes all of
us working together to help these children and families heal, grow and
thrive. Last year, 92% of foster children receiving services through NFC
achieved permanency through reunification, adoption or guardianship.
For those of you who have helped make this happen through your time,
talent and resources – we thank you!
At Nebraska Families Collaborative, we hope you will join us in making sure
that all children and families in our community can live “the good life.”
Who knows how far we can go if we all go together.
With gratitude,
David Newell, CSW, ACSW Kathy Bigsby-Moore
President & CEO Chairman of the Board of Directors
If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.
-African Proverb
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
OUR JOURNEY
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•Assumed service coordination of child welfare and juvenile justice in
Douglas & Sarpy counties
•Meeting 2 of 6 Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) measures
•Added case management to improve customer service for families and the community
•Experienced improved partnerships within the community
•Founded the Community Advisory Board
•Accredited through the Council of Accreditation (COA)
•LB961 passed - NFC became the Eastern Service Area pilot agency
•Became the single lead agency engaging the community and improving the
quality of work with families
•Added community representatives to the Board of Directors
•NFC employees spearheaded Duffels 4 Dignity program
•Addressed home enviornmental hazards with small EPA grant for
Fostering Healthy Homes Project
•LB660 passed – NFC contract extended
•Established Community Advisory Committees
•Awarded first major Federal grant: Nebraska Adoption Project
•Meeting 4 of 6 CFSR measures
•Met all 6 CFSR measures for the first time
•92% of youth were discharged to permanency
•91.2 % of youth were placed in family-based care

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GENDER
Male – 2,434 – 51%
Female – 2,369 – 49%
My family became involved with Nebraska Families Collaborative in August
2013. I was put in jail for substance abuse, my children were taken into
foster care. When I got out, I was homeless and I had lost my job. I didn’t
know how I got there! I was bitter, angry and unwilling to admit any of my
faults, making it almost impossible for my caseworker
to help me in any way.
It took time…a lot of time. But, eventually, little by little, I began to open
up to my caseworker, acknowledging my wrong-doings. I realized that
not only was she trying to help me, but help my entire family. I was able
to build a strong, trusting relationship with my caseworker, turning to her in
times of need versus my friends and family.
Today, my children are home! We are a family. I am FREE, HAPPY,
HEALTHY, and the best part of it all, the MOTHER my kids deserve!
- Mike and Jolena Haun and Family
OUR
STORY
CLOSURES – 2,783
Out-of-Home
Adoption – 216 – 20%
Guardianship – 67 – 6%
Reunification – 719 – 66%
Independent Living – 55 – 5%
Other – 34 – 3%
In-Home
Non-Court Closures – 1,692
RACE AND ETHNICITY
White – 40%
Black or African American – 37%
Hispanic – 13%
American Indian – 5%
Asian – 1%
Bi-racial – 1%
Other – 3%
AGES
0-2 – 732 – 15%
3-5 – 824 – 17%
6-10 – 1,378 – 29%
11-14 – 929 – 19%
15-19 – 940 – 20%
OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS
51%
29%
15%
17%
19%
40%
37%
40%
66%
13%
3%
5%
1%
6%
3%5%
20%
20%
49%

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Nebraska Families Collaborative is committed to helping keep children safely
together with their families.
Kinship Care is the placement of children with family or close friends when
parents are having a difficult time. Kinship Care may reduce the number of
home placements children experience, while allowing the child to maintain
connections to communities, schools and family members.
With proper support and good safety planning, most children can return home
after a temporary separation.
KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER
Kinship Care
REUNITING FAMILIES
Foster Care
1,391
youth living in
Kinship Care
914
unique Kinship
families
8%
increase
year-over-year
By focusing on family strengths, families are learning how to successfully
overcome serious difficulties and safely care for their children through
interventions that occur while children are temporarily in foster care. The primary
goal for every family is to safely reunify children with their parents. Until then,
foster parents provide the stability and care children need.
66%
foster youth reunified
with their family
2,429
youth placed in
foster care
“Just watching them
grow up...finally getting
to go home. Reuniting
with their parents...”
- Foster Parent
View our Shine the Light on Foster Care video on Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/nebraskafc2014
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6. All children deserve to grow up in a good home. When a child cannot be
returned to his or her original family, adoption becomes the goal.
The goal of adoption is to provide a child
with a family for the rest of their life.
The value of adoption is that it provides a child with the basic needs:
legal status, social status, and a family of their own.
For up to 12 months following case closure, families are encouraged to
participate in NFC’s Aftercare program. Aftercare is voluntary ― some families
choose not to participate ― and is designed to help families maintain safety,
permanency and well-being for children in the home.
These efforts to empower and engage families beyond case closure are
designed to have a positive impact and improve outcomes for NFC children and
families.
FINDING NEW FAMILIES
Adoption
SUPPORTING FAMILIES
Aftercare
213
total youth
adopted
2,282 families participated
in Aftercare services.
An average of 751
families/individuals
were supported
every month
4%
increase
year-over-year
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Nebraska, like all child welfare systems, is federally required to measure its effectiveness
in serving children who have been abused and neglected. These measures are called
the Child and Family Services Review, or CFSRs, and are designed to analyze strengths of
the system and identify areas needing improvement. In 2009, the Eastern Service Area
(Douglas and Sarpy counties) was only meeting two of the six measures.
Since then, we have been steadily improving – meeting five of the six outcome goals
consistently. Efforts have continued towards reaching all six goals and we are happy to
report that in October 2015, the Eastern Service Area met the sixth goal for the first time in
our region’s history.
SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Measures
SURVEY OUTCOMES
Annual Stakeholder Survey
94.6%
99.68%
122.6
106.4
121.7
101.5
97.03%
99.43%
114.8
131.5
150.6
103.24
94.3%
99.61%
112.5
136.09
154.23
109.74
Parent Responses/Average Rating
Stakeholder Responses/Average Rating
Youth Responses/Average Rating
Foster Parent Responses/Average Rating
215
Participants
4.1 out of 5.0
197
Participants
4.3 out of 5.0
305
Participants
4.0 out of 5.0
3.3 out of 5.0
405
Participants
Absence of
Recurring Maltreatment1
Absence of
Maltreatment in Foster Care2
Reunification
(Composite Score)3
Adoption
(Composite Score)4
Permanency
(Composite Score)5
Placement Stability
(Composite Score)6
Met
in Oct
2015!
“A great, superb
system available to
answer any
questions.
A great group
to work with.”
- Foster Parent Response
“My Family
Permanency Specialist
treats me with dignity
and respect. She asks
for my opinions and
includes me in matters
that concern my case.
She has a kind and
gentle heart with a
loving personality.”
- Youth Response
“I have learned
things in so many
ways and resources
that have been
a great help for
myself and family.”
- Parent Response
May
2014
June
2015
Target

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NFC Visionary - $1,000 or more
NFC Protector - $500 - $999
NFC Builder - $100 - $499
Adidas
Angie Delong and Family
Convergys
Elkhorn Hills United Methodist Church
Junior League of Omaha
Kiewit Women in IT (WiiT)
David and Theresa Newell
Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park
Jaimie Anderson-Hoyt
Michael Biben
Creighton University Athletics
Donna Rozell
Scheels
Susanne Shore
Thomas Elementary School
Michael Zucker
Tamara Al-Kasey
Monika Anderson
Lisa Batenhorst
Bellevue Christian Center
Anita Bigger
Mary Ann Borgeson
A’Jamal-Rashad Byndon
Lynn Castrianno
CoCo Key Water Resort
Lindsey Cover
Dave & Buster’s
Elizabeth Davis
Defy Gravity
K.G. Dilocker
Jennie Dodge
Family Fun Center XL
Timothy Gay
Stacy Giebler
Linda Grasso
Judith Gutierrez
Peg Harriott
Angela Heller
Joleen Hoffman
Debora Hume
Dan Jackson
Laurel Jacobs
Mary Klootwyk
Susan Krula
Brenda & Kevin Larson
Kristine Limbach
Daniel Little
Maria Bonita
Mary Kay McDonald
Ellen McElderry
Jayne Mellor
Melissa Misegadis
Mt. Crescent Ski Area
Melissa Nance
Dawn Obermiller
Bradley Oltman
Omaha Winlectric
Angela Pick
David Pyeatt
Judy Rasmussen
Kevin Riley
Jewel Schifferns
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Jacqueline Thirlkel
Valentinos
Nancy Whitney
FINANCIALS
Audited Financials - FY2014
DONORS
We Are All in This Together
Operating
Revenue
$55,754,323
Program Revenue
Contributions &
Other Revenue
Grants
99%
.02%
1%
Operating
Expenses
$53,161,021
Management Salaries
& Supporting Services
5%
26%
69%
Direct Case
Management
Salaries & Benefits
Program Services

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MOVING FORWARD
Our Strategic Goals
For more info and/or to donate go to nebraskafc.org/help or call 402.492.2500
HOW
YOU
CAN
HELP
Volunteer
Help plan events to
support our mission
Be a part of the
fundraising efforts for
Duffels 4 Dignity
Donate
Donate a regular amount
through monthly direct debit
Give as you earn through
your company’s charitable
giving scheme
Leave a gift in your will
Advocate
Tell your family, friends
and colleagues about
our work
Share NFC’s mission and
successes
Fundraise
Collect bags for kids for
Duffels 4 Dignity
Nominate Nebraska
Families Collaborative
as your company’s
charity of the year
Public-Private
Partnerships
Promote community
transformation through
trusted partnerships
Community
Ownership
Increase community
ownership of improved
outcomes
System of Care
Nurture a culturally-
competent, skilled &
stable system of care
Funding
Achieve sustainable
and adaptable
funding
Technology
Identify and utilize
technology that works
for families and staff

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When all three DeLong
children joined our family
through the Nebraska
foster care system,
they each arrived with
everything they owned
in trash bags. Tom and
I were shocked ― is this
all they had? We quickly
got rid of the bags, but
still had an unsettling
feeling in the pits of our
stomachs.
When John, Zipporah and
Cooper were old enough,
we talked about those
trash bags; how they
made each of them feel
and what we could do
as a family to help other
children so they didn’t
have to share those
same feelings. We found
Duffels 4 Dignity (D4D)
through a referral from
Nebraska Department
of Health and Human
Services and immediately
fell in love with the mission
― replacing those trash
bags with something
permanent.
As a family, every year we raise funds to purchase duffel bags and we plan to continue
this effort for as long as we are able. We love the D4D program because it aligns with
something our family believes in ― dignity for all foster children. Being able to partner with
Nebraska Families Collaborative in this effort means so much to the DeLong family.
For that, we thank you NFC!
- Tom, Angie, John, Zipporah, and Cooper DeLong
Kathy Bigsby Moore, Board Chair
Independent Consultant
Peg Harriott, Board Vice Chair
President/CEO
Child Saving Institute
Judy Rasmussen, Board Treasurer
CFO
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home
John Jeanetta, Board Secretary
President & CEO
Heartland Family Service
Lisa Batenhorst
Sr. Director Family Services
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home
Dan Jackson
Executive Director
Nebraska Family Support Network
Nick Juliano
Sr. Director of Community Impact
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home
Morgan Kelly
General Counsel & Treasurer
OMNI Behavioral Health
Theresa Barron-McKeagney
Associate Dean
College of Public Affairs & Community
Service, University of Nebraska Omaha
Mary Ann Borgeson
Commissioner
Douglas County Commissioners
Carolyn Green
Director of Health Access
Girls, Inc. of Omaha
Alex Hayes
VP, Physical Security/Business Continuity
Mutual of Omaha
Orlando Pineda
Bilingual Small Business Banking Specialist
First National Bank
Kevin Riley
Superintendent
Gretna Public Schools
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

11. 2110 Papillion Parkway | Omaha, NE 68164 | 402.492.2500 | nebraskafc.org
The mission of
Nebraska Families
Collaborative is to
build on child, family,
and community
strengths so that all
children and
families are
healthy,
and
thriving.
safe,