Meanwhile, encourage your senator to OPPOSE LB 258, undercutting voter-approved minimum wage, and LB 89, which would impose harmful gender restrictions aimed at excluding trans and gender nonconforming young people.

Please take two minutes to contact them now and express your SUPPORT for bills like LB 192 and LB 319 that will help feed hungry Nebraska kids.

📞 Rep. Don Bacon (CD2) sits on the committee and can make a difference. Call and urge him to vote NO on this harmful proposal:
➡️ (202) 225-4155

SNAP is more than a lifeline — it’s a smart investment in our kids. Let’s protect it. 💙 #ProtectSNAP #VoicesForChildrenNE #FoodSecurity

SNAP keeps children healthy, reduces hunger, and supports working families. These cuts would increase food insecurity and hurt Nebraska’s economy.

The bill:

❌ Expands harsh work requirements
❌ Limits who counts as a dependent child
❌ Forces states to shoulder more costs
❌ Makes it harder to respond to rural economic needs

The House Ag Committee is considering a bill that would slash billions from SNAP — putting food assistance at risk for tens of thousands of Nebraska kids. The committee is set to begin its mark-up process tonight at 7:30 PM, concluding by the end of the day tomorrow.

It takes just 2 minutes. Call now, and make a difference for Nebraska’s kids.

#ProtectNebraskaKids #StopAM1149 #YouthJustice #VoicesForChildrenNE

Children in crisis don’t belong in jail.

🚨 We need your voice NOW! Call your state senator and urge them to vote NO on AM 1149 to LB 530. If the amendment passes, ask them to vote NO on cloture to stop this bill in its tracks.

🛑 AM 1149 would allow children as young as 11 to be jailed.
🛑 It would allow any child, even those struggling with mental health or running away, to be locked up.
🛑 This dangerous amendment undoes years of thoughtful reform in our state.

Hundreds of Nebraskans stood up against LB 556 because we know what’s right:

✅ Community-based care
✅ Developmentally appropriate responses
✅ Real safety for youth and communities

(contd) Quick, Raybould, Riepe, Rountree, Spivey, Wordekemper.

And please thank the senators who voted YES on LB 192: Arch, Ballard, Bostar, Brandt, J. Cavanaugh, M. Cavanaugh, Conrad, DeBoer, Dorn, Dungan, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hardin, Hughes, Hunt, Ibach, Juarez, Lonowski, McKinney, Meyer, Moser, Prokop,

We’re deeply grateful to the senators who did NOT vote for this amendment: Arch, Bostar, Brandt, J. Cavanaugh, M. Cavanaugh, Clouse, Conrad, DeBoer, Dorn, Dover, Dungan, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hughes, Hunt, Juarez, McKinney, Prokop, Raybould, Riepe, Quick, Rountree, Spivey, and Wordekemper

Even more importantly, an amendment that would have added burdensome work requirements was defeated. These harmful policies make it harder for families to put food on the table and care for their children.

We are grateful for support from @nebraskatable.bsky.social for making this camp possible! #VoicesForChildrenNE #YouthAdvocacy #NEleg #PolicyAdvocacy

Day 2 meant the quick drive down to Lincoln where they had the opportunity to sit in on hearings in the judiciary committee, watch floor debate, and pulled senators off the floor to share their concerns with them!

Day 1 included young people learned about self-advocacy, the Nebraska Unicameral, and shared their vision for better communities.