Kearney nebraska friends program

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Platte Valley Family Life Assn. Platte Valley Family Lf Assoc. Friends Program Jubilee Center. Mitchell Counseling Services. Joanna Godziemski Counse. Even at 18, she new she wanted to make a difference and signed up for Friend. Fritzen said the pair became fast friends. Junker treated her like a person, not a volunteer project. Junker was there for Fritzen when she was a teenager and helped her to think about college and what to look for in a relationship.

By then, they had transitioned out of Friends, which is a supervised volunteer program that matches elementary school children whom school counselors and teachers think could benefit from a positive role model with an older big friend. Parents must give permission for their child to be in program. Although it works closely with school personnel, Friends is a community-based program supported by United Way of the Kearney Area and other donations.

Many of the big friends are UNK students. It has matches and 22 children in need of a big friend. In addition to the 22 in immediate need of a match, about 50 more children are on the list for matches. Male volunteers always are in short supply. Research shows young people in programs such as Friends are less likely to begin using illegal drugs or alcohol, to skip school, or to resort to violence.

As Fritzen and Junker dished up memories and reflected on their relationship, they were asked why someone should volunteer for the program. A temporary falloff in the number of gun deaths is over; a study shows a link between a COVID vaccination and a change in menstrual cycle length; and more health news. The pet owner told police that her cat attacked her after she told it she was going to "put it in its room. The head of the Nebraska Hospital Association said the number of hospitalized patients could double in the next two to three weeks.

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The U. However, there are some foods that have landed themselves on the banned food list. Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time. Big Friends participating in the KPS Community-based program must have a vehicle to pick up the Little Friend and must provide proof of insurance on the vehicle.

Big Friends are required to complete an application process including references and a background check before being admitted into the program. Rural programs are offered as a School-based program. At the initial match meeting they will discuss the commitment of all involved, exchange information and schedule their time together.