Extended Families Of NE

Rally at the Capital

Rally at the Capitol

This month's birthday celebration

St. Patrick's Day Party

The Appropriations committee have started debating which bills to move forward. Your action - and everyone in your networks - is needed urgently NOW. Please use the link below to send letters to your representatives. The link will automatically pull up your area representative. There is a pre-written letter you'll need to add your rep's name to at the start, and you can edit the content as well if you so choose.

Thank you for supporting the successful financial operations of EFN, along with other DD agency's struggling to make ends meet and provide livable wages and health insurance benefits, which have also skyrocketed, for our employees.

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Leadership team celebrating our two year certification, with three very minor citations.

DSP week tacos, homemade by our CEO.

A fun farewell to our friend Janie Powers-Williams after 8 years of administrative service & 10+ years of continued SLP services! We're so thankful & blessed to have such an amazing group of staff & subcontracted providers! You guys all rock!

Enjoying the sunshine and amazing company.

We are currently hiring for DSPs in Omaha and Lincoln! Check out our Careers page for more information!

Careers - Extended Families of Nebraska, LLC Careers Career Opportunities Extended Families of Nebraska, LLC provides day and residential services to persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). We are located in Lincoln, Omaha, and rural areas of Nebraska. You can apply for employment through Indeed. EFN is proud to pro...

EFN's Easter Fun

We need you to act now to overturn the Governor's Veto of Disability Services, Child Welfare programs, and other vital programs!

Take Action here https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-RkNAQQ==

Last night Governor Ricketts Line Item Vetoed critical parts of the budget for people with disabilities and their families. We know that the need for funding support is absolutely vital
Providers have had a net loss of 12% due to Covid and we have seen havoc, especially in our rural disability system as staff can’t afford to continue their work. This year Governor Rickets increased funding by 20% in our archaic institution that the state runs because he couldn’t keep staffing. But he will deny it to those in our community-based services.

Meanwhile, almost 3,000 Nebraskans wait desperately for services and because of our excessively narrow service definitions, thousands of other people with disabilities will never even have a chance. We have staff who are in mental health crises because they just can’t deal with another day. We have family members who have had to quit their jobs to take care of family members.
Please join us in calling on Senators to overturn this veto and support people with disabilities.

https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-RkNAQQ==

Edit: Your calls and emails are working! We have tentative agreements for a Veto Override to protect Disability Services! If your Senator has said they are supporting this, please thank them! They are leading on an important issue and will make a difference in so many people's lives! If you want to take action, we won't be meeting folks at the Capitol, but we encourage you to:

1 Write a Thank You Note

2 Make a Thank You Video for Social Media and add the hashtags

We will be watching and keep you in the loop if things change!

Original Post:
We need you to act now to overturn the Governor's Veto of Disability Services, Child Welfare programs, and other vital programs! Take Action here https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-RkNAQQ==

Last night Governor Ricketts Line Item Vetoed critical parts of the budget for people with disabilities and their families. We know that the need for funding support is absolutely vital.

Providers have had a net loss of 12% due to Covid and we have seen havoc, especially in our rural disability system as staff can’t afford to continue their work. This year Governor Rickets increased funding by 20% in our archaic institution that the state runs because he couldn’t keep staffing. But he will deny it to those in our community-based services.

Meanwhile, almost 3,000 Nebraskans wait desperately for services and because of our excessively narrow service definitions, thousands of other people with disabilities will never even have a chance. We have staff who are in mental health crises because they just can’t deal with another day. We have family members who have had to quit their jobs to take care of family members.

Please join us in calling on Senators to overturn this veto and support people with disabilities.
https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-RkNAQQ==

Governor Ricketts has vetoed the desperately needed 15% rate increase for providers down to 5% (despite giving state employees doing similar work a 20% wage increase).

YOUR ACTION HAS NEVER BEEN MORE NEEDED.

We need 30 votes in the Unicameral to override this veto. THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME. The vote may likely happen Wednesday.

Contact your State Senator NOW and ensure they vote to override this veto. Updates will be likely be coming frequently tomorrow (Tuesday). Stay tuned and stay vocal.

Gov. Ricketts Issues Line-Item Vetoes before Signing Three Budget Bills Media Contacts: Alex Reuss, 402-471-1970 Justin Pinkerman, 402-471-1967 Media Release: Gov. Ricketts Issues Line-Item Vetoes before Signing Three Budget Bills Read the Governor’s signing statement and veto message here. LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 1011e, LB 1012e, and LB 10...

If you haven't made it out to our Omaha location yet, here's a sneak peak! We are so happy to have a home in Omaha, and we are very much enjoying our new facilities. We have lots of room to grow!

Here's a bit of a throwback for you! As many of you know, we opened our Omaha location in 2021. If you've visited the site, you can see that the before pictures are very different from what the location looks like now. We actually secured the location in 2019 and spent over a year and a half negotiating terms of the lease and completing remodel before we were able to start occupying the space in 2021.

EFN is looking for a nurse to contract with as a Shared Living Provider for an individual with high medical needs. Candidates must be female, live in Omaha, and have handicap accessible housing. For more information and to apply, check out our Indeed page!

Extended Families of Nebraska, LLC Jobs and Careers | Indeed.com 4 Extended Families of Nebraska, LLC jobs. Apply to the latest jobs near you. Learn about salary, employee reviews, interviews, benefits, and work-life balance

EFN is looking for Direct Support Professionals!

We have full-time positions in Lincoln and Omaha, as well as a part time position in Lincoln.

For more information and to apply, check out our Indeed page!

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Extended-Families-of-Nebraska,-LLC/jobs

Extended Families of Nebraska, LLC Jobs and Careers | Indeed.com 4 Extended Families of Nebraska, LLC jobs. Apply to the latest jobs near you. Learn about salary, employee reviews, interviews, benefits, and work-life balance

LB1172 would use American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds to provide a 15% increase in DD funding to services that are provided by DSPs. This will help to cover increased costs and loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We encourage you to learn more about and support the bill with a written comment at the link below. These comments are counted and make an impact! DD providers in Nebraska have been hit hard during COVID-19 and can use all the support they can get.

Nebraska Legislature - Legislative Document Nebraska Legislature

Munroe-Meyer Institute is putting on a FREE training on Autism Spectrum Disorder. We encourage you to check it out!

A sweet picture to start off your Monday.