Branching Out - Omaha Home for Boys

Branching Out - Omaha Home for Boys The Branching Out program offers unique service options to young men and women ages 14-24.

Branching Out helps young men and women who are current and former foster care youth and some private placement youth transition from dependence towards living responsible lives as self-sufficient adults. It is designed to fill in service gaps, create much-needed structure and skill development and increase success rates for foster care and former foster care youth. The Need

According to recent

studies, young men and women who “age out” of foster care face greater challenges and risks to their success than other children. These risks include less likelihood of completing education, finding safe, affordable housing, obtaining and maintaining jobs and utilizing community resources. Young males are at significant risk to have contact with law enforcement and be incarcerated. Program Goals

Individualized service plan
Sibling contact and relationships
Outcomes-oriented curriculum
Educational support
Safe, affordable housing
Physical and behavioral health support
Job application and job skills support

04/15/2015

Doing some SPRING CLEANING? Rather than drop it at a dumpster or the landfill, consider giving it to Youth Mart May 2 during our Spring Drive! See the attached flyer for more information. We could really use your help!

03/25/2015
04/03/2014

Want to help young men and women live better, more independent lives? Donate to our Youth Mart during a drive Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Omaha Home for Boys campus, 52nd and Ames. More details here.

12/20/2013

Happy Holidays to all of our Facebook friends and family!

12/20/2013
10/25/2013

The Youth Mart Donation Drive may have come and gone last weekend, but donations are still being accepted.

Omaha Home for Boys Branching Out Program Manager Jeff Smith said they received roughly 50 donations from throughout the community last Saturday and Sunday, but items are still needed.

The Youth Mart is a collaborative effort to provide necessary items to former foster youth, ages 16 to 24, including young men and women who are part of the Home's Jacobs' Place and Branching Out programs.

"It was a great turn out!" Jeff said. "We had nearly 50 private donors contribute to the effort. We still need dressers, microwaves and couches, and any other small household items - cups, silverware etc. - would also be helpful."

Jeff said Friday morning pickup is available for pickup. And in the future, every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., people can drop off donations at the maintenance garage just east of the Wurdeman Building on the Omaha Home for Boys campus at 52nd and Ames.

"This will be an ongoing event," Jeff said. "The best way to coordinate a drop off is call me, and set up a time (within the given time frame Thursday 8-5pm) and we will make sure staff is waiting."

QUESTIONS? Contact Jeff at [email protected].

10/04/2013

Nebraska Families Collaborative will hold a donation drive on October 12 and 13 in Omaha to gather household goods for "Youth Mart". Youth Mart...

10/04/2013

At the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, we monitor 8 risk and well-being indicators across the state to assess the overall condition of...

10/04/2013

Branching Out helps young men and women who are current and former foster care youth and some private placement youth transition from dependence towards living responsible lives as self-sufficient adults.

Address

4343 N 52nd Street
Omaha, NE
68104

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+14024577000

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