Stories

Last week I spent an afternoon volunteering at No More Empty Pots for the first time. My review? This is a 10 out of 10, must try opportunity!

The mission of No More Empty Pots is to connect individuals and groups to improve self-sufficiency, regional food security and economic resilience of urban and rural communities through advocacy and action. They support communities in becoming self-sufficient and food secure through a systems approach to solutions.

For our 15th episode of Volunteer Voices, we met up virtually with Joe, a Spirit Catholic Radio volunteer. 

Spirit Catholic Radio is dedicated to answering the call of the late Holy Father, St. John Paul II, for a New Evangelization. See how you can volunteer with Spirit Catholic radio, here. 

June is Pride Month in the greater Omaha metro!

Along with dozens of organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ community in our region, River City Mixed Chorus centers messages of love, inclusion, and belonging.

Hear more about their work from Dr. A Barron Breland, River City Mixed Chorus artistic director:

 During today's episode of Shop for Good, presented by Wells Fargo, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shari of Heart Heroes, Inc. 

May is AAPI Heritage Month! In case you don't know, AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander. According to the Asian Pacific Institute, this term includes “all people of Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander ancestry, who trace their origins to the countries, states, jurisdictions and/or the diasporic communities of these geographic regions.”

Have you heard the acronym CASA? It stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates and these volunteers commit to serving as a CASA for one court case at a time, to be a voice for the children involved.

During today's episode of Shop for Good, presented by Wells Fargo, I enjoyed learning about the work of Launch Leadership.

Launch Leadership provides transformational leadership development services to students grades 6-12 from all over the country. Their one-of-a-kind curriculum and staff of trained facilitators help students discover their unique leadership potential. Students return to their homes, schools and communities ready to make a positive impact. 

This month, SHARE Omaha is honoring Military Appreciation Month by recognizing our troops and veterans, and amplifying our nonprofit members who support them. And of course, these incredible organization who support Military, need your support as well!

Did you know you can shop and do good? We call it Shopping for Good! With the help of our friends at Wells Fargo, we have 380+ local nonprofit wish lists here at SHAREomaha.org for you to explore. When you purchase items they ship directly to the nonprofit's doorstep and you'll be giving them exactly what they need to continue their missions in our community. 

Celebrated since 1949, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Now is the time to provide support, fight stigma, educate the public and advocate. 

The Kim Foundation strives to increase awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. The belief that no one is immune from these issues sits at the core of what they do, as they offer awareness programming to every pocket of our community.