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A Thought for Today

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” — Carl Sagan

Recent Department of Health and Human Services Speech

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently gave a speech to address health concerns in America and abroad. Click here for a transcript of the speech.

The Kim Foundation Welcomes Julia Hebenstreit

C&A Industries and The Kim Foundation are proud to welcome Julia Hebenstreit as the new Kim Foundation Administrative Director. In this role, Julia will use her many years of experience in development to build a Kim Foundation donor database, create a fundraising action plan, and strengthen relationships with other mental health organizations. Click here to [...]

C&A Industries Annual Award Ceremony

The Kim Foundation Executive Director, Diana Waggoner, was recently honored at the C&A Industries Annual Award Ceremony with a special video and award recognizing her work with The Kim Foundation. See the video and learn more here.  

C&A Debuts 2011 Community Video

C&A debuted its 2011 Community Video at the most recent Leadership event. What a great way to look back at all the wonderful philanthropic achievements we’ve accomplished this year, many of them in relation to The Kim Foundation projects. Watch the 2011 Community Video.

C&A Walks for NAMI

Sunny skies and beautiful weather greeted the nearly 300 walkers at the 2011 NAMI Walk (Nebraska Alliance on Mental Illness), held on Saturday, June 11 at Elmwood Park in Omaha. More than 20 people walked with the C&A team, which raised nearly $5,300 for the cause! C&A was honored to be at the front of [...]

C&A Industries Health Fair

The Kim Foundation was excited to participate in the 7th Annual C&A Industries Health Fair on March 22. We enjoyed the opporuntity to visit with nearly 250 employees on the various mental health services available to them in Nebraska.

From Rights to Reality: A Plan for Parent Advocacy and Family-Centered Child Welfare Reform

From Rights to Reality is designed to unite parents and parent advocacy around a common set of goals. It identifies 15 rights for parents affected by the child welfare system. Most parents do not yet have these rights in child welfare proceedings. From Rights to Reality represents a commitment to working in our communities and nationwide to make these rights a reality.

Not Alone Radio Program, Jan. 18: Author Leslie Byers

Not Alone welcomed special guest, author Leslie Byers recently. In Byers book, “Heather’s Rage: A Mother’s Faith Reflected in Her Daughter’s Mental Illness” she chronicles years of frustration experienced as she and her husband struggled to find answers to their daughter’s manic-induced rages and suicidal depressions brought on by bipolar disorder.

Not Alone Radio Program, Dec. 7: Behavioral Health Information Technology

In the wake of the second annual Health Information Technology Summit, Susan Boust, M.D., Medical Director for the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN, pronounced BEACON) joined Not Alone recently to discuss how information technology solutions are revolutionizing the reach of medicine and enhancing health care education opportunities; she will also explore potential challenges to using technology.