Founded in 1892 by the Rev. A.W. Clark, the Child Saving Institute (CSI) was one of Omaha’s first orphanages to help neglected, dependent and abandoned children. CSI was a member of the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for 89 years. In 2002, the Board of Directors decided to leave that national organization so the CSI could focus on the needs of the local community and remain a child welfare organization.

Today, as a private, independent, locally run, non-denominational organization, CSI’s mission as a not-for-profit child welfare agency is clearly stated – “responding to the cries of children.” At its core, CSI exists to help prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. Programs have changed over the years to meet the needs of the community and to bring Omaha the best child welfare practices available.

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Founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917, Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home (Boys Town) has a 90-plus-year history of saving children and healing families. What began as a small home for homeless boys in downtown Omaha has grown to a national leader in child care, with boys, girls and their families receiving care at the Village of Boys Town, Nebraska, and at more than a dozen sites across the country.

Boys Town currently is affecting significant change in a fragmented system of youth care through its Integrated Continuum of Child and Family Services. The Integrated Continuum provides care at a variety of service levels so that children and families can receive the right treatment, at the right time, in the right way, based on a child’s or family’s individual needs.

The Boys Town National Research Hospital provides health and medical care to children through programs across the Continuum, making Boys Town unique in its ability to combine youth care and health care services.

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Heartland Family Service is rich in history, and its story is reflective of the important and unique role this private, not-for-profit human service system has played in Nebraska.

Founded in 1875 as The Christian Workers Association, it was one of the first human service agencies in the Omaha community. In the early days, Heartland Family Service offered relief to the destitute by distributing blankets, food and other necessities. Later, the functioning of the family became the focus of its concern and professional counseling became its primary service.

Throughout its history, Heartland Family Service has earned national awards and recognition for its innovative programming and professional excellence. The
prevailing image of the agency is one of professional quality and leadership in family issues. Heartland Family Service has been accredited for 24 years.

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Nebraska Family Support Network (NFSN) started in 1991 to provide support and services to families of children with mental illness and behavioral disorders. The agency’s mission broadened in 2004 to include collaboration between family organizations, Nebraska Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Safety and Protection Division and Nebraska’s Behavioral Health Regions.

NFSN is currently the only provider of peer mentoring (family-to-family or consumer-to-consumer) services in the Eastern Service Area. This model of interaction and support is significantly increasing desired outcomes for troubled families. In keeping with its peer mentoring model, NFSN hires family members who have successfully completed some component of the service system with their own families to help other families who are struggling in the same system(s).

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OMNI Behavioral Health is a non-profit organization created in 1993. It works to advance healthy life experiences and positive outcomes for the youth and families it serves. OMNI maintains the philosophy that children should be at home, in school and out of trouble.

OMNI’s direct service system provides assistance to children who suffer the debilitating influences associated with serious emotional disturbances and their families. The organization’s aim is to provide effective clinical services for youth who need them. OMNI has been accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations since 1995.

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