our mission
Where we grow up matters.
Kids who grow up in poor neighborhoods are far more likely to become adults living in poverty. These vulnerable neighborhoods lack the basic building blocks young people need to succeed later in life such as safe streets and play spaces, social support networks, high performing schools, affordable housing, and employment opportunities.
inCOMMON believes no one should have to face a lifetime of poverty simply because of the zip code they grew up in.
The mission of inCOMMON Community Development is to alleviate poverty at a root level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods. inCOMMON partners with neighbors to strengthen vulnerable neighborhoods so that every child has the chance to grow up in a safe, thriving, and opportunity-rich environment.
letter from the directors
Each year as we compile this report, we are blown away by what our neighbors accomplish as they work together to build their neighborhoods into places of strength and opportunity.
As you read, we hope you, like us, continue to be inspired by their work, as well as their stories of hope and joy as they strive to realize their own goals while creating neighborhoods where future generations can flourish.
This generational impact wouldn’t be possible without you – the volunteers, donors, board members, staff, and partners – the many hands that support our neighbors’ success by ensuring local leaders have the tools and resources they need to create deep-rooted change.
We can’t thank you enough for being a part of the inCOMMON community, and are beyond grateful for your ongoing support in “alleviating poverty at a root level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods.”
With great gratitude, Rachel & Christian
individual development
our work
151
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE
INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
85%
EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT
OF PARTICIPANTS MADE PROGRESS TOWARD THEIR GOALS
78%
SEVENTY-EIGHT PERCENT
OF ESL STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
*read Ana’s story here
65%
SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT
OF PARTICIPANTS WERE NEW TO INCOMMON
leadership development
our work
120
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
NEIGHBORS PARTICIPATED IN A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
neighborhood development
our work
1
ONE
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN (WALNUT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN)
1
ONE
NEW FUTSOL COURT (HANSCOM PARK FUTSOL COURT)
76
SEVENTY-SIX
AFFORDABLE UNITS DEVELOPED AND/OR PRESERVED
1
ONE
NEW HOMEOWNER
our community
PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS
271
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE
UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS
20% have household incomes less than $25,000/yr
162 + 1,326
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS
ONE THOUSAND AND TWENTY-SIX VOLUNTEER HOURS
partners
THANK YOU
- THE BIG GARDEN
- CITY SPROUTS
- COALITION FOR A STRONG NEBRASKA
- FAMILY HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES
- NEBRASKA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE
- KEEP OMAHA BEAUTIFUL
- HEARTLAND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
- GOODWILL OMAHA
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
- NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION OF THE MIDLANDS
- SKATE FEST OMAHA
- SPARK
- TOGETHER, INC.
- OMAHA MUNICIPAL LAND BANK
- SECRET PENGUIN
- HANSCOM PARK STUDIO
community development board
GEORGE ACHOLA
MICHAEL BEVERLY (treasurer)
JOSH COATES
WYNTER DAVIS
AJI GEORGE
DAVID MILLIGAN (vice chair)
SUMMER NABITY
JESSICA NOCKAI (secretary)
MELANIE PHELAN (chair)
ALYSIA RADICIA
housing development board
GEORGE ACHOLA (chair)
RACHEL BAHL (secretary)
RYAN DURANT (vice chair)
CHRISTIAN GRAY
JIM RIEKER (treasurer)
JULIE STAVNEAK
financials
422 donors partnered in inCOMMON’s mission in 2023
neighborhood-wide data
PARK AVENUE
- 17.4% DECREASE IN POVERTY RATES
- 15.3% INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATES
- 11% DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME
*since inCOMMON’s presence in Park Avenue (2012)
WALNUT HILL
- 4.2% DECREASE IN POVERTY RATES
- 1.8% INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATES
- 16% DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME
*since inCOMMON’s presence in Walnut Hill (2018)
join us
Because of you, in 2023 hundreds of lives have been set on a new course toward real opportunity and hope:
- today’s neighbors are overcoming poverty through increased economic self-sufficiency
- tomorrow’s neighbors are evading poverty altogether as a result of growing up in a stronger environment
- surrounding neighborhoods are benefiting from the increased safety and stability that comes with the development of vulnerable neighborhoods
Please join us in making an even greater impact in 2024 through a donation today!
