our mission

inCOMMON alleviates poverty at a “root” level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods.

Because we believe the greatest strength of any neighborhood is the residents who call these places home, we’re committed to transforming neighborhoods through neighbors themselves.

We do this by building on neighbors’ strengths and empowering neighbors to use these strengths to lead neighborhood change.

workforce development

our work

259

TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE
INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN
A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

185

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE
INDIVIDUALS IMPROVED THEIR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SKILLS

43

FORTY-THREE
INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED 1-ON-1 EMPLOYMENT COACHING

relationship development

our work

2000

TWO THOUSAND
RESIDENTS ATTENDED ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY EVENT

362

THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO
COMMUNITY LISTENING INTERVIEWS COMPLETED

83%

EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT
OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN SOCIAL CAPITAL

leadership development

our work

20

TWENTY
YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

89

EIGHTY-NINE
INDIVIDUALS JOINED A COMMUNITY GROUP (ZUMBA, YOGA, GARDENING CLUB, CRAFT CLUB)

neighborhood development

our work

13

THIRTEEN
INDIVIDUALS LED THEIR NEIGHBORS AS BLOCK CONNECTORS

21

TWENTY-ONE
FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

105

ONE HUNDRED FIVE
ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING

participants

OUR COMMUNITY

participating neighbors

SEVENTY-TWO PERCENT HISPANIC/LATINO
FIFTY-NINE PERCENT FEMALE
FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS EARN LESS THAN $25,000/YEAR

volunteers

OUR COMMUNITY

330

THREE HUNDRED THIRTY
VOLUNTEERS

3100

OVER THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
HOURS

partners

THANK YOU

  • CITYLIGHT OMAHA
  • COALITION FOR A STRONG NEBRASKA
  • CHICK-FIL-A LEADER ACADEMY
  • COMMUNITY BIKE PROJECT
  • FOOTBALL FOR THE WORLD
  • HEARTLAND WORKERS CENTER
  • HEARTLAND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
  • KEEP OMAHA BEAUTIFUL
  • LENDING LINK
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
  • NEBRASKA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE
  • NEBRASKA ENTERPRISE FUND
  • NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION OF THE MIDLANDS
  • OMAHA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
  • OMAHA MUNICIPAL LAND BANK
  • THE BIG GARDEN
  • TOGETHER, INC.
  • RESTORATION EXCHANGE

BRAND PARTNER

board

CHRISTOPHER L. ERICKSON (TREASURER)
SHEENA HENDRIX
KIMBERLY HOWE
TOWER KOUNTZE
ALISA PARMER (SECRETARY)
DUSTY REYNOLDS (CHAIR)
LYNDA SHAFER (VICE CHAIR)

advisory council

MICHAEL ALLEY
JAMIE BERGLUND
KRISTEN CASE
RICHARD FOWLER
ANDREW GORMAN
ALEC GORYNSKI
SENATOR SARA HOWARD
DR. TAYLOR KEEN
HEATH MELLO
MIKE PETER
DR. MARY PETERSEN
JEFF SPIEHS

supporters

597 donors contributed $501,371 to stop poverty at the roots

join us

In 2018, because of your generosity, hundreds of lives have been set on a new course toward real opportunity and hope. Even more, because you’re investing in both individual-level and neighborhood-level change, you’re setting this new course for countless future generations yet to come.

Please join us in making an even greater impact in 2019 through a donation today!