Nebraska Head Start

The Head Start program (for children ages 3-5) and Early Head Start program (for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers) promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and...read more

Nebraska Kids Connection (SCHIP)

Kids Connection is the state children's health insurance program (SCHIP) being developed as an extension of Medicaid in Nebraska. Its purpose is to provide health care to low-income uninsured children all across the state. read more

Nebraska Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The Nebraska Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is available to help those with limited incomes offset the cost of heating and cooling their homes. The program will partially pay the cost of your electricity, fuel oil, gas, coal,...read more

Nebraska Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program

Weatherization is making homes more energy efficient. Weatherization of a home typically involves the installation of attic, wall and floor insulation and sealing holes and cracks with caulking, weather-stripping and other types of materials. In...read more

Nebraska Medical Assistance Program

The Nebraska Medical Assistance Program, also known as the Medicaid Program, is a program that is jointly funded by the State and the Federal government to provide medical coverage to those who meet certain categorical eligibility criteria and who...read more

Nebraska School Breakfast and Lunch Program

The School Breakfast Program provides funding that makes it possible for schools to offer a nutritious breakfast to students each day. Similarly, the goal of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is to protect the health and well-being of the...read more

Nebraska Special Milk Program

The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools, childcare institutions, and eligible camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs. Schools that participate in the National School Lunch or School...read more

Nebraska Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To...read more

Nebraska Summer Food Service

The Summer Food Service Program is a Federally assisted meal program that provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need throughout the summer months when they are out of school. Sponsors...read more

Nebraska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

The Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income people buy food. It's not necessary to be receiving other public assistance in order to be eligible, but people don't receive SNAP automatically - they must apply and be...read more