Celebrate a Year of Growth and Success with Collective for Youth! We witnessed the power of our collaborative network as we expanded programs, strengthened partnerships, and significantly impacted the lives of young people and their families in our community. Read on to see the highlights from the year. Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming initiatives and how you can get involved in 2025. Wishing you a warm and joy filled holiday season!
Over 5000 Students Served In partnership with our 10 lead agencies, CFY provided out of school time programming at 31 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 2 high schools. During the 2023 2024 school year, we served just over 5,000 students. $3 Million Cost Savings for Families Other school aged childcare programs typically charge families $5 to $6 per hour of care. Our programs are all free of cost to families, and during the 2023-2024 school year alone,saved Omaha area families over $3 million.
Over 150 Hours of Training Offered CFY offered more than 60 unique training opportunities to our partners and the broader community. Of attendees, 87% reported being very satisfied with the training offerings.
Over 600 Field Trip Experiences CFY provided 53 youth programs with 14,538 individual field trip admissions to 36 unique destinations. Experiences included outdoor recreation like kayaking and fishing, STEM education, visual and performance arts, local and cultural history, and physical activity and sports camps.
388,721 Meals Provided Collective for Youth ensures students in our programs have access to a hot meal afterschool. CFY programs can also offer meals on non-school days, a valuable service to families when schools are not in session. Meals provided August 2023 to July 2024 were valued at $1.6 million.
Next Level Learning Partnership Collective for Youth partnered with Omaha Public Schools (OPS) again this summer to provide high quality summer learning for students at 25 Next Level Learning sites, reaching over 5,000 students. CFY’s lead agencies supported OPS teachers and staff in the classrooms and with important enrichment opportunities linking classroom learning to hands on, real-life experiences.
