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  Early Childhood Education Gives Children a Head Start

  For working parents in poverty, finding quality early childhood programs that provide full-day, full-year care can be a challenge. Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties is working to fill this gap through its Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
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  Tabitha Meals on Wheels Celebrated 50 Years

  Since 1967, Tabitha has been delivering more than four million meals to the Lincoln community through its program, Meals on Wheels
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  Reading Fifteen Minutes a Day Boosts Children’s Brainpower

  Studies have shown that reading to a child between the ages of 0 and 5 can quadruple the number of words they know, increasing their ability to succeed in school.
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  CEDARS Providing Holistic Support to Families with Young Children

  For most parents, getting a child ready for kindergarten is an exciting and nervous time. While some are buying backpacks and crayons for their child, other families have to choose between the electrical bill and new shoes.
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  Local Students Build Hope

  For many Lincoln residents in poverty, the thought of owning a home seems like an intangible dream. Lincoln Housing Authority (LHA) is working to change that.
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