by Staff Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | News
Dawn Holbein, Wanda Fedorchik, and Becky Squiers join the Buffalo County Community Partners staff team to support building a healthier community. Holbein is taking the role of Executive Assistant. She comes to Community Partners with a great background of working with...
by Staff Admin | Dec 22, 2016 | News
2016 was a year of remembrance, celebration, and new starts. We began the year by digging into the history of the formation of Community Partners. We combed through old newspaper clippings and scrapbooks put together by the first members of Community Partners. A few...
by Staff Admin | Dec 12, 2016 | News
Marshmallows, smiles, poetry, fire, and community giving made up our Give Where You Live 2016 GiveS’more Event. We held a giving destination at Chapman Swifts Coffee House were we roasted marshmallows and warmed up with hot coffee. The community raised $14,226 for...
by Staff Admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, Eliminate Health Disparities, News
The Diabetes Information and Referral Fair took place November 3 at the YMCA. The doors were open to the public to come and gain valuable local resources on ways to control and maintain their pre-diabetes or diabetes. The fair would not have been possible without...
by Staff Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities, News
KEARNEY – The Kearney Works recently hired Stan Zimbelman as the first Executive Director. His first day with the new nonprofit will be December 1. He has more than 26 years of workforce development experience working for the Nebraska Department of Labor in...
by Staff Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities, News
Be Well Buffalo County’s strategic planning process is officially underway. Over the last year, Be Well has developed a relationship with consultant group, Epiphany Community Services. At their meeting on November 28, 2016, Be Well walked through the first step of...