Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

06/11/2026

SENCA Rising Stars! The 2nd and 3rd Quarter Risings Stars are Debbie Green and Susan Boyd. Debbie is our CASA Volunteer Coordinator and has a passion for keeping children safe. She works tirelessly to recruit volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the foster care system. Susan Boyd is a Head Start Family Service Advocate in Nebraska City. She consistently goes above and beyond advocating for families and connecting them to needed resources. Congratulations to both Debbie and Susan. Both of these ladies are well deserving of this peer nominated recognition! Pictured are Debbie Green, Susan Boyd, and Katie Gildersleeve representing the staff Engagement Committee.

06/09/2026

SENCA's 20th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament is this weekend. There is still room for a few teams! Call Kirkman's Lakeview Golf Course at 402-862-2828 to register.

06/08/2026

06/01/2026

The 1011 Can Care-A-Van is Coming! The 1011 Can Care-A-Van will be in Tecumseh in front of our Johnson County Senior Center/Outreach Office on Tuesday, June 23rd. The goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of food to stock our pantry. On Thursday, June 25th the Can Care-a-Van will be in Auburn in front of Family Fare. We also are hoping to collect 1,000 of food during this drive for our Nemaha County pantry. Mark your calendars and come out to donate food to help families struggling with food insecurity!

05/22/2026

SENCA is celebrating 60 years and May as Community Action Month! SENCA was incorporated on May 2, 1966 - 60 years ago this month! Staff have been handing out goodies to local businesses in each county we serve for Community Action Month. The activities to celebrate 60 years of helping the children and families in southeast Nebraska will extend into this summer. Be on the look out for our presence in each county fair parade! You will see one of our Weatherization trucks with our new inflatable logo driving through as well as staff from each county walking along handing out treats.

05/18/2026

The Head Start program started as a national early childhood education initiative in 1965. In 1968 SENCA began sponsoring Head Start programs in southeast Nebraska . Just this year the Early Head Start program for birth to three years was added. We are currently enrolling students for the 2026-2027 school year. Contact Katie Gildersleeve at [email protected] or 402-862-2411 x 104 for more information.

05/15/2026

Plattsmouth Post Office Hosts Food Drive! The Plattsmouth Post Office hosted a food drive to stock our Cass County food pantry. Approximately $3,500 worth of food items were collected. Thank you for supporting SENCA and the families we serve! Pictured are Tracy Cabiness and Debra Cook.