Collective Impact Lincoln

Collective Impact Lincoln Collective Impact Lincoln creates resident-led investment and positive change in the city’s core neighborhoods.

Through canvassing, community events, and Community Builder Workshops, we help neighbors strengthen their communities and quality of life. Collective Impact Lincoln is a multi-year partnership between Civic Nebraska and Nebraska Appleseed.

Is housing getting out of your reach? It’s not affordable for 40% of Nebraska renters.In fact, it takes 1.6 full-time jo...
02/03/2026

Is housing getting out of your reach? It’s not affordable for 40% of Nebraska renters.

In fact, it takes 1.6 full-time jobs at minimum wage just to afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment at Nebraska’s Fair Market rent. ⏱️ That’s 64 hours per week.

For many families with children and people with disabilities, time and money are tight. There’s little wiggle room left for food and health care, let alone saving up for a more reliable car or higher education. That’s where our public assistance programs are supposed to help – to fill this gap so that all our neighbors can thrive.

❌ But predatory landlords and property managers are denying families the chance to thrive by discriminating against them for using assistance. Nebraskans are being turned away from housing because of how they pay, and that’s not fair. Source-of-income discrimination hurts families with children, our elders, people with disabilities, and Nebraskans of color.

We can do better to make Nebraska a more welcoming, safe, and affordable place to live and call home. 🩷

📣We need your help to bring housing back in reach!

✉️ Email or call members of the Judiciary Committee and tell them to ADVANCE source-of-income protections, not ban them.

✅Vote YES to LB223
❌Vote NO to LB809

Take action now at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/defend-our-right-to-a-home

(ID: Graphic with purple background and white gradient with text in white, “housing is unaffordable for 40% of Nebraska renters” and an aforementioned call to action in white. To the right of the text is a fine line drawing of two hands reaching towards each other in white.)

We all deserve a safe, affordable, and stable place to call home, and our communities are strongest when everyone has ac...
02/03/2026

We all deserve a safe, affordable, and stable place to call home, and our communities are strongest when everyone has access to affordable, safe, and accessible housing.🩷

But 40% of Nebraska renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing alone. When families have to choose between housing and food, or housing and healthcare, it’s a sign we’re on the wrong path.

We need to change the story. 📖

Nebraskans voted for a better story, where renters aren’t turned away just because of how they pay. Source-of-income discrimination was successfully banned in Lincoln.

But Senator Dover wants to take source-of-income protections away from all Nebraskans through LB809. ❌ This would exacerbate our housing crisis and take away power from local communities to enact the fair housing policies they need.

Help us change the story by sharing yours. ✍️

✉️ Email or call members of the Judiciary Committee and tell them to ADVANCE source-of-income protections, not ban them.

✅ Vote YES to LB223
❌ Vote NO to LB809

Take action now at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/defend-our-right-to-a-home

(ID: Graphic with pink background with purple gradient and dark blue text of a poem, “For many Nebraskans, affordable housing is out of reach. While landlord profits soar, family savings shrink. This is not how the poem should end. In the upper right corner is a simple drawing of a thought bubble with a house inside. The house has a heart in place of the front door.)

We all deserve a chance at home, but Senator Dover wants to take this chance away from all Nebraskans through LB809. ❌Se...
01/16/2026

We all deserve a chance at home, but Senator Dover wants to take this chance away from all Nebraskans through LB809. ❌

Senator Dover started his career as a realtor, and being a state senator hasn’t stopped him from leveraging his public service position to cater to corporate interests. 💸Dover has a track record of introducing policies that only benefit wealthy realtors and landlords, from bans on affordable rent to tax breaks for luxury housing developers…

This January, Dover introduced LB809, which would take away existing fair housing protections and allow landlords to engage in source-of-income discrimination. Why? 🏚️Without protections, Dover’s realtor buddies can turn tenants away from housing just because of how they pay, hiding their unsafe properties from basic housing inspections and allowing them to segregate low-income renters into their worst properties.

Source-of-income discrimination has been banned in 23 states and 129 cities and towns across the U.S., including Lincoln, Nebraska. Our neighbors voted for source-of-income protections because we all deserve affordable, safe, and accessible housing to care for our loved ones and thrive. 🩷 From Beatrice to Scottsbluff, source-of-income discrimination impacts all Nebraskans, and every city and town deserves the chance to adopt protections for their community. We can’t let Senator Dover take this chance away.

Our Judiciary Committee has two options: 1) vote to advance fair housing through LB223 or 2) vote for discrimination to continue through LB809. ⚖️ What side do you want your senator to be on?

✉️ Join us to draft your testimony, emails, or online comments at Housing Tea Time & Testimony on Tuesday, January 20th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso. Come and go when you need, and we'll be there to support your advocacy! Coffee & tea will be provided.

🖥️ Want to learn more about other housing bills this session? Join us online at A Housing Advocate's Guide to the Legislative Session on Thursday, January 22nd, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. RSVP at bit.ly/HAG-26.

⏰ Want to take action right now? Email or call members of the Judiciary Committee and tell them to ADVANCE source-of-income protections, not ban them.

✅Vote YES to LB223
❌Vote NO to LB809

See committee members emails and phone numbers at bit.ly/NE-LEG-JUDICIARY.

With your help, we can advance fair housing for ALL Nebraskans! 🩷

(ID: Cyan background with white gradient. At the top of the image are two houses on opposite sides of a spectrum. To the left, the house has a heart in the center. To the right, the house is broken in half. Below the houses is the text, “What side of history will your senator be on?” Below, there’s text about LB223 on the side of the heart house, and text about LB809 on the side of the broken house. On the side of the house heart (left), white text states, “LB223 protects all Nebraskans from source-of-income discrimination.” On the side of the broken house, white text states, “LB809 takes away protections, allowing discrimination to continue.”)

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