Partnering with the Community

Through numerous partnerships and collaborations, Cooperative Extension leverages its resources and those of the community to reach larger audiences and maximize impact.

In the past year, UNL Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County has partnered with the following organizations, agencies, businesses and schools:

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Agriliance (Farmland and Cenex Land O’Lakes)
Alltel Communications
America Recycles Day
American Dairy Association/Dairy Council of Nebraska
American Heart Association – Lincoln Division
Americorps/VISTA
Arends Interiors
Asian Cultural and Community Center
Asset Building Coalition
Audubon Spring Creek Prairie
Audubon Nebraska
Blessed Sacrament School
Kate Brooke - Opossum Track Press
BryanLGH Medical Center
Burke Plaza Senior Housing
Burton Tyrrell’s Flowers
Cabin Realty & Ag Services
Capitol Child Care
Carol Yoakum Family Resource Center
Cathedral of the Risen Christ School
Cedar Ridge Spraying – Ashland
Cedars Centennial Mall Child Care Center
Cedars Youth Services
CenterPointe
Cheney Elementary School
City of Lincoln Animal Control
City of Lincoln Citizen Information Center
City of Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department
City of Lincoln Public Works and Utilities
City of Lincoln Recycling Office
City of Lincoln Wastewater Division
City of Lincoln Water System
Clinton Neighborhood Organization
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Community Health Partners Foundation
Community Learning Centers
Community Outreach Partnership Center
Council of Family Centers
Crossroads House Senior Housing
Dairy Council of Nebraska
Doane College
Downtown Neighborhood Organization
Eagle Elementary School
Early Head Start
East Campus Neighborhood Organization
Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center
Employment First
Everett Neighborhood Organization
4-H Council
4-H Teen Council
F Street Recreation Center
Faces of the Middle East
Faith Lutheran School
Family Service
Farm Credit Services of America
Farm Service Agency
Farmers Cooperative Co. – Waverly and Bennet
Farmers & Merchants Bank – Firth
Farmers National Company
Farmers Union Coop – Gretna
First Plymouth Church
Firth Adolescent Treatment Center
Firth Coop
Folsom Children’s Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Food Bank of Lincoln
Friendship Home
Giffard Farm
Good Neighbor Community Center
Goodwill
Gordon Chapelle Hoof Trimming Inc.
Great Plains Girl Scout Council
The Groundwater Foundation
Hamlow Elementary School –Waverly
Hartley Neighborhood Organization
Head Start Heartland Center
Helen Hyatt Elementary School
Henry Doorly Zoo
Hispanic Community Center
Human Services Federation
INFORM
Irvingdale Neighborhood Organization
Iowa State University
Indian Center
JTPA
Keep America Beautiful
Keep Lincoln-Lancaster County Beautiful
Keep Nebraska Beautiful
Lancaster County Red Cross
Lancaster County Agricultural Society
Lancaster/Saunders School to Career
Lancaster Event Center
Lincoln Action Program
Lincoln Center Kiwanis Club
Lincoln Children’s Museum
Lincoln Christian Schools
Lincoln Community Development Block Grant Program
Lincoln Council on Alcohol and Drugs
Lincoln Dietetic Association
Lincoln Housing Authority
Lincoln Indian Center
Lincoln Interfaith Council
Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln Lancaster County Food and Hunger Coalition
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
Lincoln-Lancaster Immunization and Vaccination Effort
Lincoln Literacy Council
Lincoln Medical Education Foundation
Pathways Program
Lincoln Pantry Network
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Saltdogs
Lincoln Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Lower Platte North Natural Resources District
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Lutheran Family Service
Mahoney Manor Senior Housing
Malcolm Public Schools
Malone Neighborhood Organization
March of Dimes
Matt Talbott Kitchen
McCullough-Landell Implement
Mediation Center
Messiah Lutheran School
Metropolitan Community College
Midland Recycling
Milford Elementary School
NASA
Natural Resources Conservation Service – Lancaster and Nebraska
Near South Neighborhood Organization
NE Ag in the Classroom
NE AgRelations Council
NE Agribusiness Association
NE Beef Council
NE Beekeepers Association
NE Cattleman’s Association Lincoln/Seward County Affiliates
NE Community Nutrition Partnership Council
NE Cooperative Development Center
NE Corn Development, Utilization & Marketing Board
NE Corn Growers Association
NE Corn Fed Beef
NE Credit Union League
NE Department of Agriculture
NE Department of Education
NE Department of Environmental Quality
NE Department of Health and Human Services
NE Department of Natural Resources
NE Department of Tourism
NE Farm Bureau - State Office and Lancaster County Chapter
NE Fertilizer & Ag Chemical Association
NE Game and Parks Commission
NE Great Plains Resource Conservation & Development
NE Home Builders Association
NE LEAD Program
NE Nurserymen Association
NE Pest Control Association Members
NE Pork Producers
NE Real Estate Commission
NE Restaurant Association
The NE Rural Development Commission
NE School Age Childcare Association
NE State Forester
NE Statewide Arboretum
NE Soybean Board
NE Well Drillers Association
NE Wheat Board
Neighborhoods Inc.
Norris High School Vocational and Industrial Clubs of America
Norris Public Schools
North American Martyrs School
North Bottoms Neighborhood Organization
Northeast Family Center
Northwood Early Head Start Center – Cedars
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.
Oak Valley School
Olsson Associates
Otte Oil, Fertilizer, and Propane – Wahoo
Omaha Agri-business Club
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District
Parkview Christian School
Partners for a Safer Community
People’s City Mission
Pioneer Early Childhood Development Center
Pioneer HiBred International
Pioneers Park Nature Center
Professional Lawncare Association
Providers Network
Psychotherapy Associates
Raymond Central School – Valparaiso
ReBuild Associates
Real Estate Owners and Managers Association
Red Hawk Nursery
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Rotary Club #14
Sacred Heart School
SAFE Kids Coalition
Salvation Army
St. Elizabeth’s Regional Medical Center
St. Elizabeth Burn Center
St. John’s Catholic School
St. Joseph’s Catholic School
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
St. Mary’s Catholic School
St. Patrick’s Catholic School
St. Peter Catholic School
St. Teresa’s Catholic
School School Districts #69, #152, #153, #158
South Salt Creek Neighborhood Organization
Southeast Community College – Lincoln
Southeast Nebraska Area Producers Cooperative
Southpointe Family Resource Center
Southwood Lutheran Church
State Farm Insurance
State Fire Marshall’s Office
Tabitha Intergenerational Program
Taylor Productions
Teddy Bear Cottage
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Council
Three Eagles Broadcasting
TierOne, Clocktower Branch
TLC Child Development Center
Touchstones Transitional Living Group – Cedars Youth Services
Trinity Lutheran School
Trinity United Methodist Church
Turning Point – Cedars Youth Services
University of Minnesota Extension Service - Center for 4-H Youth Development
University of Nebraska Collegiate 4-H
University Place Neighborhood Organization
Urban Indian Center
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Department of Agriculture
Ventures in Partnerships
Wachiska Audubon Society
WasteCap
Water Environment Federation
Waverly FFA
Waverly Public Schools
Wise Woman - Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Advisory Committee
Williams Garden Center
Women Involved in Farm Economics
Woods Park Neighborhood Organization
World Bird Sanctuary
Young Families Program – LMEF
YWCA