Community Health Charities of Nebraska Adds Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska as 19th Member Charity

Community Health Charities of Nebraska (CHC-NE) (www.chcne.org) has announced that the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska (BIA-NE) is the newest charity to join the statewide fundraising federation. With this addition, there are now 19 member charities that provide support for those with chronic health issues across the state of Nebraska, effective July 1, 2016.

The BIA-NE is committed to creating a better future for all Nebraskans with brain injuries and is the only non-profit exclusively dedicated to brain injury in the state. BIA-NE is serving the brain injury population by working to secure and develop community-based services and provide support groups and access to pertinent information, medical resources and service referrals. The organization also helps educate professionals who work with children and adults with brain injury.

Community Health Charities of Nebraska is a fundraising federation of premier non-profit health charities raising charitable contributions primarily through annual corporate employee giving campaigns. CHC-NE works to improve the lives of Nebraskans affected by a disability or chronic disease by uniting caring donors in the workplace with health issues and causes important to them and their families. In addition to funding for research, operations and client services, donations received by CHC-NE provide support services and public health education programs.

Other member health charities include: The ALS Association Mid-America Chapter; Alzheimer’s Association Nebraska Chapter; American Diabetes Association of Nebraska; American Lung Association in Nebraska; Arthritis Foundation, Heartland Region, Nebraska; Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Nebraska/Iowa Chapter; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Nebraska Chapter; JDRF International – Heartland Chapter, Lincoln and Greater Nebraska; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; March of Dimes, Nebraska & Western Iowa Market; Muscular Dystrophy Association of Nebraska; National MS Society, Mid America Chapter; Nebraska AIDS Project; Nebraska Chapter – National Hemophilia Foundation; Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association; Nebraska Kidney Association Inc.; Susan G. Komen® Nebraska; and United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska.

For more information about CHC-NE and the work of its member charities, go to www.chcne.org and www.facebook.com/CHCNebraska.com or call (800) 990-2423.