Lincoln Financial Foundation Awards $15K to CSI to Support At-Risk Youth
Child Saving Institute (CSI) (www.childsaving.org) recently received a grant totaling $15,000 from the Lincoln Financial Foundation. The foundation focuses on building stronger communities through nonprofit partnerships in financial wellness, education, and human services, with the long-term goal of helping people build secure financial futures for themselves and their families. Thanks to the foundation’s generosity, CSI can continue offering services to young adults participating in its Independent Living Skills (ILS) program and youth temporarily staying in CSI’s Emergency Shelter.
Each year, CSI’s ILS program supports approximately 70 vulnerable youth who are transitioning from foster care to unsupported adulthood. With assistance from community partners like Lincoln Financial Foundation, the ILS program continues to help teens and young adults develop successful life skills by supporting and connecting them with community programs and services during their crucial transition into adulthood.
CSI’s Emergency Shelter provides a safe environment for youth to temporarily call home when crisis erupts. Each year, approximately 60 Omaha-area youth stay within the Emergency Shelter. The Emergency Shelter at CSI operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and houses up to 12 youth ages 0 to 18 at any given time.
Child Saving Institute is dedicated to the prevention, intervention, and healing of child abuse, neglect, and trauma. To learn more about CSI and the programs and services offered, please visit www.childsaving.org or follow CSI on social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.