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About Our Organization
Blue Valley Community Action Partnership (BVCA) is a private, non-profit organization that operates over 30 programs that interact and complement each other. Our programs are as diverse as the communities and families we serve.
Playing outdoors in a safe environment is fundamental to children's development of confidence, independence and self-esteem. For Big Give Gage 2022, we're raising funds to update the playground equipment at New Horizon Apartment Complex in Beatrice.
New Horizon is an affordable housing program managed by Blue Valley Community Action Partnership, a non-profic agency. For a virtual tour of our units at New Horizon or any of our available housing, visit this link: https://www.bvca.net/property-listings/
If you are a contractor and would like to make an in-kind donation of your time and talent to remove the old equipment and install the new, PLEASE call our home office at (402)729-2278 and ask for Ben Schwartz, or email bcschwartz@bvca.net
Our website allows visitors to search for what resources are available by county: https://www.bvca.net/
In 2021, Blue Valley Community Action Partnership launched the One-Time Needs Program as part of the organization's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. One-Time Needs provides funds to cover expenses that clients would not be able to otherwise pay.
Examples of requests that have been funded include home and auto repair, work-related purchases such as uniforms or safety equipment, auto-insurance, bed bug extermination, tools purchased for a small business, and more. BVCA Family and Community Services Director Ryan Bailey says the primary goal of this program is to simply help people whose livelihood and housing has been or is being threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Imagine a snowball sitting at the top of a hill, and that the snowball represents a money-related problem in a person’s life.
It’s a small snowball so it’s a relatively small problem: maybe it’s not having enough money for gas to get to and from work, or needing to replace a pair of steel-toed boots, or being a little short on an especially high utility bill. Sometimes, though, even a small amount of money is too much for a low-to-moderate income (LMI) person or family.
The problem doesn’t get solved, so the snowball starts to roll downhill. Very quickly it gets bigger, and as it rolls the problem becomes more difficult and expensive to solve. Perhaps the client misses shifts at work or even loses their job. Their power might be turned off, or they may face eviction.
What if the problem could have been solved back when it was just a small snowball sitting at the top of a hill? What if it could have been taken care of without the additional expense and emotional trauma inflicted on a person or family?
Blue Valley Community Action Partnership has set a fundraising goal of $5,000 to help the LMI population in Gage County meet those unexpected expenses that, while relatively small, can still seem insurmountable. We don’t have grant money to do this, so we are seeking private donations from the generous people of the community.
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