THE ARC OF NORFOLK
Director: Amy Stubben-Goetsch
PO Box 32
Norfolk, NE 68702-0032
402-379-1160
The Arc of Norfolk advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families. Every citizen, regardless of his or her disability, has the right to live, work, learn, play, worship and serve others within the local community. The Arc works diligently to protect these basic rights.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECALISTS
Connie Barnes
900 W Norfolk Ave
Norfolk, NE 68701
Office: 402-370-3140 CARE Line: 1-888-370-7003
The CARE Line is a community crisis line that offers services to not only those with law enforcement or hospital involvement, but also to those individuals and families in the general public who are in crisis and in need of intervention and connection to appropriate levels of care. There are no eligibility requirements or limitations on individuals qualified to be served. No person shall be denied services and there is 100% access to care 24 hours per day, 7days a week
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
Director: Julie Robinson
PO Box 1129
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-658-7085
E-mail: julier@norfolkiron.com
Blessings in a Backpack provide weekend food for students in Norfolk who may otherwise have little or no access to food, during the school year.
BRIGHT HORIZONS
Director: Linda Olsen
Norfolk location O'Neill location
305 N 4th St 318 E Douglas
PO Box 1904
Norfolk, NE 68702-1904 O'Neill, NE 68763
Office: 379-2026 Office: 402-366-1774
Crisis line: 402-379-3798
E-mail: brighthorizons@telebeep.com
Bright Horizons is dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence through empowerment, education, social action, and support services. All services are free and confidential and include 24-hour crisis line; individual support and advocacy, crisis intervention, transportation and emergency shelter, protection order assistance and court accompaniment.
CASA OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
Director: Ruth Matthews Mott
2501 Lakeside Dr. Ste. 104A
Norfolk, NE 68701
371-9599
CASA provides each victim of child abuse and/or neglect with a trained adult advocate who will represent their best interests in court. These advocates are teamed up with all entities involved in order to plan the best course of action for the child. CASA volunteers offer advocacy and stability to children in the court system at no cost to the courts.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Director: Vicki Goeken
Norfolk Senior Citizen Center
307 Prospect Ave.
Norfolk, NE 38701
371-8626
The Meals on Wheels Program provides home delivered meals to the elderly of Norfolk who are unable to prepare their food. Meals are prepared by the Norfolk Senior Citizens Center staff and delivered by volunteers from local area Churches.
GIRL SCOUTS SPIRIT OF NEBRASKA - PRAIRIE HILLS SERVICE CENTER
PO Box 1004
Columbus, NE 68602-1004
1-800-695-6690
In partnership with caring, committed adults, girls develop the strength, confidence, motivation, leadership, and skills to succeed for a lifetime. Girls embrace the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law as touchstones for life decisions. They are changing the world.
THE LINK, INC.
Director: Tom Barr
1001 W Norfolk Ave
PO Box 2007
Norfolk, NE 68702-2007
402-371-5310
The Link provides a therapeutic transitional living facility for males who have completed in-patient treatment; who need and want a structured environment from which they can integrate into society while maintaining sobriety. Some services provide include individual counseling, employment issues and skills counseling, and encouragement to join local AA/NA support.
MADISON COUNTY DIVERSION PROGRAM
Director: Madison County Attorney, Joseph Smith
Madison County Court House
110 Clara Davis Dr.
PO Box 269
Madison, NE 68748
402-454-9956
The Madison County Diversion Program is an informal probationary program, which attempts to rehabilitate juvenile offenders and provide a chance for them to learn the magnitude of their errors. Participants are chosen based upon no prior arrest record and their age. No formal charges for the offense are filed against juveniles who successfully complete the program.
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
Norfolk Location:
2612 W Norfolk Ave
PO Box 304
Norfolk, NE 68702-0304
402-371-0393
Provides relief to victims of disaster, disaster preparedness, prevention, training and emergency contact for servicemen and women and families.
MID TOWN HEALTH CARE CENTER
Director: Kathy Nordby
Norfolk Location: Madison Location:
302 W Phillip 222 Main St.
Norfolk, NE 68701 Madison, NE 68748
402- 644-7314 402-454-3304
The Mid Town Health Care Center helps those who are making a sincere effort to help themselves and their families maintain good health. The health care is provided to those who are uninsured and those who have financial and language barriers to access health care.
NORFOLK FAMILY YMCA
Director: Randy Hagedorn
301 W Benjamin Ave.
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-371-9770
The YMCA provides programs to develop and improve the spiritual, social, mental and physical life of youth, adults, and families through education, counseling and personal growth in fitness, wellness, and illness prevention. 87 percent of the members using the programs are youth and no child is turned away from the YMCA who cannot afford a program.
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
Director: Kelli Lowe
Faith Regional Health Services (East Campus)
1500 Koenigstein
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-644-7402
A Child Advocacy Center is a child-friendly, coordinated program in one location where representatives from many disciplines gather evidence, evaluate, and make decisions about the investigation, treatment, prosecution and prevention of child victimization. This multi-disciplinary team includes law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, and medical and mental health professionals.
OASIS COUNSELING INTERNATIONAL
Director: Dr. Mark Stortvedt
333 W Norfolk Ave.
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-379-2030
Oasis is a professional counseling agency, which is designed to meet the needs of the whole person. Services offered are psychological counseling from a spiritual perspective through the following programs: counseling for sex offenders and sexual abuse victim’s bilingual counseling, drug & alcohol, and gambling addictions evaluations and mentoring programs.
READ ALOUD NORFOLK
Director: Mark Clausen
Norfolk Public Schools
512 Phillip Ave.
PO Box 411
Norfolk, NE 68702-0411
402-644-2507
Read Aloud Norfolk is dedicated to "promoting successful children and families through reading aloud." RAN's mission is to ensure that children receive the "read-aloud" experiences they need from birth in order to become lifelong readers. The Read to Your Bunny book is given to new parents as they leave Faith Regional Health Services along with the message "if you read to your bunny for 20 minutes a day, then one day your bunny will read to you."
THE SALVATION ARMY
Directors: Captains RC & Miranda Duskin
112 N 7th St.
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-379-4663
The Salvation Army seeks to assist families and individuals in times of financial crisis with direct aid to overcome the most immediate need. Some of the services provided are the Daily soup Kitchen as well as assistance with clothing, shelter and utilities.
STUDENT HEALTH FUND COUNCIL
Norfolk Public Schools
PO Box 139
Norfolk, NE 68702-0139
402-644-2509
The council is concerned with the general welfare of every student and that each student may be given every advantage of continuous progress in school. And does so by receiving funds to pay for health care for the uninsured, underinsured, and underserved children in the public and parochial schools of Norfolk. Any concerned individual can refer students to the council.
TEAMMATES Of:
NORFOLK BOONE CENTRAL HOLT COUNTY
Contact: Susie Buss Contact: Stephanie Knust Contact: Connie Gildersleeve
Norfolk Public Schools 605 S 6th St PO Box 543
PO Box 139
Norfolk, NE 68702-0139 Albion, NE 68620 O'Neill, NE 68763
402-644-2509 402-395-2151 402-340-4783
Teammates pairs adult volunteers one-to-one with teenagers providing a positive role model for students needing extra adult attention.
THE ZONE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
Julee Pfeil
110 N 4th St
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-640-1411
The Zone Afterschool Program is a proactive, community-based, after-school program targeting 7th through 12th graders in Norfolk, Nebraska. It provides a safe environment for area youth that strengthens social skills and character. The after-school program focuses on six program areas: education, enrichment, health and wellness, community involvement, leadership and special activities. The ultimate goal of the program is to motivat6e disadvantaged youth to graduate from high school and to develop into healthy, productive adults.