10 Days of Giving
Block 16 is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in Omaha by giving back to the community that has so faithfully supported our journey.
Each day from November 1 through November 10, we will highlight a local organization, donating to each organization and providing a list of “in need” items that we will accept at Block 16 for the month of November. We hope you’ll join us in our ten days of giving back.
November 1, 2020 — our anniversary! — we will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are looking forward to seeing the familiar faces of our community this Sunday.
During service we’ll be giving away t-shirts, sweet treats and high-fives!
Table Grace Ministries
An amazing addition to the Omaha community and to our neighborhood. Table Grace Ministries has been nourishing hungry bodies and souls in and around Omaha for almost 10 years.
Table Grace Café Ingredients Wish List
Items accepted at Block 16 during the month of November
Extra virgin olive oil
Ground beef
80/20 bacon
Compostable take-out containers
Compostable soup cups
Walnuts
Almonds
Pecans
Pine nuts
Butter
One World
One world is an amazing organization that provides community health care services such as adult care, teen, prenatal, LQTBQ, dental, behavioral health, WIC and more.
We have had great personal experiences with care providers and services at One World and are truly grateful to have, as they put it, culturally respectful, affordable quality health care for all.
Pro-Start Hospitality Education Foundation
Donations can be mailed to:
Nebraska restaurant Association
C/O Zoe Olson
5935 S 56th Street #B
Lincoln, NE 68516
“The Development of Future Culinary Stars in Nebraska”
Pro start helps high school students realize their culinary goals through industry mentorship and classroom education. Both Paul and Jessica have participated in the mentorship program as well as judging Pro-Start culinary competitions.
Working with young aspiring cooks/chefs are some of the most rewarding moments we’ve had. Seeing those high school students working and thriving in our industry, becoming leaders and role models brings it full circle. We both had mentors in our careers, which was invaluable.
Women’s Fund of Omaha
The mission of the Women’s Fund is to improve the lives of women and girls through research, grants and education. Making progress in our community by establishing programs to meet unaddressed needs, such as sex education, equal pay, affordable child care, racial and gender equity in the workplace, support for sex trafficking survivors, women in leadership initiatives.
We encourage you to spend some time on their website. It is an incredible resource for our community with many ways to get involved and many projects in the works.
Another Step Coaching
Donations can be mailed to:
Another Step Christian Counseling & Coaching
1299 Farnam St., Ste#300
Omaha NE, 68102
Life can be challenging on the most average of years. This year has been a gauntlet of change and adjustment for most. Shalonda offers counseling and coaching services, which so many need.
Another Step accepts donations and sponsorship to help assist individuals and the community as a whole.
We have had the personal pleasure of working with and learning from Shalonda. She affected us deeply and the decisions that we’ve made. We will always feel gratitude for the gift of conversation and personal growth that our family received from our relationship with Shalonda.
Please support her organization so that she may enrich the lives of others.
Omaha Permaculture
What can we say? Omaha Permaculture rocks!
They get out there in neighborhoods, make seemingly unusable land useable while teaching communities how to grow, giving back to the Earth and community.
During Covid-19, 100 percent of the organic food grown, including eggs, has been donated to Black Men United (please check them out), Table Grace Cafe and No More Empty Pots.
Currently, OP is working on cold frame greenhouses in order to be able to deliver fresh, delicious food in the off season. Omaha Permaculture is also trying to raise $35,000 to obtain a new lot for their headquarters.
Apex Youth Services
You can donate in one of several ways: volunteer your time, contribute to scholarships for post-secondary education, give a general donation or provide items on their wish list.
Apex YS has both a day reporting service and post-secondary and extra-curricular service for at-risk youth. Their programs help youth ages 13-18 who are in foster care realize their potential through a variety of experiences and opportunities.
Teens are often overlooked, and have a hard time connecting and coping. These services are a key component to providing opportunities to todays youth. Leadership, access to sports, art, music, science, health education, living skills, drug and alcohol education and mentorship can make a world of difference.
Growing up, our small community had a youth center and it provided a safe space, away from home to be mentored, inspired and to learn outside of a classroom setting. The youth center encouraged me to reach for my potential even when I was confused at what that even looked like.
The Union for Contemporary Art
During this year of so much change, The Union for Contemporary Art has managed to find original ways to meet its dual missions of supporting Omaha-area artists and promoting social change in our community.
Shortly after closing their building’s doors to the public in March, The Union launched its Radical HeARTS initiative in response to the COVID crisis. The evolving set of programs has included virtual offerings and regular community conversations as well as boots-on-the-ground community action.
Donations made to The Union during Black Lives Matter poster-printing this summer were quickly redirected into yet another program, Uplift + Elevate, financially supporting and exhibiting the work of local Black artists.
Just last month, The Union announced Populus Fund, distributing ninety-five $1,000 emergency grants to visual artists before the end of the year! Applications for Populus Fund are now open at u-ca.org.
Bethlehem House
Bethlehem House has a statement on their website that reads “Empowering Women from Surviving to Thriving” and we think that absolutely drives home their mission.
The Bethlehem House is a home for pregnant and parenting women in crisis. It extends beyond just their time at the house to an After Care program which continues to provide care, education and support to the families. Since 2005, more than 600 families have moved from homelessness to self-sufficiency thanks to the Bethlehem House. There are links on their website that tell you how you can help, or how you can get help.
Bethlehem House Amazon Wish List
Most urgent needs list
Items accepted at Block 16 during the month of November
Diapers, size 5 and 6
Baby wipes
Training pants/pull ups
New baby clothing, all sizes
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Laundry detergent, regular and Dreft
Cleaning supplies, including:
Clorox wipes, multi surface cleaner, shower cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, window cleaner, brooms and dust pans, mop and bucket sets, sponges, cleaning cloths, Swiffer sweepers, floor cleaner
Personal care items, including:
Face wash, shampoo, conditioner, razors, feminine hygiene products, hair brushes and combs
No More Empty Pots
From providing locally sourced prepared meals to individuals and families in our community, as well as culinary education and workforce training NMEP seems to do it all and do it well. We’ve had the pleasure of touring NMEP, seeing what they do everyday and enjoying a hot meal.
Their community harvest program specifically has been feeding the hungry in our area. On their website they reference that 223,170 people in Nebraska are struggling with hunger. That is a staggering statistic. A donation to NMEP will help families receive home cooked, nutrient rich meals.
A personal story on what a fresh, local home cooked meal might mean to someone:
There was a time in my childhood where my Mom (who worked two jobs to provide for us) put in for a box from the local food pantry. For my Mom, it was difficult to ask for help. When she unpacked the box at home, she noticed that the dates on ALL of the food were expired, some being years past the expiration date. She wept, and was upset.
If you have ever known hunger or ever needed to ask for food then you know what a difference a meal from No More Empty Pots can make in your life. If you do donate non-perishable items, please check the dates. It is devastating, discouraging and disheartening to those in need to realize that they can’t eat the food in front of them.
Please consider donating to this organization.