Childcare survey seeks to help reduce Omaha poverty

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 452

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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OMAHA — In a quest to reduce poverty, Omaha leaders on Thursday launched a citywide parent survey on childcare.

Representatives of the state’s most populous city — which, along with Lincoln, was mandated by a 2024 state law to create a Poverty Elimination Action Plan — will use survey findings to help its mayor shape new policy, grant or legislative recommendations.

No funding was attached to the state law, but Omaha leaders …

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