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Creating a Community of Readers. It Takes a Village

Reading. Literacy. Books. Stories.  We talk about it a lot at EDGE Nebraska City because we strongly believe that it is one of the most important factors in building a bright future.  But bright futures can’t be built in a silo. THe entire community plays a role in helping a

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Under Construction: The Teenage Brain

EDGE Nebraska City’s first EDGE Event of the 2019-20 School Year is Understanding the Teenage Brain.  For parents of teenagers the years can be rewarding, hard, joy filled and sleepless.  We think there is real value in coming together with other parents that are in the same season of life

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And the Answer Is…

That’s right, EDGE Nebraska City thinks they have the answer to a lot of questions. And that answer is RELATIONSHIPS. It all comes back to relationships. Think about the issues you have discussed in the last week at your work, around your kitchen table, at the kid’s ballgame or in

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EDGEwise

The blog, A Sacred Journey, describes a thin space as a place in time where the space between heaven and earth grows thin and the sacred and the secular seem to meet. This got us thinking …what if we were more deliberate in having the sacred and the secular meet.

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These 5 Things

The EDGE Nebraska City Advisory Board, made up of community members, is committed to the mission of giving kids and families in Nebraska City an EDGE.  Recently  the board identified “5 in 3” … 5 areas that EDGE Nebraska City will unapologetically focus on for the next 3 years.  These

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What’s Next? Citizen’s EDGE!

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world.  Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead One of the primary goals of EDGE Nebraska City is to offer a progressive program for our young citizens that offers something in each

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Rethinking Poverty

EDGE Nebraska City is committed to helping our community understand poverty and how it impacts our community. Often when we hear the word poverty we think “poor” “food insecure” “pay to paycheck” or other phrases we hear in the media related to economic factors.  At EDGE Nebraska City we think

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Why Literacy

“Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.” – President Barack Obama EDGE Nebraska City volunteers often get asked if we are that new “book program”.  Yes, we are THAT book program but EDGE is so much more. When the concept of EDGE was first developed we looked

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Calendar

So many fun and cutting edge events are available to your family! Check them out on our calendar.

For Parents

Learn more about our cutting edge programs made especially to help give your children an EDGE in life.

Community Education

Being part of the Nebraska City community, learn how you can support EDGE.

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