Community Resources Database

Make daily transitions smoother with strategies that support children's growth and independence.

Create supportive, inclusive environments for breastfeeding families in childcare programs.

Join a Wildlife Educator with Northern Prairies Land Trust and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to gain knowledge in research on the effect of nature play on early childhood development as well as activities, tips, and tricks to incorporate nature play with the kiddos in your life.

Process art experiences can support a child’s growth and development in almost all content areas. Participants will have the opportunity to partake in the open-ended exploration of process art and explore strategies for creating an inviting process art experience!

The presentation will discuss what is known from research studies about how the amount of sleep and the quality of sleep influences behaviors in children, youth, and parents.

 Tinkering helps children to understand you have to fail a few times, sometimes many times, in order to get the right answer. It is a safe way for children to go through the process of trial and error-which is an experience that children need, to develop the kind to higher-order thinking skills necessary in our rapidly changing world.

Researchers estimate that up to 33 million Americans have food allergies, including 5.6 million children under age 18. Caring for a child with food allergies can be challenging. Topics in the session will include food allergy basics, preparing food safely and reducing allergy risk.

What do all of those words on food packages mean? How do I tell if a food is a whole grain? Join us to answer these mysterious questions and more! Learn about the many benefits of whole grains along with ideas for preparing and serving whole grain foods children will love. 

Children's yoga during early childhood can play an important role in helping young children learn self-regulation strategies, enhance their health, and can make learning fun. Is your mind full or worries and thoughts that cause you stress? Learn the benefits of mindfulness and how mindfulness can positively impact your wellbeing and support you being more present in the moment.

Bari Koral is a nationally recognized kids yoga educator and recording artist for children.

You’ll master many simple but powerful mindfulness tools, learn some child friendly yoga poses and understand the great benefits and physiology of yoga and mindfulness.

Resources and tools from and compiled by Nebraska Extension to help Nebraskans with floods. 

Food allergens remain a critical food safety concern for manufacturers throughout the food industry. Developing and implementing effective allergen control plans requires a robust understanding of foundational food allergen concepts. 

A collection of NGSS-aligned high school lessons focused on teaching food science in the context of nutrition, preventing food waste, and addressing the challenge of feeding a growing population. 

A nutrition education program created by Nebraska Extension designed to help Nebraska ag families make better eating choices during their busiest times. 

Launched in 1989, the National Food Entrepreneur Program has helped thousands of entrepreneurs nationwide realize their dream of starting a food company. As a new or potential food entrepreneur, it is often difficult to find an accurate source of the information necessary to successfully launch a business in the food industry. Ensuring a food product survives and prospers in a highly competitive marketplace requires informed decisions, careful planning, and precise execution. The Food Processing Center can help you through all the steps of creating a food business - and perhaps most important - help you use your time wisely and avoid costly mistakes. From understanding the basics of creating a food business to individualized step-by- step assistance to the marketplace, the National Food Entrepreneur Program is the place to start.   

Resources including applied research and engineering, biomaterials program, food analysis facility, food safety service, labeling and regulatory compliance, microbiology laboratory services, pilot plans, produce development, and the sensory analysis laboratory. 

Resources for food storage and preparation to keep foodborne illness at bay. 

Lincoln Public Schools and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have joined together for the LPS-UNL Early College and Career STEM Program. Through hands-on, immersive experiences and early college pathways, the program will prepare LPS students in the areas of food, energy, water, and societal systems, often called FEWS² (pronounced “fuse.”) The program is designed to provide pathways for learners at LPS who are interested in FEWS². 

Resources from Nebraska Extension for range, pasture, and forage crops, integrated crop-livestock systems, rangeland ecology and management, grazing, and bioenergy. 

In this Forensic Entomology course, students will be participating in a unique learning experience, an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) called The Death of Dannie Bee. You will help fictional characters, Detective Bini Murthy and Forensic Entomologist Kyle Lawsen, with three case studies where insect evidence is crucial to helping solve the case. Students will interact with the professor and characters and collaborate with classmates throughout the course.   

Resources for landowners and municipalities on how to reduce wildfire risk.