This fall, Sandhills High School installed a building-wide filtration system to improve water quality and support well-being with assistance from a $5,000 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska’s (BCBSNE) Healthy Home Team initiative. Healthy Home Team provides $500 grants to high schools across the state to fund local well-being projects. In 2025,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) partnered with 17 YMCAs in October to deliver free flu shots for community members from Omaha to McCook. Hy-Vee Pharmacy, Public Health Solutions and Red Willow County Health Department administered flu shots to 410 Nebraskans across the state through the clinics. These annual flu shot clinics allow
The Nebraska Blue Foundation has donated $25,000 to Food Bank for the Heartland to help the nonprofit continue to keep Nebraska families fed as demands for food increase. In addition, the foundation has invested $300,000 in grant funds to 20 Nebraska nonprofits. The foundation, which serves as the philanthropic arm of Blue Cross and
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE), in partnership with YMCAs across the state, is offering 18 free flu shot clinics throughout October. These clinics are open to everyone six years of age and older, regardless of health insurance coverage. Visit NebraskaBlue.com/FluShot to register for an appointment at one of the upcoming clinics: Fallbrook
On Friday, Sept. 12, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) employees volunteered at local organizations to celebrate United Way of the Midlands’ (UWM) Day of Caring. The annual volunteer event, hosted by UWM, brings together individuals, families and teams from across the metro to support meaningful projects and local nonprofits. BCBSNE employees volunteered
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) recently supported over 400 students and 23 teachers at Conestoga Elementary School through its annual school supply drive. As part of the drive, BCBSNE employees adopted classrooms and gathered donations to help Conestoga's students and teachers get ready for the start of their new school year. In
Live Well. Go Fish. (LWGF) will host five Red, White and “Blue” Honor Floats celebrating Nebraskan veterans thanks to a $6,000 grant from the Nebraska Blue Foundation. The nonprofit LWGF provides therapeutic boating and fishing experiences specifically designed for people with disabilities, hospice patients, veterans and seniors. The outings, held on a wheelchair-accessible pontoon boat,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) is deepening its support of Nebraska charitable events by stepping in as the title sponsor for Nebraska’s largest golf event supporting the Nebraska Community College Foundation. The newly named Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Open brings together professional and amateur golfers from across the nation.
The Nebraska Blue Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 grant to The Dreamweaver Foundation, a nonprofit organization that operates three programs aimed at enriching the lives of Nebraska seniors. Through the organization’s Merrymakers program, grant funding will bring live, monthly professional music performances to senior living communities in Beemer, Wisner and West Point. “The support from
In July, summer interns from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) rolled up their sleeves at the Nebraska Diaper Bank, giving their time to help make a difference for Nebraska families. The experience helps interns get a better understanding of the company’s mission: to champion the health and well-being of its members and
