Interns Focus Fresh Eyes on Familiar Surroundings

At Nebraska Community Foundation, we say change happens along the lines of relationships at the speed of trust. New ideas are great, but positive change that sticks happens person to person, friend to friend. Good ideas aren’t enough – trusting relationships are key to cultivating positive change.

The Hometown Interns program is our attempt to apply this logic to young people with options. This summer 19 college students are spending the summer in their Greater Nebraska hometowns, helping their local NCF affiliated fund identify the abundance, goodness and potential of their homeplace. Our 202...