LAP offers various options to aid community
Amanda Shaff
Issue date: 3/28/07 Section: Service and Volunteering
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Lincoln Action Program (LAP) features a variety of services for low-income families and individuals to help them overcome poverty and become self-sufficient, as well as providing support for refugees and immigrants.
The agency, which was founded in 1964 out of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, is just one of more than a thousand Community Action Agencies across the country and one of nine in Nebraska. All Community Action Agencies throughout the U.S. are united by a common goal: to be an effective force in the reduction of poverty.
Lincoln Action Program strives to better the community and be an advocate for those without a voice, said Rebecca Christensen, Assistant Director of Grants and Communications at LAP.
The agency has been doing this work in the community for more than 40 years, pioneering such programs as Head Start, a comprehensive child development program, and Weatherization, a program that educates families on ways to make their homes more energy efficient.
Volunteers and staff find satisfaction in helping others. Christensen said joining the LAP was the best career movement she has ever made.
"I was an editor before coming here, and I just really wanted a job that when I came home at night I felt like I made a difference, and I definitely feel that way about my work here," Christensen said.
| Get Involved: The Lincoln Action Program offers many opportunities for Lincoln residents and students looking to lend a helping hand. Visit www.lincoln-action.org for more information. Serve meals to the homeless Interpretation and translation for non-English speaking individuals Mentor or tutor an at-risk youth Volunteer in a Head Start classroom Help out at the on-site health clinic Assist in the clothing and household bank Work in the computer learning lab Source: Lincoln-action.org |
The agency, which was founded in 1964 out of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, is just one of more than a thousand Community Action Agencies across the country and one of nine in Nebraska. All Community Action Agencies throughout the U.S. are united by a common goal: to be an effective force in the reduction of poverty.
Lincoln Action Program strives to better the community and be an advocate for those without a voice, said Rebecca Christensen, Assistant Director of Grants and Communications at LAP.
The agency has been doing this work in the community for more than 40 years, pioneering such programs as Head Start, a comprehensive child development program, and Weatherization, a program that educates families on ways to make their homes more energy efficient.
Volunteers and staff find satisfaction in helping others. Christensen said joining the LAP was the best career movement she has ever made.
"I was an editor before coming here, and I just really wanted a job that when I came home at night I felt like I made a difference, and I definitely feel that way about my work here," Christensen said.
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