Technical Assistance

To successfully implement new or updated programs or to solve specific issues or problems, it is often important for an organization to receive technical assistance. Technical assistance is the process of providing targeted support to an entity to help solve a need or problem. CCFL provides technical assistance in a number of systems, including child welfare, homelessness, workforce development, early childhood, and others.

Answers4Families Projects

The Answers4Families projects connect Nebraskans with special needs to resources and support. They empower, educate, and strengthen relationships between human service agencies by developing...

Community Services Division

The UNL Center on Children, Families, and the Law organized the Community Services team in 2003 to coordinate our activities in community and service-system development for at-risk populations....

Ending Homelessness Planning and Development

In 2010, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness published the first Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, creating a shared vision for communities where systems...

Homeless Coordinated Entry

Coordinated entry systems are designed to ensure that anyone experiencing or at-risk of homelessness is assessed in a standardized manner, is prioritized according to need, and is referred to the...

Homeless Management Information System

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires all organizations and agencies who receive HUD funding for homeless services to track client information in a Homeless...

Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center

(2008–2013) The Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center (MCWIC) was one of five Child Welfare Implementation Centers established by cooperative agreement with the U.S. DHHS ACF Children’s...

Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network

The Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network offers individuals or family members temporary relief from the daily routine and stress that can come with providing ongoing care. Respite can play a critical...

Nebraska Youth Advocates

Nebraska Youth Advocates (NYA), led by Director Christine Henningsen, J.D., serves as a resource center to support policy and practice initiatives that advance juvenile justice reform to advance...

Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics

In 2023, the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA) was funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s...

Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development

The Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD) was established at CCFL in October 2016 as a cooperative agreement funded by the Children's Bureau, a federal agency under the...

Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth

In October of 2021, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s Bureau funded the Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in...

Tax Credit Alliance of Nebraska & Lincoln VITA

The Tax Credit Alliance of Nebraska (TCAN) offers free tax credit clinics and federal and state income tax preparation to populations currently underserved across the state. TCAN is sponsored by...