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Payday Lending Ballot Initiative
OTOC’s Payday Lending Action Team has been working for several years to combat inhumane interest rates on delayed deposit loans. In 2020 we are participating in a state wide ballot initiative to put reduced interest rates into law. 2020 Ballot Initiative A coalition of nonprofits across the state have teamed up to put this issue […]
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Starting the Year with Issue Cafes!
Upcoming Issue Cafes: Mental Health Tuesday, February 25, 6:45-8PM Join the Mental Health Action Team for a panel exploring solutions to keeping people with mental illness out of the Criminal Justice system. Unicameral Update on Feb. 18 Jo Giles from the Coaltion for a Strong Nebraska presented about several bills currently in the State Unicameral […]
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OTOC represented at Great Plains United Methodist Conference Seminar
Long time OTOC leader Kevin Graham of First United Methodist was a presenter at the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Mercy and Justice webinar on Saturday, January 18. The webinar was to teach Methodists in Nebraska and Kansas about community organizing as the Methodist churches are looking to start teaching community organizing […]
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Temporary Protective Status Update
65 people gathered on Friday evening to watch the film “The Last Dream.” It is a documentary about a group of youth in Baltimore whose parents are Temporary Protected Status recipients. With the TPS program under threat and caught in legal battles, the children, most of whom are US citizens, are also caught in the […]
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Medicaid Expansion Hearing
On Nov. 13, the Omaha World Herald reported on the public hearing on the advisability of implementing expanded Medicaid with the Section 1115 Waiver experiment proposed by the Nebraska State Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS). At that hearing, 24 out of 24 speakers opposed it. You can oppose it, too. Comment here. Background: Besides […]
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Thank You for a Wonderful Training Series!
Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up: Why People of Faith Matter We would like to take a moment to thank everyone who put on and attended our Rebuilding Democracy series. With the support and handwork of many OTOC leaders and IPL educators, participants were able to learn about their important role as a citizen in relation […]
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OTOC wins award for Outstanding Grassroots Organizing from Nebraska Appleseed
On Thursday, October 10, 2019, OTOC leaders were awarded the Roots of Justice awards at the Nebraska Appleseed Good Apple Awards. The joyous night was filled with good food, inspiring award winners, and lots of smiles and laughter. Thank you, Nebraska Appleseed to recognizing the long rooted work of OTOC in our community. Read more […]
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OTOC Leaders respond to lawsuit against new rental inspection ordinance
OTOC calls on MOPOA for Collaboration, not Lawsuits OWH Article 10/9/19 Channel 7 News Story with Restoring Dignity The Housing Action Team of Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) is disappointed that the Metro Omaha Property Owners Association (MOPOA) has once again chosen a strategy of lawsuits over collaboration with other stakeholders in the city. We […]
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OTOC Leaders testify against delays and complications of Medicaid
On Friday, Sept. 20, eight OTOC leaders traveled to Lincoln and participated in an action to express disapproval of the 1115 waiver filed by the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). It substantially changes the law providing for Medicaid expansion in Nebraska that was passed by the voters as Initiative 427. A press […]
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OTOC Asks the City Council to Fund More Housing Inspectors in 2020 Budget
OTOC Housing Leaders and Coalition Members Testify at the City Council Budget Hearing Nine of the 19 speakers at the Omaha City Budget Hearing testified for more inspectors and proper funding for implementation of the new Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Ordinance passed in April of this year. In the news: Omaha World Herald: Advocates […]