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Safe Quarters Online!

Once again we will be offering online crowdfunding as another option to help raise funds to provide crisis services, emergency shelter and transitional housing to survivors and their children. Learn how you can help!

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Register for Safe Quarters!

Fundraising events are vital to Friendship Home’s success. 33% of Friendship Home’s yearly income is derived from donations and special events, such as Safe Quarters.  In 2022, over $85,000 was raised for programs that provide shelter, counseling, crisis services, and...

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Safe Shelter Collaborative

Friendship Home Partners with Safe Shelter Collaborative Everyone deserves a violence-free life and a safe place to sleep. Friendship Home has partnered with Safe Shelter Collaborative to utilize an app called SafeNight. By partnering with SafeNight, we can ensure that...

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Needed Items

Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their age, gender, race, or economic status. Friendship Home provides a safe haven for survivors of domestic abuse, and we rely heavily on donations from the community to provide essential items for...

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The Buses were Stuffed!

The Lincoln community literally “stuffed” the bus during the Stuff the Bus event on April 15th & 16th. Thank you to all the volunteers and countless community members, all four StarTran buses were stuffed full of highly needed items for...

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Spring 2023 Newsletter

The Silent Epidemic A survivor’s life can be drastically changed by a brain injury, often in unrecognizable ways. Brain injuries can be a silent barrier to healing from trauma, impacting work, parenting, education, and relationships. Many survivors are often blamed...

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Community Survey

Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey, it is now closed.  We appreciate you sharing your passion about the future of Friendship Home. As valued partners of our organization we invite you to participate in a brief survey...

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Stuff the Bus

The 24th Annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ event is only a week away!  Come out to any Walmart or Sam’s Club on Saturday, April 15th or Sunday, April 16th and help provide the basic needs for families served by Friendship Home....

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2023 Board of Directors

Friendship Home is pleased to announce the appointment of Denny Van Horn as board president, and the election of six new members to the Friendship Home Board of Directors. New board members include Matt Ferris of Ferris Financial, Peggy Friesen,...

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Surviving My Stalker

Anna met Marcus while they were both in college through a mutual friend. At the beginning of their relationship, Marcus was attentive, kind, and supportive. Anna felt like the luckiest person in the world to have someone care so deeply...

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