About
Who we are
Founded in 2022, the Nebraska Community Action Research for Equity and Sustainability (Nebraska CARES) Hub is driven by an interdisciplinary group of University of Nebraska faculty and staff, extension educators, practitioners and community members from across the state.
We bring together expertise in:
- Education
- Leadership
- Juvenile justice
- Child and youth development
- Community health and well-being
- Mental health services
Core Values
Relationships
Welcoming, inclusive, and accessible spaces where every person and interaction matters.
Learning
Taking a learning stance and respecting others’ knowledge and experience.
Continuous Improvement
Always considering ways to improve, trying new things, and giving and accepting feedback.
Commitment to Process
Accepting ambiguity and knowing we don’t have all the answers.
Co-created Roles and Routines
Sharing in responsibilities and setting clear expectations for individuals and teams.
Vision and Metrics
Using our shared vision as a compass to guide us and ongoing documentation to tell us how far we have come.
Core Values
Relationships
Welcoming, inclusive, and accessible spaces where every person and interaction matters.
Learning
Taking a learning stance and respecting others’ knowledge and experience.
Continuous Improvement
Always considering ways to improve, trying new things, and giving and accepting feedback.
Commitment to Process
Accepting ambiguity and knowing we don’t have all the answers.
Co-created Roles and Routines
Sharing in responsibilities and setting clear expectations for individuals and teams.
Vision and Metrics
Using our shared vision as a compass to guide us and ongoing documentation to tell us how far we have come.
What we do
Nebraska CARES Hub promotes collaboration and co-creation of solutions among researchers, practitioners, and community members to reduce educational and health inequities. Working together, we can ensure that Nebraskans from all walks of life have access to effective and equitable resources for health, education and well-being.
We believe
- Complex problems require complex solutions.
- People closest to the problems have the knowledge necessary to solve them.
- Working together to design solutions is the best approach to create change.