Community groups, including UNMC and Nebraska Medicine, are hosting supply drives to help offset rising school costs.

Volunteers are packing over 2,000 backpacks, plus providing shoes, clothes, and hygiene items at Saturday’s YouTurn Community Funday.

Multiple free events this weekend will offer supplies, haircuts, food, and activities to make the transition back to school easier for families.

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Getting your kids ready for the new school year can get pricey—especially if you have more than one. In North Omaha, several organizations are teaming up to make the back-to-school season a little easier—and a lot more fun for families.

Pencils, folders, notebooks, and backpacks—all essentials for heading back to school. For Dorothy Johnson, sending her two girls back to cl

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