There are opportunities all around to help neighbors in need. You just need to know where to look, and you find those places by opening your heart and asking, “Lord, how can I serve you today?” He will provide — I believe that with all my heart.
Read the latest CSS updates and encounters from across 24,000 square miles of Nebraska!
This year's Walk to End Hunger is scheduled for Saturday, August 8th from 10a-12p at the Pius X HS track.
"Why would you move to Nebraska?" That's always the first question I get when people learn that I'm originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana. What they don't know is that while my Cajun roots are strong, I moved 23 times growing up, and Nebraska just happened to be the last stop along the way. It was here that I became an adult, married my high school sweetheart, and brought seven beautiful children into the world.
CSS Southwest update includes how they're meeting challenges and furnishing Hope in the Good Life to the region.
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, October 4, 2026, as we gather at the Hastings City Auditorium for our largest and most important fundraiser of the year: the annual Bountiful Harvest Gala & Silent Auction!
In Auburn, our work continues to be defined by moments of profound connection and resilience. We are humbled by the opportunity to walk alongside our neighbors, whether they are visiting us for the first time or facing unexpected challenges.
August is one of the more notable months on the Church's liturgical calendar. As summer begins to wind down, the Church offers an extraordinary opportunity to deepen our faith through the lives of the many significant saints and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the traditional devotion for the month.
August is National Make-A-Will Month, a timely reminder that creating a will is one of the greatest gifts you can give your loved ones. A thoughtfully prepared estate plan provides peace of mind, reduces uncertainty during difficult times, and ensures that your wishes are honored.
I want to take this opportunity to give a big shout-out and thank you to all our wonderful donors out there who make our work possible in the St. Gianna Program (SGP) and, more specifically, a special thank you to those who have donated vehicles for our women and children.
We are pleased to announce that CSS will not be closing its refugee program. Thanks to the generosity of our private donors, we have established an emergency fund to assist the clients we have resettled. This emergency fund is vital to many families, and its direct and lasting impact is shown in this beautiful thank you note we recently received.
"God is so good! The Catholic Social Services (CSS) Hastings open house was absolutely amazing, even though the weather was, without a doubt, the worst I’ve seen in Nebraska (I know, I’m still new!). In spite of slight flooding and cars breaking down and needing to be pushed in the pouring rain, our community partners turned out in full force and made it a day to cherish and remember."
Our Little Blessings crew had a FUN (beach-themed!) June- read all about it and learn more about our Catholic faith-based center in Lincoln in our inaugural LB newsletter!
By Nevara Yocom
for the Register
“Am I not here? I who am your mother?”
The words spoken to St. Juan Diego 500 years ago are now displayed in a striking mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Behind St. Louise Gift & Thrift on the Lincoln campus of Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska (CSS) at 22nd and O streets, a group of volunteers worked over three weeks to create a mural honoring the Marian apparition.
by Veronica Hotovy
St. Gianna Program Manager
Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska
I recently had the joy of attending Mass with one of our St. Gianna Women Home (SGWH) residents and her son. It was the woman’s first time attending Mass in 16 years. It was a very special occasion, and one I’m incredibly thankful to have been a part of. While I’ve often had the opportunity to pray with residents or guide Bible studies at St. Gianna’s, being able to join them for Mass in the community is an opportunity that is not often presented to me.
