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Imperial/McCook Programs
Family Support Services
Serving Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Hays, Hitchcock, Lincoln, Perkins, and Red Willow counties
Please contact Family Support Services Specialist Jennifer Hinze at 531.484.3566 or jhinze@csshope.org to learn more.
Food Pantry
Food assistance is available for those in need. To request help, or for more information, contact Family Support Services Specialist Jennifer Hinze at 531.484.3566 or jhinze@csshope.org to learn more.
Immigration Legal Services
Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska is certified by the Department of Justice to practice immigration law as authorized representatives. Forms include:
- Permanent Residency
- Naturalization
- DACA
and more. Spanish interpretation is available upon request. To speak with our Immigration Legal Services Program, please call 402.327.6244
Support CSS Imperial/McCook
Donate Items
Please call our store (308.882.3065) for our current donation guidelines.
Donate Money
Your gifts, both large and small, will help us bring Hope in the Good Life to those we help together in the 8-county area served by our outreach office. Click here to donate online.
Volunteer
We offer many opportunities for individuals, families, and parish communities to serve those in need. Ultimately, we are about service to one another: the disabled, the aged, the newcomer, and the poor among us.
Join us! To get started, please fill out our simple online volunteer application by clicking here.
The latest CSS Imperial/McCook News
By Will Stokebrand
Volunteer Coordinator in Lincoln, Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska
It’s hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner, which means the staff at Catholic Social Services is starting to prepare the annual Holiday Giving Program in Lincoln. Having worked at CSS for a few years, it always amazes me how generous our donors are and how eager they are to help out in any way they can. Speaking on behalf of all of our staff, I want to thank everyone who has donated and helped out with this program each year.
By John Soukup
Development Officer, Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska
As I walked through the lobby of Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska (CSS) in Lincoln, and then observed what was happening in our Food Market this past week, the energy feels a little different. There’s a steady rhythm of families arriving for their food market appointments—parents carrying toddlers, seniors pulling small carts, and volunteers greeting each guest by name.
When SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits were paused Oct. 29 due to the government shutdown, then partially funded Nov. 3, thousands of Nebraskans were affected. For many, CSS has become a place to turn when there’s nowhere else to go for food or basic needs. Normally, our Lincoln food market schedules about a dozen appointments each day, and it’s not unusual for a few clients to miss theirs. But now, almost everyone is showing up, grateful for the help.
Read uplifting HOPE IN THE GOOD LIFE updates from across 24,000 square miles of southern Nebraska!
