An Equal Opportunity Program
Head Start provides free comprehensive early childhood education services in a classroom setting while engaging families.
This is a free home-based program in which family advocates provide a weekly home visit and offer comprehensive services.
We offer an Early Head Start center-based program that provides comprehensive services beyond the classroom for prenatal parents and their children up to age three. We are located in Jefferson County at Kids Connection Daycare and Saline County at Blue River Family Center.
Located in Crete, Nebraska, Saline County, Blue River Early Learning Academy is a daycare center for families who are looking for childcare during the week Monday through Friday for children and infants ages six-weeks to 12 years of age.
We are here for center-based daycares and in-home daycares looking for coaching and support on licensing, child development, and more.
All scholarships will be in the amount of $1,000 and can be used for tuition, books and fees associated with enrollment. Three scholarships will be awarded.
Low-income families are able to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient through our weatherization services.
The Purchase-Rehab/Lease Purchase Program allows potential homeowners a two-year leasing window to prepare for homeownership while being provided the opportunity to save for a down payment.
The Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program provides financial assistance to repair substandard single family homes. The funds are given as conditional grants, deferred loans, or low-interest loans.
May is Community Action Month and on May 29, 2025, we’re stuffing the bus for BVCA! Bring donations to your local Blue Valley Community Action Partnership (BVCA) Family and Community Services Center in Beatrice, Crete, David City, Fairbury, Geneva, Hebron, Osceola, Seward and York! Here’s what we need (and how it benefits the community):
STUFF for cleaning: Windex, oven cleaner, big bottles of Clorox Clean Up, bathroom cleaners, paper towels, shop towels and rags, Clorox wipes. Cleaning supplies support Head Start Centers, our Housing Department’s maintenance crew, our FCS Centers, and even clients who are in need of them.
STUFF for infants and kids: Diapers/pull-ups, wipes, new &/or clean children’s clothing including socks, underwear, pants, shirts, coats and boots. These items can be kept at Head Start preschools as emergency backups as well as distributed at WIC clinics and FCS Centers to families in need.
STUFF for parents: New car seats, infant spoons and plates, bibs, nursing bras and covers, Boppy pillows, sleep sacks. These donated items can also be distributed at WIC clinics and FCS Centers.
STUFF in general: Toothpaste, deodorant, bar soap and body wash, shampoo, feminine hygiene products, adult depends, and other personal hygiene products. These items are ALWAYS needed at our FCS centers to help individuals and families in need. They can also find their way into clients’ hands through specific programs including Early Head Start and Commodity Supplemental Food Program, a nutrition program for low-income seniors.
If you would like to contribute something specific to early childhood education, our Head Start program has an Amazon wishlist! Click Here
Every year BVCA spends a considerable amount to keep these items in stock for the programs that need them. As you can see, that’s a wide variety across the full spectrum of assistance BVCA provides. Donated items means BVCA can direct program funding to other uses, and many of these items can be considered “in-kind” donations that help us with match requirements for grants, including Head Start!
Blue Valley Community Action Partnership’s is pleased to share our 2024 Impact Report, which highlights successes of both our organization and those enrolled in our programs. Click on the link to view the report.
Our Vision
Equity
Respect
Hope
Excellence
Community
Caring
Innovation
Opportunity
Integrity
Individuals served in 2024
Individuals received nutritious food in 2024 to assist with food security
Programs offered by BVCA in 2024
Individuals were employed by BVCA in 2024
Immunization Clinic – Crete
Women Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic – Crete
Women Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic – York
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) Clinic – Beatrice
Women Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic – Seward
Immunization Clinic – Seward
Immunization Clinic – Fairbury
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