As a private nonprofit corporation, Blue Valley Community Action Partnership is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board meets eight times a year at different locations within the service area. The Board of Directors has a tripartite structure, which is a requirement for all Community Action Agencies nationwide. One third of the board represents the low-income community consumer sector), one-third represent local elected officials (public sector), and one third represent the general community (private sector).
Currently, BVCA Partnership receives funding through the federal Community Services Block Grant to serve nine Nebraska counties.
The nine counties have been divided into three regions. Regions are designated as follows:
(a) Region I includes Butler, Polk and York Counties (b) Region II includes Gage, Saline, and Seward Counties (c) Region III includes Fillmore, Jefferson, and Thayer Counties.
The Board of Directors consists of six Directors from each region designated and each region has three alternate Directors.
Petitions for Representation. A low-income individual, community organization, or religious organization, or representative of low-income individuals that considers its organization, or low-income individuals, to be inadequately represented on the Corporation’s Board of Directors may submit a petition for representation to the Board. The petition must be signed by at least twenty individuals, unless the President determines that it is appropriate to waive this requirement in a particular case. A written statement of the Board’s action on the petition shall be provided to the petitioning individual or group (and, if required by law, regulation or government funding source policy, a copy of the statement shall be sent to the appropriate government funding source(s)). Should it decide to provide representation to the petitioning organization or interest, the Board shall take any actions necessary to provide that representation while ensuring that the Board’s composition meets the requirements set forth in the Corporations’ bylaws.
January 21 | Virtual (Zoom Communications) February 18 | Virtual (Zoom Communications) March 18 | Hybrid (Fillmore County & Zoom Communications) April 15 | Hybrid (Seward County & Zoom Communications) May | No Meeting June 17 | Hybrid (Saline County & Zoom Communications) July | No Meeting August 19 | Hybrid (Fillmore County & Zoom Communications) September | No Meeting October 21 | Hybrid (Seward County & Zoom Communications) November 18 | Annual Meeting, In Person (York County) December | No meeting
*View monthly agenda here or in the event calendar one week prior to the Board Meeting.
Luis Sotelo
Mark Schoenrock
Jeff Hammer
Liesal Hoffman
Joe Burgess, York County Commissioner Tony Krafka, Butler County Supervisor Mike Boss, Polk County Commissioner, Alternate
Patrick Carraher, Legal Aid of Nebraska Dave Dohmen, Cornerstone Bank Nancy Lee, WACO, Alternate
Liesal Hoffman Michelle Steckly Luellen Hager, Alternate
Rick Clabaugh, Gage County Supervisor Stephanie Krivohlavek, Saline County Commissioner Ken Schmieding, Seward County Commissioner, Alternate
Luis Sotelo, Doane University Shelby Watson, Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center Julie Johnston Hermann, Concordia University, Alternate
Vacant Shannon Dohmen Vacant, Alternate
Mark Schoenrock, Jefferson County Commissioner Wade Sluka, Fillmore County Supervisor Marlin Bauhard, Thayer County Commissioner, Alternate
Ashley Norden, Jefferson Community Health & Life Jeff Hammer, Bruning State Bank Vacant, Alternate
Rochelle Raymond Trevor Sloane Raylea Adams, Alternate
Shannon Dohmen, Homeless Representative Sondra Votipka, Head Start Parents’ Representative
Michele Rayburn, Early Childhood Education Consultant
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Immunization Clinic – Crete
Women Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic – Crete
Women Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic – Milford
Immunization Clinic – Fairbury
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) Clinic – Wilber
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