Blue Valley Community Action CEO Sherry Weber asked the Gage County Board of Supervisors to consider a $17,600 contribution to the agency’s operations and programs, and she briefed supervisors on recent activity and service demand in Gage County.

Weber said BVCA serves a nine-county primary service area (with limited services in an additional nine counties) and provided county-specific numbers: BVCA worked with 968 individuals in Gage County in the past year and distributed 1,805 food boxes in the county (352 individuals receiving food baskets). Weber said the agency served more than 8,000 individuals agencywide and enrolled about 6,000 people in case-management programs; staff reported that 97% of those case-managed clients met at least one goal.

Weber warned that the agency’s flexible federal funding—the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and related commodity programs—faces potential reduction in the president’s proposed budget and could force staff consolidation and reduced visibility in Gage County if funds are cut. She said the commodity program that supports senior food baskets has been reduced over several years and is slated for further cuts.

Weber also described capital progress: BVCA received a grant in September 2024 to build a new Head Start facility in Wymore. The new building will have two classrooms (a preschool room for 14 children and a second classroom that may expand preschool or offer 0-to-3 center-based childcare). Construction began in April and the facility is expected to open around September 2025.

Weber closed by repeating BVCA’s funding request for $17,600 and providing two reports to the board — an agency-wide impact report and a Gage County-specific annual results summary. The board did not vote on the request during the meeting; supervisors thanked BVCA and noted county budget constraints but invited BVCA to an open house once the Wymore facility is complete.