NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

The foundation is committed to being a good neighbor to the omaha community going beyond the walls of nebraska methodist hospital.the community counseling program was established to address the need for an effective youth intervention program. Methodist hospital and methodist foundation have established a unique collaboration with the omaha public schools and several area churches where free, confidential counseling is made available. Methodist hospital foundation provides the funding for the team of experienced, licensed, masters-level counselors. Schools provide the space for counselors to meet with students. Churches provide space for counselors to meet with students' families or other members of the community in a comfortable, neighborhood setting. The covid-19 pandemic of 2020 - 2022 demonstrated even more the need for the foundation's services to provide comfort and care for those impacted. While the full benefit to individuals, families and schools served may be impossible to measure, the cost of similar services in the omaha metropolitan area averages over $100 per hour. Apporximately 8,000 individuals were served through this program in 2024.

The foundation also supports community service programs including the methodist health ministry, the methodist community clinic, the heidi wilke sane/sart survivor program, and methodist center for diabetes and nutritional health along with other programs to meet community healthcare needs.