North Platte, NE April 20, 2023 –Families 1st Partnership invites the public to participate in greeting the Pony Express Riders during their stop in North Platte’s Cody Park on May 18, 2023 at 1:30 pm.
The Pony Express Ride Across NE is a statewide effort to advocate for the funding of mental health programs through the Nebraska Legislature. As it’s been done for the past 16 years, the group of dedicated motorcycle riders start their journey at Scottsbluff, NE and make stops along the I-80 corridor to meet with local family support organizations. The purpose of the meetings is to pick up letters from the community that advocate for funding of mental health programs. Each community can plan a celebration to create awareness of the importance of addressing mental health needs to prevent life long emotional struggles.
The May 18h celebration will include meeting the Pony Express Riders, signing letters of support and presenting those to the riders. After the letters are given to the riders, they travel on for other stops along the way with the ride culminating on Saturday May 20th in Lincoln at the State Capitol where the letters are handed to members of the Nebraska Unicameral.
Anyone who’d like to request a letter template or send a letter, please call 308-520-3743.
Families 1st Partnership has operated as a non-profit organization since January 2019 and serves as the backbone organization for collaborative efforts in West Central/SW Nebraska. The focus of the collaborative partners is to prevent children and at risk youth from going into higher systems of care. With this goal in mind, Families 1st Partnership partners with other local agencies in their work and offers support in the form of trainings or financial assistance to the agency’s participants. In addition to financial support to stabilize families, there is sponsorship of parenting classes and family activities.
Families 1st Partnership receives grant funding from Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.
