2.1.10
Bill Nelson Named Fatherhood Initiative Director
Christian Heritage has named Bill Nelson to serve as Fatherhood Initiative Director. Launched in 2007, the Christian Heritage Fatherhood Initiative hosts the annual Nebraska Father of the Year award, promotes the benefit of actively involved fathers and offers the multiphase Destination…Dad™ program to incarcerated fathers and their families.
Bill comes with a wealth of experience, having worked as an educator, coach and administrator before becoming involved in the medical field. He holds a bachelor's degree in physical education, master's degrees in exercise physiology and administration, and a doctorate in mechanical kinesiology. He served as NASCAR's Fitness and Rehab Director for four seasons and is owner and president of Cornerstone Leadership Solutions, an executive consulting affiliate of Resources Associates Corporation of Reading, Pennsylvania.
12.1.09
Julie Spader Joins Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Spader to serve as Human Resources Director and COA Administrator. Julie comes to Christian Heritage with over 20 years of experience in the HR field. She is responsible for the overall administration of human resources management functions, including staffing, employee relations, compensation, benefits administration and employment laws, as well as COA accreditation and ongoing compliance.
Julie holds a B.S. in Management and Organizational Leadership from Grace University as well as a certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR). She and her husband Doug live in Lincoln and enjoy grandparenting a ten-month-old granddaughter.
9.14.09
Brad Brown Named Program Director
Brad Brown returned to Christian Heritage this fall after nearly three years as director of family-based services at Boys Town. As program director for Christian Heritage, he oversees all program services in eastern, southeastern and central Nebraska. This includes foster care, transitional living services and new services being investigated.
Brad holds a B.S. in Management of Human Resources and an M.S. in Family and Youth Services from Bellevue University. He and his wife, Kara, are the parents of five children and live in Lincoln.
6.1.09
Henderson Man Named Father of the Year
Royce Schweitzer of Henderson has been named 2009 Nebraska Father of the Year and will be honored at a Celebration of Fatherhood luncheon to be held at Embassy Suites in Lincoln on June 18.
Schweitzer is a band director at Heartland Schools in Henderson. In addition to his regular work week, he is often busy with evening rehearsals and weekend competitions. His commitment to his family and his students has gained him the love and admiration of the whole community. Schweitzer was nominated by his friend, Jeff James of Omaha, who wrote of Schweitzer's dedication as a single parent to five children, one of whom deals with special health concerns.
Thirteen other finalists and their nominators will also be recognized at the June 18 luncheon. They are: Mark Blowers of Davey, Tim Garvey of Omaha, Jerry Hall of Morse Bluff, Anthony Hudson of Chadron, Sean Minchow of Pleasant Dale, Phillipp Peterson of Blair, Robert Riddle of Aurora, Nyal Rowse of Bradshaw, Delbert Sackchewsky of Waco, Larry Stauffer of Humboldt, Jeff Sutter of Aurora, Marc Wittstruck of Martell, and Jerry Wonderly of Broken Bow.
3.23.09
Christian Heritage Hosts InsideOut DadTM Training
Greg Austen from the National Fatherhood Initiative traveled from Virginia to Nebraska to train Department of Corrections employees and volunteers from across the state on the implementation of the InsideOut Dad curriculum. Larry Wayne, Deputy Director of the Nebraska Department of Corrections, chose to standardize InsideOut Dad as the parenting curriculum in eight correctional facilities. Christian Heritage hosted the training on February 11 and 12 for 20 DOC staff members and 22 volunteers.
The InsideOut Dad curriculum assists incarcerated fathers in remembering and addressing their past, helping them understand the impact of fathers, assessing their emotions and relationships, as well as understanding parenting, discipline and child development. The men learn how to be a dad on the inside and also prepare a reentry and reunification plan.
In March, a poster announcing the first InsideOut Dad class was displayed in one unit at the Lincoln Correctional Center; 32 dads signed up for the class. At the Nebraska State Penitentiary when the poster went up to recruit 15 dads for the first class, 50 responded. At the Tecumseh facility, 15 dads were sought for the first class and 85 fathers signed up.
8.27.08
Christian Heritage Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) announced today the accreditation of Christian Heritage of Walton, NE, a Christian organization committed to caring for Nebraska's abused and neglected children.
Bill Nelson Named Fatherhood Initiative Director
Christian Heritage has named Bill Nelson to serve as Fatherhood Initiative Director. Launched in 2007, the Christian Heritage Fatherhood Initiative hosts the annual Nebraska Father of the Year award, promotes the benefit of actively involved fathers and offers the multiphase Destination…Dad™ program to incarcerated fathers and their families.
Bill comes with a wealth of experience, having worked as an educator, coach and administrator before becoming involved in the medical field. He holds a bachelor's degree in physical education, master's degrees in exercise physiology and administration, and a doctorate in mechanical kinesiology. He served as NASCAR's Fitness and Rehab Director for four seasons and is owner and president of Cornerstone Leadership Solutions, an executive consulting affiliate of Resources Associates Corporation of Reading, Pennsylvania.
12.1.09
Julie Spader Joins Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Spader to serve as Human Resources Director and COA Administrator. Julie comes to Christian Heritage with over 20 years of experience in the HR field. She is responsible for the overall administration of human resources management functions, including staffing, employee relations, compensation, benefits administration and employment laws, as well as COA accreditation and ongoing compliance.
Julie holds a B.S. in Management and Organizational Leadership from Grace University as well as a certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR). She and her husband Doug live in Lincoln and enjoy grandparenting a ten-month-old granddaughter.
9.14.09
Brad Brown Named Program Director
Brad Brown returned to Christian Heritage this fall after nearly three years as director of family-based services at Boys Town. As program director for Christian Heritage, he oversees all program services in eastern, southeastern and central Nebraska. This includes foster care, transitional living services and new services being investigated.
Brad holds a B.S. in Management of Human Resources and an M.S. in Family and Youth Services from Bellevue University. He and his wife, Kara, are the parents of five children and live in Lincoln.
6.1.09
Henderson Man Named Father of the Year
Royce Schweitzer of Henderson has been named 2009 Nebraska Father of the Year and will be honored at a Celebration of Fatherhood luncheon to be held at Embassy Suites in Lincoln on June 18.
Schweitzer is a band director at Heartland Schools in Henderson. In addition to his regular work week, he is often busy with evening rehearsals and weekend competitions. His commitment to his family and his students has gained him the love and admiration of the whole community. Schweitzer was nominated by his friend, Jeff James of Omaha, who wrote of Schweitzer's dedication as a single parent to five children, one of whom deals with special health concerns.
Thirteen other finalists and their nominators will also be recognized at the June 18 luncheon. They are: Mark Blowers of Davey, Tim Garvey of Omaha, Jerry Hall of Morse Bluff, Anthony Hudson of Chadron, Sean Minchow of Pleasant Dale, Phillipp Peterson of Blair, Robert Riddle of Aurora, Nyal Rowse of Bradshaw, Delbert Sackchewsky of Waco, Larry Stauffer of Humboldt, Jeff Sutter of Aurora, Marc Wittstruck of Martell, and Jerry Wonderly of Broken Bow.
3.23.09
Christian Heritage Hosts InsideOut DadTM Training
Greg Austen from the National Fatherhood Initiative traveled from Virginia to Nebraska to train Department of Corrections employees and volunteers from across the state on the implementation of the InsideOut Dad curriculum. Larry Wayne, Deputy Director of the Nebraska Department of Corrections, chose to standardize InsideOut Dad as the parenting curriculum in eight correctional facilities. Christian Heritage hosted the training on February 11 and 12 for 20 DOC staff members and 22 volunteers.
The InsideOut Dad curriculum assists incarcerated fathers in remembering and addressing their past, helping them understand the impact of fathers, assessing their emotions and relationships, as well as understanding parenting, discipline and child development. The men learn how to be a dad on the inside and also prepare a reentry and reunification plan.
In March, a poster announcing the first InsideOut Dad class was displayed in one unit at the Lincoln Correctional Center; 32 dads signed up for the class. At the Nebraska State Penitentiary when the poster went up to recruit 15 dads for the first class, 50 responded. At the Tecumseh facility, 15 dads were sought for the first class and 85 fathers signed up.
8.27.08
Christian Heritage Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) announced today the accreditation of Christian Heritage of Walton, NE, a Christian organization committed to caring for Nebraska's abused and neglected children.