(CSS/SNR) - Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska needs your help.
In the group’s ongoing response to COVID-19, they have set up a COVID-19 Relief Fund. All donations will go to help those most affected by the pandemic, including the hungry, underemployed, and unemployed of southern Nebraska.
CSS has already had to close thrift stores, layoff employees, and furlough employees in those stores.
Yet, they have also provided crucial services to clients across Nebraska in response to the pandemic. The services include pre-packing groceries for pick-up and food deliveries to the elderly homebound. They have given rent and utilities assistance to those who have lost jobs statewide from our Imperial, Auburn, Lincoln, and Hastings offices.
CSS will continue to give gift cards and assistance from those same offices to those unemployed and who will be unemployed due to COVID-19. They will also continue to protect women and children from domestic abuse through St. Gianna Women’s Homes, as well as provide tele-health for counseling services for those suffering with anxiety, loneliness, and more during the pandemic.
Those who want to help may donate by mailing a check to: CSS, 2241 O St., Lincoln, NE, 68510. Or, call Director of Advancement Michelle Birkel at 402-327-6235 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or visit https://www.cssisus.org/what_you_can_do/donate.html.
“Please donate as soon as you can,” wrote Father Justin Fulton, executive director, in a letter to supporters. “Your help is needed for the well-being of the clients we serve and potentially will serve in the midst of these unprecedented times.”
Those interested in helping CSS may visit www.cssisus.org or follow CSS on Facebook to receive the most current information on hours, services, and ways to help.
