Category Archives: NMEP Monthly Newsletter

Every month, Mary Mollner, master storyteller from Omaha Public Library visits Cups Café at Little Italy for “Out & About Story Time” where she engages the community in activities with storytelling. With gardening in full swing, she introduced the kindergarten and first grade classes from All Saints Catholic School to the six parts of a plant. She started the adventure by asking…

We met Ruth at an Adult Forum hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church in Minne Lusa Miller Park neighborhood between morning services. After sharing updates on No More Empty Pots with parishioners at Trinity, Ruth stayed after to ask questions and share a story. She mentioned that she had multiple cans of chicken and needed to…

Malia is in Saturday Art Club at the UNION for Contemporary Art and she is enthusiastic. She was in the first of two youth groups to engage in a sample tasting for NMEP’s Community Harvest prepared meals program. Each Saturday, designated youth chefs are chosen to execute food service for the group by passing out the food and drinks….

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4569″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1553868819734{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1554057251475{padding-top: 15px !important;}”] Earlier this year, Kaneko began hosting a series of workshops called the Creative Catalyst Series. No More Empty Pots collaborated with Kaneko on a special activity on seeds, sowing and planting. The youth planted a variety of greens, garlic, carrots, peas, okra, watermelon and squash into trays that were…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4584″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1553877260726{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Shaquila joined Cohort 6 in January, she and her 4-year-old son had been living with friends and family for years. “We’ve basically been homeless since he was born,” says Shaquila. Halfway through the program, she lost her place to live and found herself in a shelter, with no…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4565″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553868296521{padding-top: 15px !important;}”] We met Al through his son Alan Kennedy of Project Advocates, who has been leading the Phase Two project on the No More Empty Pots Food Hub renovation. Having just celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday, retired carpenter Al spent several days lending carpentry skills to the Cups Café at Little Italy…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4558″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553867942632{padding-top: 10px !important;}”] Marcus found us at No More Empty Cups in August. While talking to him, we discovered that he had an interest in technology and even had a limited background in IT. Marcus had been coming to the shop regularly because he felt like it was a safe place for…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4550″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553867693349{padding-top: 10px !important;}”] This summer El Siebert turned 80 years old and he celebrated his birthday with family and friends. He stopped by to share his hand made birthday invitations with his address and directions. He was ordering enough cake for 80 people so he thought he should invite as many as…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cohort 5 of the Culinary Workforce Training Program is two weeks away from work experience. See what they’ve been up to. AN URBAN FARMING EXPERIENCE In early October, the students learned first hand how relationships with farmers and the land are connected to the food that we at and prepare in the kitchen. A farm…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4258″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543517097210{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]It takes a village to become No More Empty Pots. Our supportive community includes participants, volunteers, interns, donors, staff and community partners. We love to partner with the Service Learning Academy from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Educational activities connected to serving others demonstrate our values and our practice of…