CNB/CNB Custody/Invisor "Underprivileged Children Fund"

Mission

The Nemaha County STEP Foundation is excited to announce another fund. Community National Bank/CNB Custody/Invisor “Underprivileged Children Fund” was created to assist children of low-income and underprivileged situations who have unmet needs.  Disbursements are to be paid directly to service providers, who will purchase the items and work with the low-income children (no cash disbursements). Recipients will generally be referred by and through school systems, hospitals, doctors’ offices, etc. 

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Sometimes the most important gifts aren't things we can see right away. Not long ago, a grant from this fund helped bring in specialized support for a young child in our county who is non-verbal. That support included picture communication tools so the child could finally tell the people around her what she wanted and needed.

Not long after, that child walked up to a table, picked up a picture of her favorite food, and set it down next to a picture of blowing bubbles outside. She was asking for lunch, then playtime. When her dad gently redirected her toward a breakfast choice instead, she swapped the picture without a fuss and sat down to wait. No frustration. No meltdown. Just a child who finally had a way to be heard.

That is what this fund makes possible. A voice for a child who didn't have one before.