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The nonprofit dedicated to helping successful re-entry into society and those in crisis is forced to limit its hours due to a lack of funding and volunteers. It will only be open twice a week until it sees more funds.
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South Omaha community activist Ben Salazar said Monday’s Zoom conference with Omaha City Council members broke the ice for the parties involved.
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Norman Ralph, Sr. said before going to Generation Diamond near 25th and M streets, he had been on and off the streets, with stints in juvenile justice and prison.
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South Omaha activist Ben Salazar says Generation Diamond is one of several nonprofit organizations in that area of town that serves the homeless, refugees and migrants.
The event was organized by the Nebraska Poor People’s Campaign, which represents a local revival of a national network founded by civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.