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One Day Without Shoes
It was another record-breaking year for One Day Without Shoes with Cornhusker Bank. 35,613 PAIRS. OF SHOES. Record-breaking! "Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to...
The Volunteering Trifecta
There are so many ways to help the homeless and impoverished. From hosting drives and events to volunteering to donating clothes and items you no longer wear or use, the possibilities to help are nearly endless. A group of UNL students came to us recently and said...
How Much Is Your Time Worth?
It is no secret that we're only able to do what we do because of Lincoln's generosity. And by 'generosity'...we aren't just talking about financial contributions. We're talking about TIME. Your time is invaluable. It comes without a price tag. That you choose to...
One Day Without Shoes Walk 2018
On April 10th, 2018, over 100 people gathered at 84th & O to walk for shoe awareness for the 8th annual One Day Without Shoes walk with Cornhusker Bank. The walk wrapped at 68th & P, PCM's Help Center. Cornhusker Bank has led this initiative since 2011, after being...
The People of PCM: Rachel’s Story
Rachel’s life has been off the rails for almost as long as she can remember. “I come from a really big mess.” Rachel’s parents divorced when she was 9. She ran away from her mom’s house a handful of times only to be returned by LPD. One day her mother had enough and...
PCM Voted as Best Charity/Nonprofit
People's City Mission Voted #1 Charity/Nonprofit in Lincoln "We are very honored to have been selected as Lincoln's Choice for this year. Lincoln is lucky to have so many great nonprofits, and we are just glad to be one of them." Pastor Tom Barber, CEO People's City...
One Day Without Shoes
April 10, 2018 will be the 8th Annual One Day Without Shoes event held by Cornhusker Bank. Cornhusker Bank was inspired to start promoting this event by TOMS Shoes which donates a pair of shoes to a child in need in a third-world country for every pair of Tom’s Shoes...
PCM Guest Post: Wayne S.
Today’s message comes from a Mission donor, Wayne S. Last December, PCM received an email from a local man saying he participated in No Shave November for the first time. And with his first experience, he wanted to do some local good. So, we asked him to tell us a...
SmileLNK
We’re throwing it back a couple weeks to Sunday, February 25th, and an incredible event held at People’s City Mission. It was called SmileLNK and it began as the brainchild of Matt Elwood of Elwood Photography. Matt came to us and said, “Guys, I have this idea….” He...
One Pair Of Shoes
“It’s a thing that people, when they start realizing, ‘There’s a lot of things I can give my time to, but I’m so busy. There’s a lot of things I can give my money to, but I’m not sure it’ll make a real impact.’ This is easy. One pair of shoes makes one big impact. It...
