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Maya Community, Do you want to start your own business?
Don't miss this opportunity! Join our FREE workshops and learn all about the process to create your own business. And if you already have one, we'll help you take it to the next level. 💼✨ Location: Fremont Area United Way- 445 E 1st St, Fremont, NE 68025 Time: 5 to 7 PM CT All Workshops Date(s): Friday, August 30 Friday, September 6 Friday, September 20 Get excited, get involved, and get informed - we're waiting for you! If you have questions or need assistance, please contact: Flory Gonzalez at 402-615-5348. |
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MarketReady Advanced Topics- Online Webinar Series
MarketReady educates producers interested in expanding their business and their businesses and products to wholesale, retail and restaurants. All training will be from 1pm-2pm CT. To register use this link: bit.ly/4e7uNVZ If you have questions or need assistance, please contact: Benjamin Jewell: [email protected] Rulon Taylor: [email protected] Sergio Sosa (Spanish): 402-212-3049, [email protected] |
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Business Builder Grant
Whether you’re a homesteader, market gardener, or an aspiring food business owner, this opportunity is available to you! Supporting Indigenous, tribal, immigrant, people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and every gender. All entrepreneurs are not only welcome but encouraged! Build your business plan, get assistance with applications, and navigate resources with us. Contact Sergio Sosa 402-212-3049, or by email [email protected] or visit heartlandfoodbusiness.org for more information. |
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Interpretation Workshop for Indigenous LanguageSpeakers - Introduction to a career in interpretation
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Are you interested in exploring a career in interpretation? Do you want to learn about the demand for Indigenous interpreters in the U.S. and discover opportunities in courts, medical settings, schools, and more? Then don't miss our FREE FOUR-DAY workshop, designed to provide valuable insights and guidance on how to leverage your language skills for paid opportunities.
What to Expect: ✅ Explore a career in interpretation. ✅ Learn about the demand for Indigenous interpreters in the U.S. ✅ Understand opportunities in courts, medical settings, schools, and more. ✅ Learn how to leverage your language skills for paid opportunities. Register today! 🔗 bit.ly/interpreteindigena |
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Siembra en el Huerto Comunitario Maya
¡Únete a nosotros para sembrar maíz y otros cultivos en nuestro huerto comunitario maya! 🌽🤗 Con tu ayuda, la tierra florecerá y juntos crearemos algo especial para todos. Después de la siembra, disfrutaremos juntos de la bebida tradicional: ¡B’utx Ulul! (Atol de Elote). Una deliciosa tradición que no querrás perderte. 🗓️ Miércoles, 1 de mayo ⏰ De 5 pm a 7 pm hora central 📍 4913 S 25th St, Suite #1, Omaha, NE 68107 ¡Te esperamos! Vamos a pasar una tarde increíble en comunidad. ¡No faltes!🤗🌱 |
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Attention farm and food businesses! More help building your enterprise and connecting to resources is available now through our partnership in the new five-state Heartland Regional Food Business Center (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma). We are cultivating the region's local food supply with more on-the-ground assistance and coordination. Our 3 core objectives cover:
➡️ Technical assistance to meet the needs of food and farm entrepreneurs. ➡️ Coordination of current resources and supply chain connections. ➡️ On-the-ground capacity building, including Business Builder grants (expected mid 2024). Stay up to date on emerging opportunities through the Heartland Food Business Bytes Newsletter. Issue #1 here: https://conta.cc/3HA9DRn Sign up for email updates at our web site: https://heartlandfoodbusiness.org/ Consider joining an upcoming event https://hearlandfoodbusiness.org/events
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Omaha Maya organization receives $15,000 grant for regenerative ag practices
An Omaha Maya organization has received one of five $15,000 grants from the nonprofit GreenLatinos. Some 85 organizations applied for the grant from the Justicia y Equidad Fund for "under-resourced Latino environmental justice organizations." Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim (CMPI) is an Omaha-based nonprofit supporting Maya and other Indigenous communities in Nebraska. |
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TODAY IS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY,BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?🌎⚖️
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Heartland/CMPI PARTNER RELEASE🌱 🌾🌽
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Workshops for Maya Entrepreneurs
We are excited to announce our next round of workshops for Maya entrepreneurs, in collaboration with Centro Hispano, in Columbus, NE beginning September 20th! Learn how to launch, manage and grow your business alongside other aspiring Mayan entrepreneurs. RSVP by calling: Flory Gonzalez | 402-615-5348 Centro Hispano | 402-564-2110 |
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#hispanicheritagemonth conversation with Share Omaha
Where our Interim Executive Director, Lola Marina Juan, and Director of Strategic Partnerships, Leah Vinton, sat down with Share Omaha to discuss our mission, vision, and the transformative work we’re making in the #maya community. Check out the video and catch a glimpse of some of the impactful projects we’re involved in! 🎥 |
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USDA Official Visits University to Discuss $25M Grant for Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim is honored to be a Key Partner of the Heartland Regional Food Business Center, a project funded by the USDA and led by the University of Nebraska Lincoln. This project has just kicked off and we look forward to collaborating with our Maya community across the Heartland to ensure Maya voices shape our local food systems & Maya-food businesses are launched and grown! Article
Round table Discussion
Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim is honored to be a Key Partner of the Heartland Regional Food Business Center, a project funded by the USDA and led by the University of Nebraska Lincoln. This project has just kicked off and we look forward to collaborating with our Maya community across the Heartland to ensure Maya voices shape our local food systems & Maya-food businesses are launched and grown! Article
Round table Discussion
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