PROJECT HARMONY

Programs

1. Mental health: mental health has been an expanding service for the agency. This treatment is specific to the needs of children who have experienced trauma because of abuse or neglect. The program uses a variety of evidenced-based treatment models to include trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, parent-child interactive treatment, and many others. The program delivers treatment in individual sessions with children and conducts family therapy and group models. In 2025 the program provided counseling services to 677 clients of which 452 were youth up to the age of 24.

   $2,204,718 spent$334,510 earned by the program
   18% of program spending

2. Connections: we believe that children with behavioral health symptoms, which are often indicative of toxic stress, trauma, and exposure to violence, can be identified before an incident of child maltreatment occurs, and if timely, appropriate, and effective services can be offered, a child can get back on track developmentally, function better at home and in the classroom, and be safer at home and in the community. Our mental health coordinators work with over 145 schools in the metro omaha area to identify children and families in need and then guide them through a network of mental health and social service providers. In 2025 there were 1,689 referrals: 66% from omaha public schools, 12% from millard public schools, 8% from papillion la vista public schools, 9% from bellevue public schools 3% from ralston public schools, and 2% from other referral sources. All of these children were assigned a mental health coordinator who helped them navigate mental health and community services. Of those referrals 6,068 counseling sessions were provided.

   $2,140,229 spent
   18% of program spending

3. Missing and anti-trafficking youth services: the missing and anti-trafficking youth services efforts are targeting children in the community who are reported as missing or run-away from their caregiver's home. As a part of this response, the agency coordinates with local law enforcement to identify children who have repeatedly run from home to intervene early to prevent escalating behaviors or victimization. For youth known to be high risk children who may be involved in minor sex trafficking, or children who have been exposed to commercially explicit sexual material online, a youth specialist provides more intensive support to the youth. Advocacy, medical support (for the child) and mental health services are provided to the child and their protective caregivers. The program takes a multidisciplinary approach involving law enforcement, the judicial system, mental health care, medical care, and advocacy to ensure children are safe and protected. Homeland security and the us attorney's office are local partners as well, to ensure victims who may have been abused across state lines or in an online format are protected. In 2025, 1638 youth and caregivers received services through our…

   $1,744,682 spentof which $20,000 as grants
   15% of program spending

4. Other program services include:referral and advocacy: the purpose of the advocacy and referral program is to ensure the family has the necessary support and resources to deal with the recent abuse of their child. Each family is assigned a referral specialist who provides a plan for services after the investigation. The plan may include counseling referrals, legal referrals, or education. In addition, the organization provides case coordination for the child abuse investigation team. This service allows the organization to ensure that communication is shared across disciplines, and the focus of the coordination is to improve the process of investigations. In 2025, Project Harmony continued to implement a new case management system and was better able to capture all advocacy sessions the organization provided, to include community outreach, anti-trafficking, and missing youth advocacy. In 2025, family advocates provided 14,158 advocacy sessions and contacts for youth and protective caregivers.

   $1,549,019 spent
   13% of program spending

5. Medical evaluations: the organization's medical and nursing staff specialize in evaluating children who are suspected to have been abused or neglected. Their role is to provide physical, sexual, and neglect evaluations/assessments as well as comprehensive exams for children placed in foster care. In addition, the clinical staff provide expert medical opinions regarding child maltreatment. In 2025, the organization provided 1,616 medical exams.

   $1,325,699 spent$531,462 earned by the program
   11% of program spending

6. Forensic interviews: when requested by law enforcement of child protective services, Project Harmony provides forensic interviews to assist in the assessment of a child disclosing abuse or neglect. These interviews are video recorded and coordinated with investigative agencies. One of the objectives of this integrated process is to minimize the number of interviews a child is subjected to during an investigation. In addition, the program has designed the process to be child focused and family centered. In 2025, the program provided 1691 interviews to children.

   $1,114,824 spent
   9% of program spending

7. Training and education: in 2025, Project Harmony training institute filled 23,906 training seats, offering over 35 unique courses in a variety of modalities including in-person sessions, instructor-led virtual courses and complete asynchronous content. Professionals and community members were trained on the aspects of child trauma and maltreatment, reporting abuse, and skill building when working with children and families to improve the community response to vulnerable children. The training impacted professionals from the metro omaha area and broadened across the nation and in several countries.

   $1,007,457 spent$249,240 earned by the program
   8% of program spending

8. Coordination: Project Harmony provides coordination of the multidisciplinary teams responding to child abuse cases. In 2025, there were 13 such teams meeting regularly to ensure that child abuse investigations are properly coordinated across agencies, that the information is shared, and the systems are improved. During 2025, 175 mdt meetings were held reviewing over 1,000 cases. The case coordinators were established under nebraska statute to ensure collaboration across disciplines during the investigation of childabuse.

   $871,825 spent
   7% of program spending

The 8 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,958,453.