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  • How Goodfellows has quietly shaped Omaha Christmases for nearly a century
  • Can you help Open Door Mission serve every Omaha family this week?
  • How are UNO’s newest grads bracing for an AI-shaped job market?

Also on today's calendar: Candy Cane Course - Omaha and 6 more events.

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  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 22 degrees.
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  • Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 56 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Goodfellows helped one Omaha-area family keep a Christmas tradition alive (omaha.com) — An Omaha-area family is keeping a beloved Christmas breakfast tradition alive this year thanks to a Goodfellows holiday meal voucher. Their story is part of a long local history of Omaha schools, churches, businesses and neighbors rallying through Goodfellows to help children and families celebrate Christmas with warmth, food and gifts.
   

• Omaha Open Door Mission searches for holiday volunteers; family shares tradition (wowt.com) — Open Door Mission in Omaha urgently needs volunteers on Dec. 22 and 23 to keep its Toys ’N’ Joy shop running for hundreds of local families seeking free Christmas gifts. After serving more than 1,000 metro children in a single day, a Gretna mom and her kids are sharing their long-time volunteering tradition and urging Omaha-area residents to donate time and unwrapped toys.
   

• UNO graduates bet on human skills as AI reshapes the job market (3newsnow.com) — More than 1,000 University of Nebraska Omaha graduates just entered a job market increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, and some, even with Omaha nonprofit experience, are still struggling to land work. New grads describe AI’s impact on creative and entry-level roles, but many say people skills and human connection remain their best bet for building careers in a changing economy.
   

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