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The Teacher Who Changed Everything: Honoring Tessie O. Edwards

In March, the Omaha City Council unanimously voted to rename a section of 74th Street and Western Avenue near Creighton Prep in honor of Ms. Tessie O. Edwards — a beloved educator whose impact continues to shape lives long after her passing in 2012.

Welcome Terri Campbell to the CFF Board of Trustees!

We are excited to welcome Terri Campbell to the Catholic Future Foundation Board of Trustrees. An Omaha native, Terri Campbell attended College of Saint Mary from 1989-93. She was a member of the Flames softball team and earned her degree in computer graphics....

Investing in Possibility: How Scholarships Transform Lives

The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) exists to open doors—and in 2025-26, those doors swung wide for 1,383 students across 75 different schools in the Omaha metro and northeast Nebraska. Through $2.2 million in scholarships, students had access to quality education...

More Than a Scholarship: Creating Futures Through Catholic Education

Possibilities. That is the word that continually comes to my mind when I think about the Black Student Catholic Scholarship Fund and the possibilities that were offered to me when I attended Marian High School. My parents instilled in me the power of education. It was...