Nebraska

Grand Island

$500,000

JBS USA Contributed Towards Hike and Bike Trail Extension

JBS USA contributed $500,000 toward the expansion of a hike and bike trail to the JBS Grand Island facility. The existing trail was expanded eastward by one mile and is now 10-feet wide and constructed of 6-inch thick concrete. In addition to providing a safe, eco-friendly route to work for team members of JBS Grand Island, this project also extended the path for community exercise and enjoyment.

JBS Grand Island hosted a groundbreaking for the hike and bike trail on March 29, 2022, including a special appearance from Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele.

Grand Island

$500,000

JBS USA Investment Enhanced Eagle Scout Park

A JBS USA contribution of $500,000 expanded the sports fields to include a new playground with a splash pad, a concession stand and restrooms. The completed project provides facilities for families who attend the park for Little League games, as well as for those residents who simply want to enjoy a premier park in Grand Island with their children.

Grand Island

$400,000

JBS USA Donation Helped Remodel Early Childhood Education Learning Center

JBS USA donated $400,000 to remodel the Early Childhood Education Learning Center, which provides preschool education for more than 460 students, ages 3-4, more than 90 of whom are the children of JBS USA team members. Many of these students are high-risk in terms of learning abilities. The center will also include a gymnasium and playground.

Grand Island

$250,000

JBS USA Gift Renovated Auditorium at Northwest High School

A $250,000 donation from JBS USA funded the renovation of the aging Northwest High School auditorium. The renovation included replacing curtains, track hardware, rigging, seating and carpet, repainting ceilings and walls and upgrading sound and lighting.

Grand Island

$200,000

JBS USA Investment Helped Fund Construction of Homes

A JBS USA gift of $200,000 helped fund homebuilding for JBS USA team members through Habitat for Humanity. This investment funded the construction of two new homes – after which, Habitat used the mortgage payments to fund additional home-building into perpetuity.

Grand Island

$170,000

JBS USA Investment Supported Improvements to Grand Island Literacy Council Facility

This JBS USA investment supported improvements to the new Grand Island Literacy Council facility. Many JBS USA team members seek assistance from the GILC to learn the literacy skills necessary to communicate and thrive, as well as to become U.S. citizens. These services are free of charge. Since it opened in 2007, the GILC has served more than 680 JBS Grand Island team members and provides onsite ESL classes to supervisors.

Grand Island

$65,000

JBS USA Donation Purchases New Van for Salvation Army

The Salvation Army of Grand Island was in need of a new van to use for events and donations in the community. With the $65,000 donation from JBS USA, they were able to purchase a new van for use in the community.

Grand Island

$60,000

JBS USA Supported Men’s Shelter to Provide Relief for Those in Need

A JBS USA gift supported the Salvation Army to provide social service programs and COVID-19 relief for their men’s shelter. The facility provides shelter and meals to those in need in the Grand Island community. Some JBS USA team members have relied on the shelter upon arrival in Grand Island, as they work to become more established in the community.

Grand Island

$20,000

JBS USA Investment Supplied Jaws of Life Equipment to Fire Department

This JBS USA investment supported the purchase of a Jaws of Life for the Chapman Volunteer Fire Department, for which three current JBS USA team members volunteer. Chapman, Neb., is a rural community located near Grand Island. The addition of Jaws of Life equipment allows for more rapid response to emergencies in rural Chapman, where 25 team members also live.

Grand Island

$10,000

JBS USA Gifts Purchased a Thermal Drone for the Police Department

A JBS USA gift of $10,000 allowed the Grand Island Police Department to purchase a brand new thermal drone. This drone helps with investigations in the community.

Grand Island

$10,000

JBS USA Donation Purchases Van for Crisis Center

A JBS USA donation of $10,000 allowed the Crisis Center of Grand Island to purchase a van to transport patients. Before this donation, the center was struggling with reliable transportation for patients being treated at the center.

Grand Island

$10,000

JBS USA Donation Builds Food Boxes Throughout Grand Island Community

The Grand Island Leadership Tomorrow facility was able to build several food boxes in communities around the town with this donation from JBS USA. Leadership Tomorrow Food Boxes provides families in need of food resources with an option to stop and get what they need without having to visit the local food pantry.

Omaha

$510,000

JBS USA Donation Supports PACE Baseball Program

A JBS USA donation of $520,000 allowed for updates to be completed to the PACE baseball fields. The donation also included sponsorship of the jerseys worn by the baseball teams.

Omaha

$480,000

JBS USA Gift Updated South Omaha Soccer Facility

A JBS gift of $400,000 helped make necessary upgrades to the Campos Soccer Complex in South Omaha for free PACE youth sports, including the addition of a concession stand, bathrooms, scoreboards and sidewalks.

Omaha, Nebraska & Council Bluffs, Iowa

$363,000

JBS USA Renovated Upland Park Sprayground

A JBS Prepared Foods investment of $363,000 supported the Omaha Parks and Recreation Department in a full renovation of the 20-year-old Upland Park Sprayground.

Approximately 72% of team members at the JBS Council Bluffs, Iowa, facility live in Omaha, Nebraska, which is situated on the border between the two states. Council Bluffs is 7 miles from Upland Park.

Omaha, Nebraska & Council Bluffs, Iowa

$127,000

JBS Prepared Foods Helped Restore Tepeyac Community Center

A JBS Prepared Foods investment of $127,000 supported the restoration of the Centro Pastoral Tepeyac, home of the Hispanic Ministries offices of the Archdiocese of Omaha. This community center provides a location for community members to attend free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, utilize the gym facility and participate in free youth programming.

Approximately 72% of team members at the JBS Council Bluffs, Iowa, facilities live in Omaha, Nebraska, which is situated on the border between the two states. In addition, 53% of team members at JBS Council Bluffs are Spanish-speaking.

Omaha

$100,000

JBS USA Sponsored Construction of JBS Kid’s Café

JBS USA supported the Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands South Club by sponsoring the JBS Kid’s Café cafeteria. The Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands South Club is utilized by JBS Omaha team members who have children. The facility, which is located in south Omaha, where many team members live, provides free childcare, meals and computer access.