GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Salvation Army says it wants to raise $250,000 to keep its men’s shelter open in Grand Island.

The shelter regularly helps several hundred men each year by offering 24 beds and an assortment of programs.

Maj. Chuck Yockey says the program needs a significant long-term investment to continue.

Shelter Director Deny Cacy says the facility works with the men staying there to help them get any identification they might need to get re-established.

The organization also helps men find work and get clothing they might need for job interviews and daily life.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is visiting Omaha for the first time since leaving office.

Obama landed in Omaha Sunday afternoon and was driven to an event at Happy Hollow Country Club.

Democratic Party officials told WOWT that Obama was in Omaha to attend a charity event on Sunday. But details of the event and the charity involved were not immediately clear. No public events were planned.

The last time Obama visited Omaha was in January 2016 as part of a series of speeches he gave after his final State of the Union address.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln officials are looking at installing playground equipment for adults, prompted by a resident who brought home the idea from a trip to China.

Dorene Casey and her sister, Jan Savoie, of Omaha, noticed the equipment and used some while visiting China two years ago.

Casey said much of the exercise equipment designed for older people is geared toward improving balance and flexibility. Equipment often is arranged to promote conversation between people working out.

She took the idea to Lincoln Parks and Recreation officials, who liked it and have been looking for ways to pay for it.

Lincoln may see its first piece of adult playground equipment next summer at Phil E. Mendoza Park, thanks to funding from the neighborhood association.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man is spending his time altering electronic toys for children across the state with special needs.

Aaron Miller was inspired by his 8-year-old son Evan, who has cerebral palsy, to use his garage to adapt electronic toys. The toys then fill the shelves at United Cerebral Palsy’s seven tech toy lending libraries.

Organization finance and service director in Nebraska, Anne Brodin, says the program began more than 20 years ago. Before Miller, most of the lending libraries’ toys would come from expensive toy-adapting companies.

Miller hopes that his adaptions can give those children back some of the independence they can lose due to their disabilities. He also sometimes hosts workshops for parents to learn how to adapt toys for their own children.