2417 Grant St. — Approximate Site of Resource Center Makeover
A nearly 100-year-old building that has anchored North Omaha for more than 70 years is finishing up a $2 million remodel, and the Bryant Resource Center is preparing to offer drop-in daycare, a free legal clinic and grief support classes once the work wraps. The building has long provided educational, economic and social services to families and youth in the neighborhood, and the renovation is meant to expand what it can offer going forward.
According to KMTV 3 News Now, the remodel started in 2024 after the center received funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Brea Worthington, executive director of the Bryant Resource Center Ames Project, told the station that for the last 20 years, the building hasn’t been used to its full potential, and said the community has a significant history with the center.
New Services Aim to Fill Gaps for Families
Once complete, the station’s report says the center will offer a drop-in daycare, a free legal clinic focused on probate law, family law and entrepreneurship law, and grief support classes. The center’s website, Bryant Resource Center, also describes plans for a community room available for meetings or gatherings and a computer center that could serve as a testing site for education and job-training programs…