Updated: 12:48 PM A strong winter wind can make a home a cold, drafty place, but a local organization is stepping in to help low-income families seal the cracks.

Updated: 11:51 AM Peanut butter prices are expected to increase this winter. Food banks hope donations will continue because of the nutritional value.

Posted: 11:20 AM Hundreds of University of Nebraska at Omaha students will use their fall break later this month to help clean up the flood-damaged Salvation Army Camp Eppley in Bellevue.

Posted: 10:22 AM Local persons living with HIV/AIDS will benefit from the Hastings College PHIVE-O’s (Peer HIV Education Organization) annual Hastings community Trick or Treat for NAP (Nebraska AIDS Project).

Updated: 9:02 AM From Sunday, October 9 through Saturday, October 15, you can shop at locally-owned retailers and at the same time support Voices of Hope’s Shop to Stop Family Violence Campaign.

Updated: 3:10 PM In a world where everyone is different, the cheerleaders at Cheer and Dance Express are celebrating their similarities.

Updated: 2:03 PM Of the hundreds of people at the Autism Walk Sunday, one was Governor Dave Heineman.

Updated: 12:43 PM The 10/11 Cares Team was at Haymarket Park on Sunday for the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.

Posted: 7:45 AM Cayden McConnell, an 11 year old boy, is fighting for his life after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. A fundraiser was held in Beatrice to help his family pay for their rising medical bills.

Updated: 7:57 PM It's the 15th annual Huskers Helping the Homeless fundraiser in Lincoln. Over 500 hundred volunteers helped bring in about $30,000 for the Matt Talbot Kitchen this year.

Posted: 1:02 AM A family of cancer survivors team up to fight the deadly disease.

Posted: 1:03 AM A local church is helping men find work by dressing them for success.

Updated: 7:55 AM At Lincoln Public Schools, 1 in every 77 students has autism. That's nearly double the national average.

Updated: 3:17 PM Feed the Children, an international charity, plans to distribute 150,000 backpacks around the country this school year, and some of those will be helping homeless students right here in central Nebraska.

Posted: 1:35 PM The Autism Speaks walk is Sunday. One of the organizations goals is help pass legislation for insurance companies to cover autism therapy, so families don't have to bear the financial burden on their own.

Updated: 8:52 AM People dressed in red and white will be filling the streets of Lincoln this Saturday, as Nebraska takes on Ohio State in the Big 10 home opener. Volunteers for Matt Talbot Kitchen will be mingling with the fans collecting money in the 15th Annual Huskers Helping the Homeless Campaign.

Updated: 12:18 PM Click in the story for links to watch 10/11's special reports on Autism. Click here to register for the walk.

Updated: 10:12 AM Three organizations in Lincoln are all working for one cause: to raise money for autism.

Posted: 12:26 AM Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that Friendship Home, a local domestic shelter, will receive a free interior paint color makeover November 6 and 7 courtesy of Benjamin Moore Paints’ “Color Care Across America” campaign.

Updated: 1:23 PM As of Tuesday, the Heartland United Way has raised $460,000 - that's 1/3 of the way to the annual goal of $1,380,000.

Posted: 12:25 AM Astronaut Clay Anderson visits Madonna Patients

Posted: 9:27 AM Many of you have made the drive from Omaha to Lincoln. But have you ever thought about making that trip on foot? Thousands of runners did that Saturday for the 4th annual Market to Market Relay.

Posted: 11:23 AM Have your spare change ready in case you get a knock on your door this weekend. Friendship Home's biggest fundraiser takes place in Lincoln this Sunday, October 2nd.

Posted: 8:05 AM 100 cars for good, it's a simple philosophy that's making a big difference for non-profits, and all the people they affect. Three Nebraska non-profits were lucky enough to be included.

Posted: 9:21 AM Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will help raise money for one of his favorite charities in November by speaking at an Omaha event.