Bold Hope for Lincoln's Vulnerable

Susanne Blue, MSW is the first executive director of Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach, a hunger relief and outreach program that serves the working poor and homeless in Lincoln, Nebraska and those passing through. She had this position for 25 years and recently retired. 

 

Susanne, earned a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2000.  Susanne has over 35 years of volunteer and professional experience in case management, hospice care, crisis support, advocacy, program planning, evaluation and grant writing. 

 

Susanne is Past- President of the Human Services Federation (Now Cause Collective) and Past Chair for the Lincoln Lancaster County Homeless Coalition. Susanne also served as the President of the Board for Bluestem Health, Lincoln’s federally funded community health center.  She was in the Leadership Lincoln Executive Series XXVIII and the Nonprofit Executive Institute in 2019.

 

Susanne enjoys diverse music, ethnic food, gardening, reading, exercise, and time spent with family and friends. She is married to Jim Blue, President and CEO of CEDARS and they have two children.