Who is Beads in a Box? Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska (Mid) is a non-profit organization based in Kearney to assist low-income, elderly, disabled, men and women, young parents, and children. Our community service programs help people and change lives in 27 counties in south central Nebraska. With less federal and state funds our agency needed to look at new ways to create discretionary funds. With this in mind, Mid created Beads in a Box (BIAB), a handcrafted jewelry business. Mid volunteers currently create BIAB inventory and then the jewelry at is sold at special events that include local craft shows, open houses, conventions and conferences. For a listing of where you can find our products, click here. To visit Mid's website, go to www.mnca.net.
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How old is Beads in a Box? We've been in business for three years and continue to evolve and change to create unique pieces of jewelry. Our jewelry line continues to grow and flourish.

Beads in a Box takes an annual buying trip to Tucson, AZ, the world’s largest bead and gem shows, to view, assess, and purchase quality stones used to create one-of-a-kind, heirloom quality treasures that are earthy and unique. Beads in a Box stands behind our products and satisfaction is guaranteed.

What are our goals? Our goal is to employ individuals to help them reach self-sufficiency. This might be a parent with two jobs. They would create products in their home and quit their second job, allowing them to spend more quality time with their young family creating income at the same time. During the initial development of BIAB, volunteers have been able to create to meet the demand. It is our goal to increase business to be able to create employment opportunities for Beads in a Box.

What are we doing? Beads in a Box attends craft and trunk shows, and participates in conferences and conventions. With no formal store front, our business is portable. We constantly look for opportunities to showcase Beads in a Box jewelry. BIAB has one of a kind jewelry in store fronts around Nebraska.

How can the public help? There are many ways to help including purchasing our high-quality, unique product lines, sharing our mission with family and friends, contacting us with special orders and exclusive opportunities, featuring BIAB jewelry in your store, asking us to create a signature piece for your event or your cause and much, much more!