GRAND ISLAND- Grand Island no longer has a Planned Parenthood office. Since the summer of 2019, an advocacy staff member had been working on the fourth floor of the Downtown Center at 308 N. Locust St. That person was described as an advocacy strategist for the 3rd Congressional District. The office shut down last fall.

“The Grand Island office closed during COVID due to remote work policies to keep our staff safe,” according to a statement from Andi Curry Grubb of Omaha, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska.

The organization is adding two people working under Planned Parenthood fellowships. They will be based in central and northeast Nebraska, “thereby allowing a greater opportunity for local engagement in the political process and fight for reproductive health care and rights,” Curry Grubb said.

“We have seen tremendous progress in Nebraska over the past decade in which more political candidates are vocally supporting our issues and being elected to office. The fellowship positions will permit us to gain traction in our campaign to build a healthier Nebraska and expand health care access and reproductive freedom.”

Sheena Dooley said it hasn’t been determined where the fellows will be based. Dooley, who lives in Des Moines, is the Planned Parenthood communications manager for the north-central states.

The closing of the Grand Island office leaves Lincoln and Omaha the only cities in Nebraska with a Planned Parenthood location.

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