LINC warmly welcomes Victor Pichardo Jr. to our Board of Directors! Víctor Pichardo Jr. is the VP of Government and Community Affairs at Saint Barnabas Health System. He is the former Assemblyman of NY’s District 86 (2014-2021). In office, he served as the Vice Chair of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators’ (NHCSL) delegation. […]

LINC warmly welcomes James Lieber to our Board of Directors! James E. Lieber is the founder and president of Lieber Strategies and holds more than 25 years of experience in the strategic management of complex international projects and situations for multi-national corporations, investment funds, organizations and high net-worth individuals in Europe and the United States. […]

2022 has been a year of tremendous growth and transformation for LINC and we are proud to announce a number of new staff. We prepare ourselves to support even more families and we are grateful to have these new staff members join us in our efforts. They are excited to get to know the LINC […]

The City’s First Readers Initiative is excited to hold its first ever CFR week! From April 25th to May 1st, the CFR partners will engage in a variety of activities focused on connecting families to the wide range of CFR resources. These activities will include introducing CFR and distributing informational materials, sharing an activity packet […]

At LINC, we celebrate unique cultures, talents and dreams, and we love when children march to the beat of their own drum. This year, in honor of International Women’s Day, LINC’s annual Wear Your Crown program centered around the book Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle–an inspiring story that encourages creativity and individuality in all […]

What do you do at LINC? I see myself as the keeper of LINC’s original message. It’s not a hard job because I’m happy to say we are all still working to the original goal. But here is a more concrete answer to some of the things I do: Represent LINC in community events and […]

What do you do at LINC? What do I not do at LINC! At this moment I am solely focused on the Reads Initiative. I am trying to create a deeper impact throughout all three Reads communities (South Jamaica, Easy New York, and East Harlem) on a collective level through partner relationships, programs, and events. […]

What do you do at LINC? I oversee LINC’s fundraising program– this includes leading an incredible team of 5, and collaborating with leadership and board to raise the funds (about $5M annually) to support and deliver LINC’s programs. How did you get involved in early literacy? Much of my career has been dedicated to education […]

At Timberland, they like to say, “Work is in our DNA.” This means they are committed to doing the work necessary to build a more inclusive company and be a force for social and environmental good. To celebrate Black History Month this year, Literacy Inc. (LINC) partnered with Timberland for a day of service devoted […]

What do you do at LINC? I am LINC’s Chief Program Officer. I guide the program team to ensure everyone has the support needed to use their talents to their highest capacity to serve LINC’s communities. I ensure that we offer high quality programming that is responsive and intentionally tailored to meet the needs in […]

Education is a right, and education is a responsibility. At Literacy, Inc. (LINC) we serve families with young children, infants through kindergarten, with early literacy programming that develops a love of books and prepares children to succeed in school. We believe it is the right of all students and educators to express themselves fully, see […]

As an organization that works with young children, witnessing the brutality of Vladimir Putin’s attacks on civilians in Ukraine, particularly children, is unbearable. We speak out against these barbaric, unconscionable actions. We condemn all forms of violence against children–whether it is on our soil, at our borders, or in a distant land. It is our […]

Cohort of 50 Wide-Ranging Nonprofits Selected for First Phase of $10M Initiative to Support Early Childhood Official Press Release and List of 50 Awardee Organizations NEW YORK, NY, March 8, 2022 – Robin Hood, New York’s largest poverty-fighting philanthropy, today announced the initial winners of FUEL for 50, its new initiative to support young children’s […]

What do you do at LINC? I’m currently LINC’s Deputy Director, though I’ve held several other positions in LINC. In this role, I help to drive the growth of the organization through the improvement, measurement, and implementation of LINC’s Community Literacy Model and the coalitions it leads. My main goal is to achieve the greatest […]

On Tuesday March 1, Literacy Inc. (LINC) staff testified in front of New York City Council on behalf of immigrant families and children and discussed the impact of COVID on English Language Learners (ELL). Senior Director of Community and Family Mobilization, Albania Jimenez spoke on LINC’s programming; City’s First Readers Manager, Meredith Jones explained the […]

On Tuesday, February 22, LINC’s Very Involved Parents (VIPs) were all ears during LINC’s latest virtual VIP training. LINC VIPS joined the Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) for a session on community mapping, a tool that LINC VIPs can use to advance their work as literacy advocates. With this valuable new tool, LINC VIPs learned […]