It is with great pleasure that LINC welcomes a new Director of Development, Katie Gardner-Boehm to lead our fundraising efforts during this significant moment in LINC’s history–our 25th anniversary. Katie Gardner-Boehm (she/her) is a former educator and experienced fundraiser. Her years in the classroom fuel her dedication to respecting and empowering children, and fostering healthy […]

(Left) VIP Rosa Lassalle led our parent workshop on graphic design. (Right) An example design from our workshop. LINC’s Very Involved Parents (VIPs) form the core of our literacy justice movement as leaders and education advocates and we are committed to training them with the tools they need to transform their communities. That includes ongoing […]

At LINC we celebrate culture through reading every day and this year on September 28 we partnered with the SBH Health System WIC to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with a special virtual program centered around hope. Our bilingual program Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Hope blended literacy, music and culture into a delightful […]

On Wednesday, September 8, LINC parents and staff came together to honor the newest class of Queens Very Involved Parents (VIPs). The morning was filled with families eating, laughing, catching up, and swapping stories about how LINC has impacted their lives. “I’m really glad that organizations like LINC exist because they have really great ideas […]

On Monday, September 13 LINC welcomed two new Civic Corp members to the team! Gianna McGeough, Corporate and Individual Volunteer Member, and Jonah Adler, Volunteer Communications Member will be serving with LINC for the next ten months. Gianna and Jonah will both be growing our volunteer programs in a myriad of capacities. As an undergraduate […]

With 25 years of experience helping parents throughout New York City raise resilient readers, we at LINC understand that our work does not stop with read-alouds. Our approach helps families build a variety of lifelong skills in order to generate lasting change in their communities. In 2016, the American Psychological Association found that “children’s initial […]

LINC’s Very Involved Parents (VIPs) are at the core of our early literacy model. As advocates for their neighborhoods, VIPs shape the future of the next generation of readers and leaders through shaping their families and communities. By uniting in their shared passion for literacy justice, these parents form a sturdy support network for parents […]

This summer eight wonderful children’s book authors from around the world transported LINC families through our Summer Author Adventures series! Each author inspired us with their unique words of wisdom and reminded us why we read and they write. Join us as we revel in their most meaningful messages as we prepare to go back […]

Even Hurricane Henri can’t stop these cyclists! On Sunday, August 29, 2021, the long awaited TD Five Boro Bike Tour took place despite postponement of the original August 22 date. We missed it last year due to the pandemic and we weren’t going to miss it again! Shout out to Team LINC – Marco Martinez, […]

LINC welcomes Yvan Kaprielian, our newest cyclist to Team LINC as we get ready to ride the TD Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday. Get to know Yvan in this brief interview and why he chose LINC as his beneficiary. Introducing Superstar Cyclist Yvan Kaprielian 1. What was your favorite story or book as a […]

LINC is thrilled to partner with the biking community Mind Body Results (MBR) to transform the lives of NYC’s youngest readers in the 2021 TD Five Boro Bike Tour. These cyclists are social justice advocates and this Sunday, August 22, they will pedal 40 miles with purpose to benefit LINC. Get to know our team […]

We’re thrilled to introduce our dedicated and dynamic cyclist team for this year’s TD Five Boro Bike Tour. LINC is partnering with biking community Mind Body Results (MBR) to transform the lives of NYC’s youngest readers. MBR riders Tyrell Taylor, Taurean Coppin, Carnel Patterson, Mackenzie Wells, Atiba Grant, Tea Rose Pankey, and James Lee Buckley […]

Bilingual Education and Multicultural Books Publisher, Lil Libros Awards LINC with Abundant Early Literacy Resources When the bilingual education and multicultural books publisher Lil Libros asked their social media community to recommend an exemplary non-profit organization that would benefit from their products, LINC was thrilled to hear that our organization had been nominated. We were […]

LINC Celebrates National Summer Learning Day with a Bilingual Program Featuring Renowned Children’s Author Mitali Perkins on the Joys of Living in Between “I think we should all be between cultures. Cross borders with your children while they’re young. Make friends with someone who doesn’t speak your language – be such good friends with them […]

The world’s largest urban bike ride is back, the TD Five Boro Bike Tour will take place on Sunday, August 22, 2021 and Literacy Inc. (LINC) has been selected as a beneficiary of this iconic fundraising event. Ride with us and help bring the joy of reading to more little New Yorkers. Organized by Bike […]

On June 17, 2021, LINC participated in our third Virtual Service Day with ViacomCBS in which volunteer employees recorded and submitted 23 bilingual videos to add to our read aloud library. Through LINC’s Read Aloud Video Project, LINC led an orientation via Zoom and provided volunteers with a toolkit that walked them through choosing “just […]

NYC Reads Expands to East Harlem Building on the success of the Reads Initiative in South Jamaica and East New York, and with the generous support of The Pinkerton Foundation and The Carmel Hill Fund, LINC is leading a 9-month planning phase to launch East Harlem Reads. Expanding in East Harlem includes welcoming the New […]

This month, LINC arrived at a major milestone: over this past year of virtual programming, we have engaged with 1000 families across our literacy neighborhoods. We are awed and so proud of this incredible accomplishment, which is the result of our fantastic team and the resilience of our community of families. Fifteen months ago, we […]

Partnership to promote equity and inclusion for New York City families through distribution of free books. June 22, 2021 (Long Island City, NY) – Today, Fidelis Care, a health plan serving more than 2.3 million members across New York State and Literacy Inc. announced Diversity through Literacy, a timely initiative which brings diverse books and […]

LINC recognizes Juneteenth Independence Day–Emancipation Day–as a day of action and reflection. Our staff will take Friday off to engage in a weekend of individual or collective action in support of racial justice and to raise the visibility and importance of Black History towards the pursuit of racial and education justice. Here is how we […]

“LINC trabaja con padres y comunidades para abordar la crisis de alfabetización y todas las injusticias que resultan de eso—todo para construir una sociedad más equitativa y un futuro más habitable. Los padres se apasionan ayudando a sus niños a ser exitosos; les mostramos formas probadas y veraces para que la alfabetización sea visible y […]