Thank you to all who attended and supported our 25th Anniversary celebration. We are still basking in the glow of support and warm messages from LINC’s extended community of incredible friends and supporters. Our community showed up in significant ways to support generations of readers who become leaders! Perla Montas, LINC alumna and Brown University […]

Do you know the difference between a fixed and growth mindset? Whether or not we realize it, most of us adopt a mindset early in our development that affects the entire trajectory of our lives. A fixed mindset sees the world as unchangeable, while a growth mindset sees our potential and increases our capacity for […]

On April 22, 2021, LINC’s Professional Advisory Council (PAC) hosted their second Virtual Trivia Night fundraiser. The PAC came together with their friends and family to spread awareness about LINC, and to recognize World Book Day. Guests were invited to tap into a curated playlist through Spotify and were also provided with a recipe for […]

Thanks to LINC’s continued partnership with the Saint Barnabas Hospital WIC program, the Fordham community held another successful virtual reading event on Tuesday, April 27. This time, Julia Danced the Bomba and so did we as guest author and storyteller Dr. Raquel Ortiz brought an Afro-Latino musical tradition to life. Engaging community stakeholders is at […]

LINC is proud to announce that we have two new members on our young professionals board, the Professional Advisory Council (PAC). We are pleased to introduce Hedy Gutfreund and Richard Offutt! Welcome to LINC, Hedy and Richard! It’s your energy and enthusiasm that helps fuel our movement to increase visibility of the literacy crisis in […]

LINC’s collective impact work continues to evolve and embrace the digital space. In April, the Reads Initiative unveiled a new website and launched a social media campaign to connect more families to our network. The campaign resulted in thousands of digital engagements and 100 commitments to our new community movement, the Reads Initiative Pledge. Families […]

Dear Councilmember: The New York City Council’s response to the Preliminary Budget paid attention to the complex needs we face together. Thank you for meeting the immediate demands of the pandemic’s impact on our communities. Because New York City is in the midst of a literacy crisis and the impact of early childhood programming is […]

“Daddy Changed the World” — Gianna Floyd Those words, coming from a six year old child whose father was brutally murdered by one of the very people charged with protecting her family, can give all of America hope that we will and we must work together to achieve a better society. At Literacy, Inc. (LINC), […]

This past Monday, March 23, we celebrated our fearless founder’s 93rd birthday! Mimi Levin Lieber continues to show all of us at LINC how to pursue justice through literacy with joy! We asked our staff and board members to share their thoughts on why they appreciate Mimi. The result was a list of 93 Reasons […]

LINC warmly welcomes Clare Premo Perez to our Board of Directors! Clare is a global brand manager at Unilever, where she focuses on brand strategy, new product innovation and development, and marketing communications. She previously worked as a strategy consultant at Winterberry Group. Clare received her B.A. from Princeton University and M.B.A. from Columbia University. […]

“A lot of our work is about…making sure that families, as entire family units, fall in love with books and find books irresistible.” Eliana Godoy LINC is on the news! We are hard at work building a literacy movement in the midst of an expanding crisis. Check out our very own Director of Advancement Eliana […]

LINC is proud to announce that our award winning Development Team is growing! As we prepare ourselves to support even more families, we are thankful to have four new staff members join us in our efforts. Meet Kate Dorman, Calin Mason, Jessica Tenenbaum, and Matt Zebrowski. They are excited to get to know the LINC […]

Literacy, Inc. is heartbroken and deeply troubled by last night’s shootings in Georgia. These shootings left eight people dead, six of them Asian-Americans. As we write, law enforcement has yet to rule out racial bias as a motivation for the violence, despite the gunman’s claims. And yet, regardless of what rationale he provides for his […]

LINC’s Very Involved Parent Academy educates and supports our parents who wish to take a greater role in shaping the future of their communities. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago, we were hard at work adjusting to the challenges of virtual learning and supporting our families remotely. Our VIPs immediately stepped […]

LINC is proud to announce that we have five new members on our young professionals board, the Professional Advisory Council (PAC). We are pleased to introduce Adam Brutocao, Alexandra Fen, Jessica Reich, Arjun Saraswat and Meredith Wallner! Welcome to LINC, Adam, Alexandra, Jessica, Arjun and Meredith. We are delighted to have your energy and enthusiasm […]

LINC and corporate partner Timberland are celebrating Black History Month with service. In response to the racial equality movement that took place last summer, Timberland made a commitment to support the Black and BIPOC communities in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and NYC- all cities that helped put the brand on the map! During the month […]

Nahid Lakhani brings multiple perspectives to her new role as a member of LINC’s Board of Directors. Her professional qualifications and expertise as an occupational therapist working with young children and focusing on early childhood development supports LINC’s transition to serving families with younger children. Nahid is also the mother of two children; she lives […]

On February 19, LINC facilitated the fourth session of our bilingual literacy-building Virtual Bee program. This program is designed to support caregivers with babies and toddlers (under five) and help them develop close bonds with their little bees as they enhance their early learning skills. Throughout this six-part series, five of the sessions focus exclusively […]