NCFL is excited to announce that Lincoln, Nebraska, is home to three new Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) sites. The grant was announced this morning at a press event at West Lincoln Elementary School.

“This grant will help empower our parents with the skills necessary to help their children with homework and other school activities,” said Dr. Susan Gourley, superintendent, Lincoln Public Schools. “We also thank and commend the work of the National Center for Family Literacy for helping to create these opportunities.”

Martha Matamoros is one of the first Lincoln participants along with her son, Victor, a first-grade student at West Lincoln Elementary. She spoke at the event this morning.

“Today, I can ask questions that help me in my daily life, fill out applications and enlarge my vocabulary. I feel good and happy because even though the time in the Toyota program has been short, I have seen progress in myself and in the help I can now offer to my children.”

Congratulations to Lincoln Public Schools!

For more information about the Toyota Family Literacy Program or the Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award, visit www.famlit.org/Toyota.