NCFL Nebraska

We are seeking a new Nebraska Director to lead the place-based ex*****on of NCFL's Family Learning System model across the state. Think you might be a good fit? Learn more and apply here: https://ow.ly/GzFr50QsF0A

Please note: The successful candidate for this role needs to reside in Nebraska.

oin NCFL, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Equity Research Action Coalition on Thursday, January 25 at 3 PM EST for a presentation on culturally sustaining family partnership.

Black, Indigenous, and other families of color continue to thrive despite navigating systems and environments that place them at social, economic, and psychological risk. This presentation will uncover the importance of centering the multiple intelligences, expertise, and lived experiences of minoritized families with young children. Leveraging findings about minoritized families’ experiences with racism and discrimination, their financial security/material hardship, mental health and wellbeing, and early care and education options, this session will uncover how early care and education systems and those who work alongside families can create systems of opportunities and ensure they thrive.

Participants will examine how they can activate the 4Es of Exploration, Expectation, Education, and Empowerment as they transform the early care and education system to ensure justice for families and communities who have been historically marginalized, sidelined, and silenced.

Register here: https://ncfl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WEIUSLmxQwyzB9AutZfwkg

Thanks, Kayla, for your hard work!

"It's really important to meet families where they are and work with what they give you. We often send home books and other activities with our parents, asking them to enjoy those things with their children. One parent has struggled to complete those activities. Our small step was for them to set the book on the table where the child could see it and pay attention to if the child picked it up. These small steps have paid off.

The parent has started to not just set the book out but talk with their child about the pictures in the book. The last time I visited their home, a school project created by their son was hanging on the wall. In the years I've worked with this family, that is a first. I've never seen anything from a child hanging up on the wall. This parent is slowly realizing the impact they have on the child. By engaging parents where they are and using very small steps, we are creating within them the confidence they need to take bigger steps and try more things like visiting the classroom or reading the book with the child." ❤️

Kayla Spence
Family Literacy Coordinator
Crete Public Schools

Let’s learn how to keep our kids safe!

We wanted to wrap up the week by saying thanks to our amazing partners, schools, and families who made these last five years of Family Literacy in Nebraska possible!

The Impact of the Nebraska Statewide Family Engagement Centers Stakeholders across Nebraska look back on what they’ve achieved together with NCFL as part of the Nebraska SFEC program.

We are so excited to have Dr. Walter Gilliam with us!

This year’s Families Learning Conference is coming to Omaha! Join other Nebraska parents and caregivers at the 2023 Families Learning Pre-Conference, happening on Sunday, October 22nd. This half-day event will feature speakers and sessions designed specifically for parenting adults. Learn more and register at ncflconference.org.

National Center for Families Learning

We can't wait to see you! Only one week left until our next .

Registration is still open at https://www.education.ne.gov/family/nebraska-cafe/