by Lincoln Littles | Mar 2, 2026 | Employers, Parents, Providers, Supporters
Lincoln Littles is often recognized for tuition assistance, and this support truly changes lives for families. But from the very beginning, the vision has been bigger than any single program. Lincoln Littles exists to strengthen the entire early childhood system in...
by Lincoln Littles | Jan 27, 2026 | Employers, Parents, Providers, Supporters
Imagine an organization with flexible work scheduling – leave for new parents, including moms and dads, adoptive and foster parents – choices for which holidays an employee can select as non-work days – a lifestyle spending account that can be used for any “wellness”...
by Lincoln Littles | Jan 27, 2026 | Employers, Parents, Providers, Supporters
In the marble halls of the Nebraska State Capitol, the distance between policy and people can sometimes feel vast. But on a cold December Tuesday, that gap disappeared — bridged by a wagon, a group of dedicated childcare providers, and the innocent curiosity of...
by Lincoln Littles | Feb 18, 2025 | Employers, Supporters
When Christine Weeks started her advertising agency, Eleanor Creative, she had four young children, not much money and had experienced her own childcare hardships and challenges, with unpaid maternity leaves and little support for new moms. Weeks didn’t want any of...
by Lincoln Littles | Oct 15, 2024 | Employers, Parents, Providers, Supporters
Five years ago, a movement was born in our community when the Lincoln Community Foundation launched the first Lincoln Littles Giving Day with dollars aimed at supporting our youngest Lincolnites. A year later the Lincoln Littles office emerged. This talented,...
by Lincoln Littles | May 13, 2024 | Employers, Parents, Providers, Supporters
From very early on in her life, Julie Jones-Branch was taught that children or “little people” as her grandma liked to refer to them, held the same importance as adults. Branch said that having this teaching ingrained into her life has defined her vision and planted a...