October is National Book Reading Month and FLOC is hosting its annual book festival on Friday, October 30th to celebrate! FLOC's Annual Book Festival is an opportunity for students and their families to celebrate and promote the importance of reading and literacy. During the Festival, FLOC students get to pick books to take home, and […]
Every March, For Love of Children, hosts its annual Read-A-Thon. Students, Volunteers, Staff, Board Members, and Donors are all encouraged to help achieve our goal of 60,000 minutes read for the entire month of March. If every student reads just 5 hours we will hit our reading goal! Families- Click here for more information […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us for FLOC's 2021 Beyond the Classroom Virtual Fundraising Event. Check back for information about next year's event! Event Recap: April 8 - Virtual Mixology with Get Mixed by Kay! Let FLOC bring Happy Hour to you! Enhance your bartending skills and add 6 new drink recipes to […]
Join us on Wednesday, May 26 for a FLOC Fireside chat with US Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins. Ambassador Jenkins is an expert in the areas of arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation. She was the Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN), U.S. Department of State (DOS) […]
Event RecapThank you to everyone who came out this weekend to the Back-to-School FLOCfest Open House and Packet Pick-Up. We got to see longtime FLOC students in person again, introduce ourselves to new families, and even signed some new students up! Everyone had a great time learning about FLOC, getting crafty, and playing games! We […]
FLOC's first-ever Virtual Walk-a-Thon has officially ended and we are proud to announce we raised over $4,200 for FLOC students and programs! Walk with FLOC brought together people from across the country -from New York and New Jersey to California and Colorado and everywhere in between. Each person walked 2.8 miles (or more) in honor […]
>> click here to see photos from the event << Don't miss FLOC's Virtual Book Festival on Friday, November 12th. During this pre-recorded event, our special guest and Mother of #BlackGirlMagic, CaShawn Thompson sits down with FLOC Executive Director Brandelyn Anderson to talk all about her new book Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales […]
Support FLOC's Read-a-Thon Studies show that just 15 minutes of reading per day increases student gains in reading achievement and translates into overall academic success, making students more likely to graduate high school on time and enroll in college.In addition, under-resourced students who read 15 minutes a day scored better on reading assessments than high […]
Join us for our Annual Student Holiday Party this Saturday, December 17th from 12pm-2pm at FLOC Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Students can enjoy a festive afternoon that includes free food, gifts, holiday activities, music, a book fair, and more! RSVP at this link by Friday, December 16th. Students 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult (18 or older). For students 10 and older attending the event by […]
RSVP HERE! Please join us for a fun-filled evening on May 18, 2023, from 6:00-7:30 pm. We will have games, food, a book fair, and a book reading with student author Joseph Chuku from Shayla's Shutdown Solution. This event will be held at FLOC Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.FLOC will have a raffle drawing. Gain entries […]
Are you a DC student looking for support as you begin your journey to college? Join us for our College Coaching Kickoff on Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 6pm-7:30pm. Enjoy free food and exciting raffles as we discuss how you can be a part of our FREE college coaching program. In this program, we offer college […]
For Love of Children is hosting our annual holiday party on Saturday, December 16th from 12-2pm! Come join us for music, games, crafts, cupcake decorating and FOOD. The first 20 students to arrive can enter a raffle to win a free BIKE and the top 3 students to complete the scavenger hunt will win a […]
