Successful Youth.
Thriving Families.
Strong Neighborhoods.
29 Community Schools in Lincoln and counting.
Working Together to Create a Culture of Learning
Amazing things are happening at CLC! Helping youth in Lincoln develop skills that support health, academic achievement and creativity.
Lincoln Community Learning Centers provide a fun, educational delivery system that uses neighborhood schools as the central gathering place for students, families and neighborhoods.
CLC clubs provide high-quality academic and enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children. These clubs offer a variety of activities that complement and amplify what they’re learning in school. CLC clubs help develop problem-solving and creative thinking skills as well as encourages community and parent engagement for the success of the children.
Success
CLC Students outperform their peers in math and science.
Support
Parents indicate that the no. 1 reason they enroll their children in CLC programming is for supervision during critical hours after school.
Thriving
With CLC’s programs, every student learns skills that will help them flourish and live a long, healthy life.
Our Principles
Collaboration
Lifelong Learning
Integration
Outcome Focused
Neighborhood Based
Community Leadership
Latest News
Amazing things are happening at CLC!
Meet Lincoln High’s New CLC School Community Coordinator, Chelsea Egenberger
Chelsea Egenberger has joined Civic Nebraska as our first school community coordinator at our new Lincoln High School Community Learning Center. Chelsea, a Lincoln High graduate, began...
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Husker Football Players Volunteer at Belmont Community Center
Summer CLC is in full swing. Thanks to Nebraska Huskers for supporting Belmont!! Some lucky kids got a chance to meet University of Nebraska athletes on Wednesday, including several...
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Meet Erin, Our Very First School Community Coordinator at Northeast High School
Erin Voichoski has joined Civic Nebraska as school community coordinator for our new Community Learning Center at Lincoln Northeast High School. Erin, a Lincoln native and 2018...
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See why students, parents and staff love CLC programs.
“Children may or may not be a product of their environment, but they *certainly* are a product of their expectations. CLCs build high expectations and strong citizens!”
-CLC Partner
“The thing I love most about CLCs is that every child can participate, and every child benefits.”
-CLC Principal
“The staff at my child’s school are like family!”
– CLC Parent
“I like the opportunities that CLC provides for my student, and through the CLC I’ve also gotten a chance to connect more with my child’s school.”
– CLC Parent
“The CLC staff really care about me and my future. I tell them about things that I’m interested in, and then they create a club to allow me to explore my interest further.”
– CLC Student