Collaborative

National & State Organizations
LIFT directs multiple statewide projects and meets stringent accountability measures from state and federal funding sources. Partner agencies include the National Center for Family Literacy, the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Missouri State Library, and the University of Missouri.

Parent Information and Resource Center
The Missouri Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC) serves parents, schools, and community organizations throughout the state by providing a wide range of information, training, technical assistance, and resources to help parents promote their children's achievement in school. A collaborative effort of LIFT, Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., ParentLink, Practical Parenting Partnerships, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and others, the Missouri PIRC disseminates parent-related information to parents in all areas of the state. On another level, the Missouri PIRC partners provide intensive services targeted to parents in urban and rural communities in Missouri with children attending low-performing schools.