Facets
Service to Youth
The Services to Youth facet uses an integrated approach to prepare young people to succeed as healthy citizens in the global workforce and to promote healthy lifestyles within families and communities. In support of The Links’ mission to enrich and enhance the lives of Black youth, the primary goals of this facet are to:
Close the achievement gap from pre-K through college, with the intent of preparing our youth for the global workforce as healthy citizens
Develop training modules for local pre-K through college mentoring programs, to ascertain a high level of support for youth in our communities
Expand and support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
Promote and support historically black colleges and universities for guaranteed sustainability.
The Eastern Area Services to Youth facet has supported The Links, Incorporated Links STEMReady Signature Program via programming with Black Girls Code, and WildSTEMS, providing support to National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Jr. Chapters chartered within the region.
Notable also, has been the Eastern Area Services to Youth support and promotion of The Links Incorporated’s National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative. In partnership with the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF), the Eastern Area has on an annual basis surpassed its fundraising expectations due to the tremendous support of Area chapters, as well as individual Link Sisters’ contributions. In addition to raising funds for HBCUs, the Eastern Area Services to Youth facet has provided financial wellness programming under Our Money Matters.
The Eastern Area Services to Youth will continue to support HBCUs in partnership with TMSF, via integrated programming. In collaboration with the Eastern Area Health and Human Services and National Trends and Services facets, the programming will feature topics on mental and physical health, as well as financial literacy and voter registration.
Enriching Our Community
The Links, Incorporated has a long tradition of promoting and engaging in educational, civic and inter-cultural activities that enrich the lives of members of the Black community at large. The cornerstone of our service is our five programming facets — Services to Youth, The Arts, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services, and Health and Human Services. Through our facets, we implement programs and initiatives that address the most critical needs of under-served communities. Annually, we impact the lives of more than 3 million people at home and abroad.