WHO ARE WE
The Lake Shore Chapter of the Links, Incorporated was chartered on January 20, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois. Our primary goal is to provide educational, cultural, and financial support to enrich the lives of families and under-served youth in Chicago's Westside community.
Over the last 20 years, Lake Shore (IL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated has remained steadfast in its mission to deliver services to underserved youth and families on Chicago’s West Side. Annually, in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, Deeply Rooted Dance Company, ETA Creative Arts Center, the Salvation Army, the BBF Family Services, Hefferan Elementary School and Westinghouse High School, the Chapter delivers volunteer social services to youth and adults, and grants college scholarships to qualified students.
NATIONAL FACETS
The VISION of the National Trends and Services facet is to eliminate disparities by reducing barriers to services through advocacy, education, and service. Our MISSION is to empower our chapters to effectively empower the communities in which we work.
The words of the great children's advocate, Marian Wright Edelman, resonate with us today more than ever. The Links, Incorporated is committed to leading the way as champions of change, ensuring that youth are academically successful and engaged in healthy lifestyles
The Links, Incorporated established the Health and Human Services facet in response to the chronic health disparities that persist in black communities and result in the decreased life expectancy of African Americans and other people of African ancestry.
Throughout the nation today, Links chapters partner with museums, symphonies, arts councils, educational institutes and corporations in order to support art programs, especially where there is a focus on artists of color.
The mission of the International Trends and Services facet is to expand the global platform for programs designed and developed to service the educational, health and cultural needs of people of African descent throughout the world.