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Program Services
Members of the Westchester County (NY) Chapter of The Links
Incorporated serve the County’s communities through five committees that focus
on areas designated by the national Links, Incorporated organization: Services
to Youth, The Arts, International Trends and Services, National Trends and
Services, and Health and Human Services. Working in these areas, chapter
members contribute more than 1900 hours of service annually with the goal of
offering impactful programs that strengthen the County’s African American
communities and enrich the quality of life for all of Westchester’s citizens.
The Chapter has been recognized for its service programs by local community
organizations, including the Lois Bronz Children’s Center and the Westchester
chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, as well as by the Eastern Area and
National levels of The Links, Incorporated.
Our current programs include the following:
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The Links
International Foreign Affairs & Business Empowerment Program for Youth which
is designed to enhance high school students’ awareness of what it means to be a
global citizen or to have an international career. An additional thrust is to
expose the students to the art of countries and communities that are the focus
of study as a means of exploring the cultures and histories of those
countries.
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The Young
Achievers Program for male high school students, which, through mentoring,
guided tours of exhibits and workshops, enriches the students’ education and
skills and challenges them to excellence, thereby increasing their ability to
achieve their career and personal goals, including admittance to a rigorous
college.
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The Program
for Seniors at the Wartburg in Mount Vernon, NY, a hands-on, participatory
program for senior citizens that engages them in activities that promote their
health and knowledge of community resources and increase their capacity to
contribute to their own well-being.
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Fighting
Hunger in Westchester Program, a service effort through which chapter
members package donated food at local Food Bank for Westchester centers in
order to help reduce hunger and food insecurity in Westchester County.
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The
Karolyn Thomas Book Fair that provides children with free books that expand
their reading options and their worlds.
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Healthy
Smiles in Westchester, a program which brings the Colgate-Palmolive
Company’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Dental Van to schools, community health
centers, and community events. At these sites, volunteer dentists and members
of our chapter work together to offer free dental health education, screenings,
and service referrals, for children through age 12. The Westchester County
(NY) Chapter could not provide effective services to the community without the
support and cooperation of partners. Our partners for our current service
programs include Mount Vernon, Woodlands and New Rochelle high schools; the Omicron
Iota Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Wartburg of Westchester, NY; the Food
Bank for Westchester; the Colgate-Palmolive Company; the Metropolitan Museum of
Art; and the Theodore Young Community Center.
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