An integrated approach to preparing youth for the 21st century workforce

Purpose: The Links, Inc.’s first program facet, Services to Youth, was created to equip African-American children to use their intellect and spirit of achievement to indeed walk with their fellows in leading the way.

Goals:

• Promote early literacy
• Implement local mentoring programs from kindergarten through college
• Close the academic achievement gaps from kindergarten through college
• Introduce and support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) education and career readiness
• Implement college readiness programs
• Increase high school and college graduation rates
• Award college scholarships and build educational endowments
• Promote and support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

National Initiatives: National Mentoring, Young Achievers, S.T.E.M. Education and Career Readiness, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Education Linkage, Achieving the Dream, Inc. Partnership

Signature Programs: Links to Success: Children Achieving Excellence (Grades K-3) and Project L.E.A.D. – High Expectations (Grades 4-8)

For more detailed information regarding STY programming, please visit http://linksinc.org/youth.shtml or email sty@linksinc.org.