2024-09-13T20:11:59-07:00 2024-04-30 Stephanie A Rowe CPA 5023 A St Sacramento CA 95819 990EZ 2023-05-01 946128811 The Links Inc Sacramento Chapter LINK 2169264679 PO Box 221081 Sacramento CA 95822 Teresa Aldredge President 2024-09-13 true true Stephanie Rowe P02030543 9165582660 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z 1520 X X N/A X X non-profit 61592 X 29112 31170 0 0 0 0 1310 61592 15500 2273 10433 450 45944 74600 -13008 86632 73624 86632 73624 86632 73624 86632 73624 The Sacramento (CA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, organized in 1952, is a volunteer service organization of dedicated, talented, and professional women who are committed to the organization's mission of enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the identities, culture, and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation established in 1946 with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The membership includes over 17,000 professional women of African decent in 299 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. Marjorie Patterson and 15 distinguished women chartered The Sacramento Chapter of the Links, Incorporated on March 15, 1952. Members contribute over 4,000 documented hours of community service each year. The Sacramento Links programs are focused on five facet areas: The Arts Program expands and increases visual and per During FY2023/24, more than 63 active and alumnae members dedicated themselves to providing transformational programs to the Sacramento region. Our members contribute more than 4,000 documented hours of community service annually. Our most recent and on-going events include: Signature Program - In 2020, The Sacramento (CA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated modified and created a new robust and relevant Achievers Program to 'Black Achievers Creating Change' BACC to a free two-year program focused on connecting, supporting, and celebrating high achieving African-American students in the Sacramento region. The program includes both young men and women in their junior and senior years of high school who exemplify academic achievement, leadership potential, and a willingness to empower others through volunteer service. The two-year comprehensive workshop series includes college preparation workshops, mentoring activities, civic and community service project and volunteer activities. In 2024, we had over 24 participants who engaged in a host of activities and workshops and completed a community service project focused on voter education and registration. The Sacramento Chapter of the Links, Incorporated holds a BACC celebration honoring our graduating seniors. Utilizing the umbrella approach to implement activities such problems, based on our research on low graduation and college attendance rates, increased mental health concerns of Black youth, and disengagement of youth from community service, each Program Facet designed and executed monthly workshops based on the BACC goals and objectives. The workshop structure included an interactive virtual experience with pre and post polling questions facilitated by chapter members on specific topics of engagement: The culminating project was led by our National Trends Program and included a community service project focused on educational equity the Arts Program provided colorful and fun ways to create life planning through mind maps and taught our youth how to create their own personal branding. Services to Youth Program invited Restorative Justice Scholars to demonstrate and facilitate a restorative justice circle process for the scholars International Trends brought global awareness of the study abroad opportunities while in college and Health and Human Services focused on isolation, anxiety, and depression during Covid-19 and learning the importance of preventing suicide in Black youth. Teresa Aldredge President 20.00 0 Carolyn Veal Hunter Vice President 20.00 0 Kendra Lewis Secretary 10.00 0 Sharon Jones Reyes Secretary 10.00 0 Kamieka Hairston Treasurer 20.00 0 Cora Dixon Secretary 20.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false Kamieka Hairston PO Box 221081 Sacramento CA 95822 2169264679 false false false false false false false false NONE NONE Other Revenue.2 BACC Program Income $379 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $1527 Other Expenses.1007 Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $5653 Other Expenses.1 Membership event expenses $25296 Other Expenses.2 Membership dues to National $13300 Other Expenses.4 Gifts $168