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Black Family Wellness Expo to support our National Black Family Wellness effort to improve health outcomes!
​March 16th, 2024
Grace Baptist Church, 65 Kingsbury Street
​Noon to 4:00 p.m.

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Founding

Margaret Hawkins and Sarah Scott are the catalysts to the foundation of Waterbury Links, Inc.

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Margaret Hawkins and Sarah Scott " ... envisioned an organization that would respond to the needs and aspirations of Black women in ways that existing clubs did not." - History of the Links | waterbury (waterburyctlinks.com)

Partners

• Girls, Inc.
• Granville Academy
• Palace Theater
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NHLBI) as a Heart Truth partner according to 
  • ​Welcome to HeartLinks - Links (linksinc.org)
• Waterbury Police Activity League (PAL)
• Waterbury Head Start Agency
• Brass City Charter School
• Bridge to Success, Waterbury
• Waterbury Public Schools
• Links, New Haven
  
• Links, Milford
  
• Links, Greater Hartford

Accolades

WaterburyLife.com has no accolades for this organization at this time.

Endorsements

WaterburyLife.com is unaware of endorsements at this time.

Community

This chapter of the parent group Links primarily serves Black women in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut.

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"... we have hosted community forums and sponsored health fairs to empower the greater Waterbury community with important health information" - Waterbury CT Links

Social Media

Waterbury CT Chapter The Links, Incorporated - Home | Facebook

History

1. Founded / Incorporated
   1. 1946 (nationally)
      
   2. 1975 (in Waterbury)
2. Last Known Date of Operation
   1. At least as late as April of 2021

Lodges and Chapters

The Waterbury Links, Inc Waterbury Chapter is a chapter of the parent Links corporation, and has not chapters of it's own.

Filings and Related Reports

• Waterbury Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is a 501(c)4 corporation
• Links / Waterbury Chapter | Waterbury, CT | Cause IQ
• Links Inc (Waterbury Chapter) in Waterbury, CT (orgcouncil.com)
  • This source lists the "Links, Inc (Waterbury Chapter)" as a "41 organization"; this may be a typo, which may have meant to be "401(c)3 organization"
  • This source lists the "Links, Inc (Waterbury Chapter)" as having been granted tax-exempt status "by the IRS"; however, this source also indicates that contributions are "not deductible".

Programs and Services

​Functional Concentrations

• The Arts
• National Trends and Services
• Health and Human Services
• International Trends and Services
• Services to Youth

Prongs of Implementation

• Civic
• Educational
• Cultural

According to their website: Programs | Waterbury (waterburyctlinks.com)

Archive Calendar of Events

Black Family Wellness Expo
Date:            March 16, 2024
​Time:            12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:     Grace Baptist Church, 65 Kingsbury Street

Official Website

• Waterbury CT Links
  • This website home page may not have been updated since 2019, while other pages therein may have been updated in 2020

Mission

Additional information may be available by contacting this organization directly.

" ... service to the community is paramount to our mission ..." - Waterbury CT Links

Vision

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Purpose

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Goals

Additional information may be available by contacting this organization directly.

Values

Additional information may be available by contacting this organization directly.

Members

• This organization is a Closed organization.
  • Membership is required

• Stacie Silva-Gordon

Memberships

• The Waterbury Links, Inc may be a Life member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• There are no other known memberships

Serving

This chapter of the parent group Links primarily serves Black women in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut.

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" ... Our commitment to Waterbury youth has resulted in the Waterbury (CT) Chapter awarding over $60,000 in scholarships to deserving local high school students ... " - Waterbury CT Links

Management

1. Chairman
2. President - Adrienne Parkmond, Esq.
3. 1st Vice-President - Ashika Brinkley
4. 2nd Vice-President
5. Recording Secretary -
   1. 2021: Cheryl Gatling Gallowa 
6. Financial Secretary - Kelsie Bennett
7. Correspondence Secretary - Valita Luckett
8. Membership Secretary
9. Treasurer - Michelle James
10. Deputy Treasurer
11. Board of Trustees
12. Board of Advisors
13. Board of Directors
    1. ​Eastern Area Director, Waterbury Chapter:
       
       1. 2022: Shauna Tucker-Sims
14. ​Committees
15. Agent of Record
16. ​Contact Person

Former Management

1. Former Presidents
   
   1. ​Valita Luckett
   2. Pauline Allen Ellison

Contact Information

By Postal Mail:
Waterbury Chapter - The Links, Incorporated
P.O. Box 2776
Waterbury, CT 06721
 
By Electronic Mail:
​waterburyCTlinks@gmail.com

Events and Activities

2022: August 6th: Granville Alumni Day
2022: HBCU Send-Off Celebration
2021: HBCU Send-Off Celebration
2020: HBCU Send-Off Celebration
2019: HBCU Send-Off Celebration