MLK Day of Service It was great to see a group of LINK Mentors and Mentees come together to volunteer

April Saturday Academy Get ready for another exciting Saturday Academy on April 12th. Each grade level will engage in dynamic,

SATURDAY ACADEMY RECAPS February Saturday Academy Our February Saturday Academy was an exciting Career Exploration Day with the theme of

Mentor Appreciation Week: April 21-26, 2025 Mentor Appreciation Week is a dedicated time to celebrate the commitment and impact of

MLK Day of Service It was great to see a group of LINK Mentors and Mentees come together to volunteer

LINK Unlimited Scholars mourns the January 2025 passing of our longstanding LINK Mentor, board member, and generous donor Jerome “Jerry”

We are so pleased to welcome new staff member Maurice Tiner to the LINK team! Maurice, our new Director of

We are delighted to share with you the 2023-2024 LINK Unlimited Scholars Annual Impact Report. This year’s report celebrates the

Congratulations to MyKael Perry, a 7th-grader at KIPP Bloom College Prep, who was recently elected to the Black Millennial Renaissance

George Ellzey, Jr., a proud LINK alumnus from the Hales Franciscan Class of 2009, has some big news to share!

Dr. Gunn always enjoys the opportunity to get in front of Chicago businesses to share her personal story as well

April Saturday Academy Get ready for another exciting Saturday Academy on April 12th. Each grade level will engage in dynamic,

Congrats to LINK Scholar Maya Hooks, Mother McAuley High School Class of 2025, on writing and directing a one-act play

This month we’re proud to shine the Mentor Spotlight on Bianca Conner, who serves as Mentor to Ocean Lott, Class

Special thanks to The Chicago Academy for the Arts, the nation’s premier performing and visual arts high school, for their

Join us for our 30th Annual Driving Fore A Difference Golf Outing on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Twin Orchard

A big congratulations to our very own LINK President and CEO Dr. Toinette Gunn, who was recently recognized as a

As part of October’s Saturday Academy, junior and senior Scholars attended the National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s (NACAC) College

This fall, our Class of 2025 Scholars had the opportunity to attend two different “Project College” events—the College Essay Writing

FAFSA Completion Workshop Tuesday, January 14, 2025 The FAFSA is now open! If you need support in completing your FAFSA,

We are so grateful for your participation with LINK Unlimited Scholars! Thanks to the dedication and success of our High

We Appreciate You! A huge thank you to everyone who supported LINK during Giving Tuesday! We set our sights on

A new day is dawning, and the next generation of Black students is preparing to lead!  At LINK Unlimited Scholars,

This month, we’re proud to shine the spotlight on Jamere Walton, a LINK alum (Class of 2009) who has joined

We’re still looking for new Mentors for our high school Scholars. If you know someone who may be interested, please

Attention, 8th grade Jr. LINK Scholars! The application for LINK’s High School Fellowship is now open for all 8th graders.

Our Class of 2025 Scholars have already earned more than 170 college acceptances—and counting! Class of 2025 Scholars, please continue

Congratulations to our very own LINK President and CEO, Dr. Toinette Gunn, who was selected as a 2025 Chicago Defender

What an amazing group of active and committed Mentors we have at LINK Unlimited Scholars!  In late September, our Mentors

We’re proud to shine this month’s Alumni Spotlight on Maurice Tiner, LINK Class of ’13. A graduate of Holy Trinity

We’re proud to shine the Mentor Spotlight on Astin Hayes and Marc Washington. Astin is a returning Mentor who brought

We’re so grateful to all of our supporters who invest in LINK Unlimited Scholars throughout the year. Recently, we received

A Little Word of Advice Be the best Mentor to your LINK Scholar through the practice of “active listening.” High

As we move through the first quarter of our new fiscal year, we’d like to take a moment to look

Shout-out to Addison Belhomme, a Class of 2025 Scholar, who is continuing her impressive accomplishments in film! LINK Scholar Addison

Fall Kick-Off We had a blast gearing up for an exciting new school year at our annual Scholar Kick-Off Event