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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the Mentor Spotlight on Astin Hayes and Marc Washington. Astin is a returning Mentor who brought

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

We’re thrilled to welcome three new staff members to the LINK team: Michael Happ, VP, Advancement; Alexandria Cummings, VP, Programs

Check out this video about LINK’s history and legacy!  We’re so proud of our impact in helping our Scholars to,

Congratulations to our own Dr. Toinette Gunn, President and CEO of LINK Unlimited Scholars, for being named to Crain’s Chicago

We’re nearing the end of our fiscal year, and we’d love to have your support in the final push of

Our LINK family continues to grow and expand, and we’re excited to welcome a new staff member and two new

We are thrilled to announce that LINK Alum trina reynolds-tyler (Class of 2011), data director for Invisible Institute, recently won

We’re so proud to shine the Mentor Spotlight on Sanchir Avirmed, associate at GTCR LCC.  Sanchir did Questbridge when he

Huge thanks to these media outlets for shining a spotlight on LINK and our innovative approaches that are transforming education!

As we work to build tomorrow’s Black leaders today, we are proud to present the 2022-2023 LINK Unlimited Scholars Impact

Mentor Spotlight: Joshua McNabbFirefighter & ParamedicLINK Alum, LINK Mentor We’re proud to shine this month’s Mentor Spotlight on Joshua McNabb. 

We had a fantastic time at our Mentor Happy Hour in January! Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to network, exchange ideas,

We are thrilled to announce that LINK Unlimited Scholars has been accepted into the 2024 cohort of The University of

In celebration of Women’s History Month in March, Dr. Janine Franklin (affectionately known as Dr. J.), LINK’s VP, Programs &

Thursday, July 25, 2024 We can’t wait to see you at LINK’s 29th Annual “Driving Fore a Difference” Golf Outing

Career Connections Collective Panelists Needed Are you willing to share your career path with our LINK Scholars?  We have one

We have been making a splash in the news lately, highlighting the impact our work is having on our Scholars

Our LINK family is growing, and we’re excited to officially welcome these six new dynamic team members! Katie AbeleAssistant to

Take a look at all the ways we’re spreading the LINK mission—and please share the good news on your social

We launched our new Group Mentor initiative and hosted a Match Night on November 2 to connect 45 scholars with

We’re proud to shine the Mentor Spotlight on Franklin Reynolds this month. After graduating from De La Salle Institute as