Services to Youth
The Baton Rouge Chapter is committed to providing support, mentoring, educational opportunities, and other services to minority and low income youth in the Baton Rouge area. Our Services to Youth facet has identified and partnered with four schools with a high percentage of minority and low income students.
School data retrieved from the US Depart of Education National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov.
The percentage of minority students includes all Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian / Pacific Islander students.
The percentage of low income students is determined by the number of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Eligibility for free and reduced-price lunches is determined by students' family income in relation to the federally established poverty level.
Services to Youth Programs
The Baton Rouge Chapter has been involved in coordinating and sponsoring various worthwhile programs at these schools including:
Beginning in third grade, these girls receive focused support and caring interaction with chapter members on a regular basis. The results speak for themselves!
The Baton Rouge Chapter turned a fairytale into a teachable moment for a group of Audubon Elementary School girls. Members of the school’s Rosebuds Club, a student club for girls, participated in a mock trial of “The State vs. Jack and the Beanstalk” presided over by Judge Lisa Woodruff-White at The Family Court of East Baton Rouge.
The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Links Incorporated won the 2009 Golden Apple Award from Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) for our work at Capitol Elementary School. In October 2007, the chapter entered into partnership with Eden Park Elementary School and later followed Eden Park students to Capital Elementary for the 2008-2009 school year.
2011-2012 Sponsors
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