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The Links, Incorporated is an international not-for-profit established in 1946 with 17,000 members across 299 chapters in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom.

Members contribute over 1 million service hours annually and have donated $1 million in grants to organizations including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the United Negro College Fund.

Arkansas chapters (Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Northwest Arkansas) operate programs including mentoring, youth education, health and wellness initiatives, and have donated over $400,000 in scholarships to African American high school seniors and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Arkansas.

The organization focuses on five program areas: services to youth, the arts, national trends and services, international trends and services, and health and human services.

The House of Representatives recognizes The Links, Incorporated for its service work and contributions to communities and the State of Arkansas.