Gainesville(FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated

The Gainesville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated developed out of F.O.C.U.S. (Females Organized for the Challenges of Unity and Self Awareness), a civic organization founded in 1978, dedicated to improving the physical, emotional, intellectual and moral status of African American women.  It consisted of women from the local university and the Gainesville community.  The primary program was called College Admission Requirements Essentials (CARE).  It was successfully launched on April 7, 1984, with a grant from the Community Instructional Service.

The Links, Incorporated is a volunteer service organization of concerned and talented women, who linked in friendship, enhance the quality of life in the larger community.  The organization is primarily concerned with enriching, sustaining and ensuring the identities, culture and economic survival of African-Americans and persons of African descent.  

For more information visit the chapter website and social media pages.