September 28, 2024 was a National Day of Impact for Links all over the country. North Jersey laced up our sneakers and hit the pavement for our annual walkathon featuring Zumba, hula hoops, chalk art and voter education!

North Jersey Chapter has been Linking Up The Vote at events across Essex County. Earlier this month, we registered voters at a re-entry facility and at local schools in our service area.

On Aug 29, 2024 Chancellor Avenue Elementary School hosted its Welcome Back BBQ for students and families. North Jersey was on hand to register voters, raffle off prizes, and share information about our chapter's new Chancellor's Closet - a new full-service laundry room created by the North Jersey Links.

On May 17, 2024, North Jersey celebrated the grand opening of our brand new Music & Arts Center at St. Mary's Preparatory & Kindergarten in Montego Bay, Jamaica. With a full program of visiting dignitaries and student performances, it was a fantastic way to mark our 75 years of service!

On March 26, 2024, North Jersey Chapter hosted its annual Women’s History Month Celebration featuring a fireside chat with State Senator Britnee Timberlake and Essex County Commissioner and She Wins Founder A’Dorian Murray-Thomas.

In February 2024, our Health & Human Services facet presented a session on healthy foods and good/bad snacks. Students were treated to a fun vocabulary exercise and learned how to use tools such as food logs to track their eating habits.

Several members of North Jersey Chapter participated in the 2024 Education Across The Miles mission trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica where we had the opportunity to check on our newly built Music & Arts Center at St. Mary’s Preparatory and Kindergarten.

Our January 2024 touchpoint at Whitney Houston Academy taught students about Civic Engagement and how to use their time and voices to make a difference in the community. For the classroom activity, each student wrote a letter and made a Valentine's Day card for a senior pen pal at the East Orange Senior Volunteer Corp.

On December 9, 2023, North Jersey Chapter came together to support the UN Women's international effort to Unite to End Violence Against Women. Gender-based violence is everybody's business, and there is #NOEXCUSE for inaction.

In one of signature events, our chapter recently came together in friendship & service to fill Thanksgiving boxes for families in need. North Jersey Chapter assembled complete dinners including turkeys to be distributed to families at several local schools.

In recognition of The Links, Incorporated’s National Impact Day of Service on November 20, 2023, our Health and Human Services facet organized lunch for senior care staff at the Bowser Family Senior Center in East Orange.

On November 17, 2023, North Jersey continued to work with Whitney Houston Academy students to teach time management and the importance of rest. The students, who are also learning about community service, even fundraised and presented the chapter with money to support fellow students in Jamaica.

In October 2023, our chapter met with the students at Whitney Houston Academy to teach critical skills in time management through several fun and classic exercises.

In May 2023, our International Trends and Services Facet designed a fun, hands-on activity for our Whitney Houston third graders. The facet combined history and creativity to expose students to a world of different cultures through mask making.

On March 22, 2023, North Jersey Links celebrated Women's History Month with a history maker - Dr. Marcheta Evans, President of Bloomfield College. She captivated the full house with an amazing story of her personal journey.

On March 22, 2023, North Jersey Links celebrated Women's History Month with a history maker - Dr. Marcheta Evans, President of Bloomfield College. She captivated the full house with an amazing story of her personal journey.

In March 2023, members of our Legislative Committee partnered with the Newark Commission on the Status of Women on their Stop Period Poverty initiative which aims to eliminate the stigma and financial strain of accessing period products. Together, we packed nearly 1,000 sanitary products that were distributed to Central High School, Cleveland Grammar School and three (3) different homeless women's shelters around the Greater Newark area.

Members of North Jersey Chapter worked to elevate and empower the lives of children at St. Mary’s Prep in Jamaica during The Links’ Education Across the Miles Global Mission Trip in February 2023.

In February 2023, our Health & Human Services facet enjoyed discussing the importance of healthy eating habits with our Whitney Houston Academy students.

In October 2022, our chapter kicked off our Connecting The Links umbrella program with a new cohort of 3rd graders at Whitney Houston Academy.

On May 13, 2022, former International Soccer Star and current Sr. Manager, Strategy and Planning for the Major Soccer League, Morgan Langley helped our students gear up for summer fun.

In March 2022, Whitney Houston Academy students were treated to fun while learning skills we can all use. Students received banking tools to help them save and build wealth.

North Jersey Links recently partnered with the NJ State House to teach our Whitney Houston Academy students “How A Bill Becomes A Law”. The students took on the role of lawmaker and were able to debate a current bill. The 2-day program culminated in a virtual tour of the NJ State House.

North Jersey Chapter brought the phenomenal Alvin Ailey Dance Company directly to our students at Whitney Houston Academy. The students learned excerpts from Revelations and even choreographed performances of their own.

Food insecurity is a major problem on college campuses. North Jersey Links recently supported students at Bloomfield College, Montclair State and Rutgers/Newark with monetary donations to each of their student food pantries.