We are Friends Transforming Communities through Service.
We are Friends Transforming Communities through Service.
Greater Wayne County Chapter Links President
Karen Heidelberg-Barnwell, MD
Cooking for Our Health
International Trends & Services
Our International Trends and Services facet presents our Let’s Live Healthy – Globally cookbook as part of our Black K.A.R.E. Initiative to support kidney health education and awareness. This beautifully designed digital cookbook features recipes curated from The Kidney Foundation – Kidney Community Kitchen.
In addition, you will take a journey through the historical origins of our food and learn about the history of African American culture and nutrition. Click on the door to begin your experience!
The mission of the International Trends and Services facet is to expand the global platform for programs designed and developed to service the educational, health and cultural needs of people of African descent throughout the world.
Program Spotlight
The Greater Wayne County Chapter Links, Incorporated. is proud to support Link Up The Vote, a national initiative of The Links, Incorporated geared towards driving voter turnout in communities of color across the country! The GWCC National Trends facet is committed to doing its part and driving voter turnout in Detroit and Greater Wayne County! As part of this effort, we now have a unique link that allows eligible Michiganders to register to vote through the Michigan Department of State website! Join the women of GWCC as we “Link Up the Vote”!
Community Impact
Services to Youth
The Services to Youth Facet conducted an initiative to provide funds to support the distribution of quality books in low-income areas that are considered book deserts, where children have little to no access to books and where the purchase of books is considered a luxury. The goal is to increase access to books in low-income areas to nurture a love of reading for fun in youth. This is vital, as according to the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), 33% of fourth-grade students in the state of Michigan are proficient readers, and only 5% of fourth grade students within the City of Detroit are proficient readers.
Through the support of the Services to Youth Facet, a total of $2,000 has been raised for children living in low-income areas, for distribution to stock and restock the My Home Library and Little Free Libraries initiatives. This donation translates into 285 books donated through the Greater Wayne County Links Chapter.
