Linkages to Life: A Signature Program of The Links, Incorporated

The Links, Incorporated established the Health and Human Services facet to address the health disparities that persist in Black communities through education, health advocacy, and utilization of health resources/partnerships.

Linkages to Life, the organ, tissue and bone marrow donation awareness program, started as an initiative of the Southern Area and was adopted by the national organization as a signature program.  The goal of this program and our partnership is to decrease disparities in donor registration and transplantation in the African American community.

Linkages to Life:
​Our Life Matters Webinar

This webinar was presented collaboratively by the Macon (GA) Chapter of The Links, LifeLink of Georgia, and Be the Match on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Organ and Transplant Statistics

  • More than 110,000 men, women, and children currently await life-saving transplants. In Georgia, over 4,600 people are waiting. 
  • 63% of those on the transplant waiting list in Georgia are African American.
  • 67% of those listed for a kidney transplant in Georgia are African American.
  • Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national transplant waiting list.
  • One organ donor can potentially save up to 8 lives.
  • One organ, eye, and tissue donor can impact the lives of over 50 people.

Statistics provided by LifeLink of Georgia.

National Donate Life Registry

By registering your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor, you are helping to save lives and give hope to those currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. Thousands more people are in need of tissue or corneal transplants to restore health. One donor can save and heal more than 75 lives.
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  • To learn more about the organ donation registry process, visit Donate Life.