Closing the Opportunity Divide in Montgomery County

Future Link provides low-income, first-generation-to-college young adults with the tools, skills and resources to achieve lasting economic self-sufficiency. Our two-phase program begins with career exploration and education planning followed by comprehensive, personalized support including mentoring, paid internships, tutoring, scholarships and ongoing professional development workshops. Future Link empowers participants to achieve their education and career goals. Dedicated mentors, employers and donors sustain our work by investing in local youth.

Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce

Advanced education or training is necessary to enter our region’s knowledge- and technology-based workforce. Although Montgomery County is one of the most affluent in the nation, significant income and educational disparities exist. These inequities have a lasting ripple effect on low-income, first-generation-to-college young adults, limiting access to education and training opportunities, degree attainment, homeownership and long-term wealth building.

We envision a community that offers all young adults in Montgomery County equitable access to education and career development opportunities to position them to thrive in the workforce; one that invests in their abilities and partners with them to maximize their talents. Future Link aims to overcome issues of social injustice and income inequality, launching our participants to financial independence and self-sufficiency.