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Find Opportunities
Volunteer, serve and connect with verified
local organizations and needs.
STUDENTS MAKING A BIGGER IMPACT
Serve. Compete. Lead. Belong.
Find ways to serve locally, track your service, build skills, rally your team and turn community involvement into something you can be proud of.
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TRACK SERVICE HOURS
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TEAM CHALLENGES
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Track Service Hours
Build a verified record of participation,
service and community involvement.
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Earn Recognition
Work toward badges, milestones,
certificates and community recognition.
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Compete Together
Schools, teams, clubs and classrooms can
rally around shared local challenges.
WHAT COULD A LINK CHALLENGE LOOK LIKE?
Friendly Competition. Real Local Impact.
Challenges can be built around a nonprofit's verified local need and adapted for schools, classrooms, teams and clubs.
EXAMPLE CHALLENGE
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TEAM vs. TEAM
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Baseball vs. Softball
Lonely Sock Donation Drive
Two teams. One local need. Collect new socks for a participating Lake Norman nonprofit and see which team can create the greatest impact.
BASEBALL
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SOFTBALL
EXAMPLE CHALLENGE
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CLASS vs. CLASS
Homeroom Quarter Challenge
Small Change. Big Impact.
Each homeroom supports a local nonprofit during the semester and works together toward a shared classroom impact goal.
Homeroom A
Homeroom B
Homeroom C
YOUR IMPACT CAN GROW WITH YOU
Serve Today. Build Something You Can Show Tomorrow.
LINK can help students connect service, participation, leadership and real local experiences into a record of community impact.
LOG
VERIFY
RECOGNIZE
Track participation through approved LINK group and service pathways.
BADGES + MILESTONES
Celebrate verified participation, leadership and community-impact milestones.
Build friendly competition around real nonprofit needs while recognizing group impact.
SCHOOL vs SCHOOL
TEAM vs TEAM
Students · Schools · Clubs · Teams
Turn Community Service Into Real Experience
Find local opportunities, build leadership skills, organize group projects and create a verified pathway for service, recognition and community impact.
SERVICE · CAREER CONNECTION · REAL-WORLD READINESS
Turn service into experience, relationships and what comes next.
These pathways connect student service, mentoring, career exploration and internship opportunities across Lake Norman.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Assessments and student registration
Start with the option that fits you. Assessment responses and contact information remain private.
Student Assessment
Discover service, leadership and career-readiness pathways that fit your interests.
TAKE THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT →
Adult & Community Assessment
Find local ways to contribute your time, interests, experience and skills.
TAKE THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT →
Student Portal & Guardian Consent
Students under 16 must complete the parent or guardian consent step.
CREATE A STUDENT PORTAL →
Individual Student 13+ & Student Ambassador
Join independently—even if you are not part of a school, team or group—and express interest in becoming a LINK Student Ambassador.
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT SIGN UP (13+) →
Free Student Assessment
Discover How You Can Make an Impact Locally
Answer five quick questions to discover a community-impact pathway that fits your interests and the skills you want to build.
LINK Portal Access
Students, Schools, Clubs, Teams & Community Groups
Join an existing LINK group, create a portal for your school or organization, or sign in to manage an approved group.
Students & Participants
JOIN WITH A GROUP CODE →
Have a LINK group code from your school, club, team, church, youth group or community organization? Join your approved group here.
Create a Group Portal
CREATE / REGISTER GROUP →
Schools, counselors, clubs, athletic teams, youth groups, churches, neighborhoods and community organizations can request a LINK portal.
Existing Group Managers
MANAGER SIGN IN →
Already approved by LINK? Sign in to manage your members, opportunities, service activity, events, media and group profile.
Student information and individual activity remain private. Public recognition appears only when authorized under LINK privacy and participation rules.
Student Service Pathway
Service That Builds Skills, Relationships and Impact
The LINK student pathway connects students to verified local organizations and gives schools and clubs a clearer way to organize community participation.
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Find Your Match
Explore nonprofits and service opportunities aligned with student interests, schedules and skills.
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Track Service Hours
Build a verified record of organizations served, activities, dates and completed hours.
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Earn Recognition
Create pathways toward certificates, recommendation requests, leadership recognition and community-impact milestones.
Who Can Participate
One Connected Pathway for Students and Groups
Students
Find local service, develop real experience and organize the information needed for school, scholarship and leadership goals.
Schools & Counselors
Connect students to verified community organizations and create practical pathways for service, leadership and engagement.
Clubs, Teams & Youth Groups
Coordinate group projects, collection drives, volunteer days and shared community-impact goals.
Community Leaderboard
Recognize Service Across the Community
The LINK leaderboard is designed to recognize verified service, participation and community-impact milestones without exposing private student information.
Students
Hours, milestones, certificates and recognition.
Schools
Combined participation and verified service impact.
Clubs & Teams
Group projects, drives, events and hours served.
Community Partners
Organizations creating and supporting opportunities.
Student accounts, individual hours and recommendation information
remain private. Only approved public recognition is displayed.
Bring Your Students, School, Team or Group Into LINK
Create a group portal, invite students or participants, organize local service and connect your group to verified community opportunities.