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Recognitions and Awards

Executive Director, Frankie Roberts, won a Pioneer award at the NC Second Chance Alliance Gala in May 2023. He was nominated for the 2019 City of Wilmington’s Commission on African American History Living Legend Award. Nominees are selected for their dedication to improve the community and their keen vision to help others succeed in life.

In 2006, LINC, Inc. received “Public Organization of the Year (Non-Public Sector)” by the Public Administration Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Executive Director Frankie Roberts won “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” in 2011.

Additional awards include:

• Best of Wilmington Awards in the category of Human Services Organizations, 2018

• The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Housing North Carolina Award, for achievement in affordable housing, 2014

• Wilmington Real Estate Awards, Frankie Roberts, Community Builder, 2014

• Civitan Club Citizen of the Year, 2012

• Wilmington Business Journal Entrepreneurial Award, Nonprofit Division, 2011

• Individual Clarence Award, UNCW Film Studies, 2011

• Outstanding Professional Award, Cape Fear Council of Governments (Workforce Development Board), 2011

• Mr. Roberts won “Entrepreneur of the Year Award”, Public Administration Program, UNC Wilmington, 2011

• “Public Organization of the Year (Non-Public Sector), Public Administration Program, UNC Wilmington, 2006

• Outstanding Community Involvement & Volunteer Service Award, Wilmington Chapter, Winston-Salem State University Alumni, 2003

In the News

• Wilmington Housing Authority announces partnership with LINC, Inc.
• LINC and Pathway Home to hold Basic Needs Drive
• Coastline: Frankie Roberts of LINC on how George Floyd changed the way he talks race
• Northside is one step closer to having a food co-op
• Commission on African American History honors ‘Living Legends’
• Inmates to Entrepreneurs Graduates 2nd Wilmington Class

• When Twisted Justice Stops Prisoners from Starting Over

• LINC Seeks Funding in County Budget

• “A Second Chance at Recovery for Women in Wilmington, North Carolina”, Justice Center, Council of State Gov’t

• “LINC dinner features White House honoree”, Star News Online

• “Crop Mob gets its hands dirty making space for urban farm”, Star News Online

• “Farmers lend a helping hand towards a bigger goal”, WWAYTV3 News

• “Crop Mob builds urban farm for LINC, INC”, WECT News 

• Wilmington Crop Mob Photo Gallery – Star News Online

• Retired psychologist helping former inmates with LINC

• Hinton, freed from death row, to speak at LINC dinner – Star News Online

• LINC Receives National Recognition at the NACo Awards

• UNCW Volunteers Serve Up Conversation, Cuisines at LINC

• LINC Wrightsville Beach Magazine Feature

• Former convicts turn to LINC after a struggle applying for jobs

• Applying the Law of the Farm to Post Prison Life

• AG Josh Stein Talks Criminal Justice Issues at Wilmington Event

• State Attorney General Talks Opioid Addictions’s Affects on the Prison System at Local Dinner

• Battleship relieves volunteer of duties over criminal history, allows inmates to work on ship

• New Hanover’s ‘ban the box’ policy offers second chance

Press Releases

LINC, Inc. Celebrates 20th Anniversary Milestones Dinner with Keynote Speaker Amanda Knox, M.E. Roberts Program Graduates, and LINC Society Awards, Jan 7 2020

Amanda Knox, Exoneree and New York Times Best-selling Author, to Keynote LINC, Inc. 20th Anniversary Milestones Dinner, Nov 16 2019

LINC, Inc. and Second Chance Alliance Launch Alliance’s First North Carolina Chapter with Community Celebration, Sept 16 2019

John E. Craig Day Cookout at M. E. Roberts Transitional Living Campus, Aug 22 2019