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National Volunteer Month: Unlock the Leader Within You
Having earned a reputation as the Volunteer Powerhouse, we obviously have a special place in our hearts for National Volunteer Month. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer…
On Presidents Day we say let’s also “Remember the Ladies”
The third Monday of every February has been designated Presidents Day in the United States. Over the decades this observance has morphed from being a celebration of George Washington to…
Aspire and act: a world without slavery or servitude can be realized
It’s fitting that as the month of December ends, a month where we commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the month of January is beginning,…
The Nation Made History
An election season defined by record numbers of women running for public office ended with a record number of women set to serve in office in the United States. When…
Civic Engagement Matters
“We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.” The words of, not only one of the most important jurists in our nation’s history,…
40 Million Households in the U.S. are Food Insecure
Roughly a third of all Junior Leagues have chosen to tackle the same structural challenge in their communities: food insecurity. That figure is less surprising when you consider that more…
Women’s Equality Day
Every Women’s Equality Day affords us the opportunity to reflect on the immediate and important challenges women and girls continue to face in our communities, our country and our world.…
“It’s easy to say we’re Unstoppable. Look at the membership.”
That was Jennifer Harper’s answer to the question “What does Unstoppable mean to me?” For the president of the Junior League of Morristown, all she has to do is look…
RefugeeConnect’s World Refugee Day Soccer Tournament Brings The Community Together
In 2011 the Junior League of Cincinnati conducted a community scan of unmet needs in Greater Cincinnati and discovered a lack of coordinated services for refugees. Two years later they…
The problem isn’t opioids — it’s how we’re raising our kids
Melissa Tassé, Ph.D., Chair of the Junior League of NJ State Public Affairs Committee and member of the Junior League of Summit, is also the CEO and founder of The Honey…