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Building a Community in Kenya
Today’s guest post is from Jen Sapitro, founder and Executive Director of Uweza Foundation, who talks about how a scholarship from a Junior League in Illinois led to a life change…
50/50 in 2020
As a women’s organization with over one hundred years of history, The Junior League is proud to celebrate the achievements and gains women have made since our founding in 1901.…
What would Dr. King say?
It is particularly fitting that the national holiday celebrating the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. follows so soon after the end of a tumultuous year of…
So what’s next?
On Sunday, like many of you, I was glued to the television, watching endless interviews on a range of channels about the January 21st women’s marches. More than once I…
Sometimes change takes a while
Human trafficking has been high on the legislative agenda of the Junior Leagues of the State of New York State Public Affairs Committee since 2006, when NYSPAC members urged members…
Making a difference in Tampa
It’s no surprise that, at AJLI, we often write about innovative programs and initiatives by individual Junior Leagues. We are naturally proud of all of the great things that our…
We need more women in politics!
How about that for a post-election analysis? And the nice thing is, it’s a true call whether you’re from a blue state or a red state. Consider these statistics:…
Take a moment in December…
It is both fitting and ironic that the official international “days” drawing attention to two of the world’s most enduring problems – AIDS and contemporary forms of slavery – occur…
It’s a Global Problem. (Color It Orange)
It’s no secret that the one of the greatest weapons we have against society’s most horrific problems is public awareness of the issue in terms of its dimensions and the…
That is not political. That is The Junior League.
The Junior League is not (and never has been) a political organization, yet I am writing this brief message after the conclusion of an election in the United States that…