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3 Questions: Carolyn Hoffman of The Junior League of Hartford
In one of the poorest neighborhoods in one of the poorest cities in the U.S., the Junior League of Hartford tackled food insecurity head on through an ambitious initiative to…
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.…
Spotlight: Isabel Dewey on Tampa’s Voter Registration Effort
When it comes to women running for public office, 2018 is already shaping up to be a historic year. The Associated Press reported that as of April 6, the number…
A Tradition Starting in 1901, Reimagined on 19/01
“We have the responsibility to act, and we have the opportunity to conscientiously act to affect the environment about us.” That was how Mary Harriman described the mission of The…
In a Divided Time, How The Junior League is Showing the Way
“It’s like a little hippie, mini-Austin kind of feel,” is how Carla Hallman describes her hometown—a town she still sees as defined by its inordinate amount of non-profit organizations, farmers’…
Who Feeds Hungry Kids in Summer?
It’s a good question. According to the USDA, more than 22 million schoolchildren are eligible for free or reduced-price meals during the year through the National School Lunch Program, but…
True or False: Nutrition Is Important.
The answer seems obvious, right? But creating broad awareness of the true importance of nutrition as a public policy issue, and not just a matter of personal choice, is not…
3 Questions: Emily Schwarz, President of the Junior League of Philadelphia
Across the country, 23.5 million Americans—including 6.5 million children—live in underserved communities that do not have affordable access to healthy foods. Among these are communities located in Greater Philadelphia, one…
News from across the Association: Minneapolis takes the lede…
Check out The Junior League of Minneapolis’s Advocacy Blog, which was awarded an Honorable Mention for the JL Award for Marketing and Communications at AJLI’s Annual Conference last week. Through its blog…