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    Women’s Equality Day

    • August 26, 2018
    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.…
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      “It’s easy to say we’re Unstoppable. Look at the membership.”

      • August 1, 2018
      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…
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        From Coast to Coast, here’s how The Junior League is fighting the scourge of human trafficking

        • July 30, 2018
        The numbers alone tell the story. 21 million people in the world are victims of human trafficking. 71% of human trafficking victims are women and girls. And when it comes…
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          RefugeeConnect’s World Refugee Day Soccer Tournament Brings The Community Together

          • June 22, 2018
          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…
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          Opioid Epidemic
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            The problem isn’t opioids — it’s how we’re raising our kids

            • June 11, 2018
            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…
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              Spotlight: Isabel Dewey on Tampa’s Voter Registration Effort

              • May 2, 2018
              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…
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                Protecting Children. Helping Mothers. Saving Lives.

                • April 23, 2018
                This April marks the 35th anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Month. While the spotlight on this crisis has been bright over this period of time, child abuse remains a persistent…
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                  4 Tips for Getting Financially Healthy in 2018

                  • April 10, 2018
                  This guest post is authored by Shannon McLay, a financial planner who left a “traditional” financial services firm to start her own company, The Financial Gym , because she felt traditional…
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                    Back to the Future: Eleanor Roosevelt and the UDHR

                    • March 8, 2018
                    This year marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most important documents you may have never heard of. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations proclaimed and adopted the…
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                      Reflections of Monica Kaufman Pearson

                      • February 1, 2018
                      Monica Kaufman Pearson is quick to tell to you that she was not the first black member of The Junior League of Atlanta. She was the second, and in the…
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                      Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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