What does climate change have to do with food security?
Well over one third of our 292 Junior Leagues work in their communities to fight food insecurity, addressing inequities in our food system using a wide range of strategies and…
How Was Your National Women’s History Month?
National Women’s History Month is over…and I’m exhausted. So many events, so many conversations, so little time. So what’s the impact? What I find most interesting about participating in the…
The New Face Of Hunger
This guest post is authored by Kelly Runzel, Director of Corporate Partnerships and Rhonda Watson, Director of Workplace Giving at Feed the Children. It is exhausting to try to pinpoint…
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…
In Birmingham, raising funds and community awareness.
It’s no secret that Junior Leagues of all sizes have raised millions and millions of dollars to support the organizations and institutions that contribute so much to their communities’ wellbeing…
More than just a bright smile.
It’s easy to take going to the dentist for granted…unless you lack access to professional dental care. It’s no secret that oral health is essential to both general health and…
(Un)-happy Valentine’s Day?
What does Valentine’s Day have to do with teen dating violence awareness? In 2017, more than you might expect. First, Valentine’s Day falls in February, of course, which is also…
Moving the Needle on Human Trafficking in Your Community and Across the U.S.
Many people do not recognize the critical role they can play in their workplaces and communities to fight human trafficking on a daily basis. From analyzing supply chains in your company’s complex web of services and products, to identifying farm workers or domestic workers