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  • Civic Leadership

3 Questions: Carolyn Hoffman of The Junior League of Hartford

  • December 15, 2014
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…
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    • Women

    Junior League History is Women’s History

    • March 15, 2022
    Join Rachel Zanfardino, Manager, League Programs for a conversation around celebrating the trailblazing impacts of our past to motivate the impact of our future, and AJLI CEO Patsy Doerr as…
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      • Civic Leadership
      • Women

      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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        • Women

        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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          • Civic Leadership

          A Tradition Starting in 1901, Reimagined on 19/01

          • October 24, 2017
          “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…
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            • Civic Leadership

            In a Divided Time, How The Junior League is Showing the Way

            • October 19, 2017
            “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’…
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              • Poverty

              Fireworks and hunger?

              • July 7, 2017
              The American celebration of July 4th is more than picnics and parties of course, but let’s face it…plentiful amounts of food are a big piece of it. So, let’s talk…
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                • Children

                Who Feeds Hungry Kids in Summer?

                • July 25, 2016
                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…
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                Nutrition Is Important
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                  • Projects That Inspire

                  True or False: Nutrition Is Important.

                  • March 25, 2016
                  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…
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                  • Civic Leadership

                  3 Questions: Emily Schwarz, President of the Junior League of Philadelphia

                  • December 17, 2014
                  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…
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