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    Advocating for Maternal Mental Health

    • May 17, 2022
    The most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth are maternal mental health conditions, which affect 1 in 5 women and childbearing individuals during and in the first year after pregnancy.…
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      Joy Burkhard. Volunteer.

      • December 7, 2016
       It is not unusual in The Junior League for a member to really dig into an assignment and become an expert as well as a catalyst for change in that…
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      3 Questions: Caroline Vance Bruister & Virginia Chambers, Co-Chairs of CalSPAC

      • December 18, 2014
      Representing 17 member Leagues across the state and acting on behalf of their nearly 10,000 members, the Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee advocates for policies that improve…
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      • Civic Leadership

      3 Questions: Caroline Vance Bruister & Virginia Chambers, Co-Chairs of CalSPAC

      • December 18, 2014
      Representing 17 member Leagues across the state and acting on behalf of their nearly 10,000 members, the Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee advocates for policies that improve…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      The fight against human trafficking is big enough for all of us…and then some

      • October 1, 2014
      Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Its victims are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of commercial sex or forced labor. They are young children,…
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      • Civic Leadership

      The power of Junior Leagues united!

      • May 29, 2013
      Junior Leagues have long valued their identities as independent organizations, tied together by a common heritage and served and supported by AJLI as an umbrella organization. And that’s good! But…
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      • Civic Leadership

      How did Julie Elginer get involved in California state government?

      • June 20, 2012
      It started out as a way to see how a Junior League member-leadership initiative worked. It ended up as a way to see how she can make a difference in…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      What happens when you put a human face on the problem?

      • May 14, 2012
      Consider Carissa Phelps. Successful lawyer. Prosperous businesswoman. Author of an up-coming book. Former commercially sexually exploited child. Something doesn’t fit there? You might be surprised… For those of you who…
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      • Children

      Do we really need a national Food Day?

      • October 24, 2011
      Well, we have one now. October 24 is the first annual Food Day in the United States. Sponsored by an advocacy group called Center for Science in the Public Interest,…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      Sometimes You Just Need to Change the Law

      • August 5, 2011
      Junior Leagues are usually focused on issues and problems in their own communities. But what can we do to make a difference when the issue we want to address goes…
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