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Planting the seeds of women’s leadership
In an opinion piece for the Tennessean a few weeks ago, former Federal Communications Commissioner Debi Tate wrote about how important it is that leadership reflect what we look like…
Mitigating a hazard to Florida’s children
Thanks to a decade of statewide activism by child advocates including The Junior League of Gainesville, Florida became the forty-ninth state to enact laws requiring child safety restraints for children five years old…
Did you know the “Wicked Witch” was a member of The Junior League?
Although she had a 50-year career as a character actress in films, on the stage and on television, you almost certainly know her best as the Wicked Witch of the…
Life on the Streets
As November, National Adoption Month, draws to a close, it seems appropriate to contemplate the challenges faced by the hundreds of thousands of children in foster care in the United…
Who needs playgrounds? (Everyone!)
How important is play? Well, according to the American Heart Association, lack of physical activity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease even for children and adolescents.…
When are you too young to volunteer?
Good question. It’s no secret that what we call voluntarism is at the heart of what it means to be a Junior League member. We volunteer our time to create…
Flights of Fantasy
The Junior League of Colorado Springs (JLCS) partnered with Sky West Airlines for the 5th straight year to bring Fantasy Flight to over 50 deserving children in Colorado Springs, CO.…
We made history in Oklahoma!
It’s easy to forget in the bustle of our everyday lives that The Junior League has an impressive history. Not just as a 110-year-old women’s volunteer group now active in…
New children’s book spreads the message of charity to the next generation
Participating Junior Leagues are eligible for 70 percent of proceeds Stunned by the U.S. Census Bureau statistic showing that in 2010 one in five U.S. children was living below the…
School Isn’t Free
As families begin to think about back-to-school shopping, some naturally have anxiety – economic anxiety. It’s no secret that the economy is still in a rough patch. But for families…