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children
Is New Jersey the Capital of Human Trafficking in the U.S.?
What if they renamed “domestic violence?”
There’s no human trafficking in my community, right?
Does Hunger Stop in Summer?
Second life for The Story Garden
It’s Always Nice to Get a ‘Thank You’!
Even If Your Kid’s Not a Bully, We Bet She Knows One
According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, surveys indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and at least 10% are bullied on a regular basis. The Junior Leaguestake this problem seriously. In fact, supporting the welfare of our children has been a central focus across our 109-year-history.
The Junior Leagues Look Back on 109 Years of Members’ Civic Leadership
What Happens When You’re Too Old for Santa Claus…and Foster Care?
“Statistics prove that the physical, emotional and social outcomes for ‘aged-out’ foster kids is often bad—bad for the kids and bad for the community that often has no way of dealing with them,” said Debbie Robinson, President of The Association of Junior Leagues International, which represents 292 individual Junior Leagues in four countries. “For all of the money, time and effort we devote to keeping kids in foster care, unfortunately they are too often left on their own when they ‘graduate.’”
The CRC @ 20
Looking back on this landmark action, we also see the value in small steps made by volunteer advocacy groups like The Junior League in advance of big steps made by international bodies like United Nations, with the CRC, or governmental organizations. Because, as we see it, passionate volunteer groups – wherever they are – can set the stage for policy solutions to tough issues.