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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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  • 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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When are you too young to volunteer?

  • January 20, 2012
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…
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  • Projects That Inspire

What is it about Thanksgiving?

  • November 18, 2011
Americans have had a love affair with Thanksgiving for generations (along with Canadians, though they celebrate it in October). And, while it is an intensely family-oriented holiday (with lots of…
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  • Projects That Inspire

Ready for National Junk Food Day?

  • July 18, 2011
It’s real…but it’s also a joke. July 21 is now designated as the day when we are encouraged to eat all the junk food we want—cheeseburgers with bacon, nachos with…
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Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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