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Mission:
The Junior League of Hampton Roads, Inc. 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.
Vision:
We, the Junior League of Hampton Roads, Inc., envision a diverse membership working to improve the quality of life for women, children and families within the community through educational, cultural and health initiatives.
Founded:
1956
Membership: 500+ dedicated women
Publications:
- Blessings We Celebrate
- Children's Party Book
- Very Virginia
- Virginia Hospitality
- My Mama Made That...Virginia Favorites
Community Impact:
Continuing a 53-year legacy of service in our community, the Junior League of Hampton Roads has partnered with the Riverside Health System Foundation to raise awareness of reproductive cancer and provide related support services for women in the seven communities it serves.
Known for co-founding the Virginia Living Museum along with the Warwick Rotary Club and for sponsoring the 'Hands-on for Kids’ gallery at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, the League’s mission is to fill gaps in education and services for women and children and in so doing improve their lives and those of future generations. “Our goal is to fill needs that aren’t being met and focus on projects that have sustainability and a lasting impact,” said Jennifer Kelsay, 2008-2009 League president.
Past Community Sponsors have helped the Junior League of Hampton Roads, Inc. to...
- Provide the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula with food items for 671 children and over 370 volunteer hours.
- Sponsor the touch tank at the Virginia Living Museum visited by schools and families throughout the region
- Provide children in need with the new clothes and school supplies required to start the school year with confidence and pride thorough the YMCA Bright Beginnings program.
- Provide 1800 books annually to local families through our partnership with Newport News Healthy Families
- Provide Dignity Kits to sexual assault survivors with new clothes and toiletries through partnerships with Riverside Regional Medical Center and Sentara Hampton General Hospital
- Provide more than 50 Bereavement Kits to children facing the death of a loved one to help them better understand their grief and loss
- Assist 5th grade girls at South Morrison Elementary School through the Girls of Excellence program which promotes character and life skills
- Donate over $1,500 in community impact funding to various local agencies and programs that support women and children in need
- Host the Get Set for Success luncheon that provided patrons of the Downtown Hampton Child Development Center with life skills training and pampering.
