Who We Are

The Junior League of Hampton Roads is part of a larger picture. Junior Leagues can be found in 294 communities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Great Britain. The Junior League has been the driving force behind the kinds of initiatives and institutions that make communities healthier, more vital places to live: childhood immunization, family literacy, women's shelters, children's museums, historic preservation, leadership development, and more.

More than 190,000 Junior League members - reflecting a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and professional pursuits - work together to identify unmet needs, forge effective coalitions, and work for change. Time and time again, the Junior League is among the first organizations to step up to the plate and tackle a community's biggest challenges.


Women Building Better Communities

That's the Junior League of Hampton Roads! We are an active group of trained volunteers who are committed to making a positive impact in the communities in the communities we serve on the Virginia Peninsula. The Junior League of Hampton Roads reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in voluntarism. Members are trained for leadership and effective volunteer services in management, communications, public policy, advocacy and other areas through workshops and hands-on experiences.


JL of Hampton Roads

The Hampton Roads Service League was founded in 1949 by thirty-six insightful and foward thinking women. The organization was later accepted as a Junior League by AJLI in 1956. Since that time, we have been known as the Junior League of Hampton Roads.

Over the course of the past year, community sponsors helped the Junior League of Hampton Roads, Inc. to:

  • Donate more than $120,000 to the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula
  • Sponsor the touch tank at the Virginia Living Museum visited by families throughout the region
  • Provide school supplies and new school clothes to 57 children though the YMCA Bright Beginnings program
  • Provide 150 books per month to local families through the Health Families Partnership
  • Provide 50 Bereavement Kits to children facing the death of a loved one to help them better understand their grief and loss
  • Assist 58 Girls of Excellence at South Morrison Elementary School to gain the skills and confidence they need to thrive
  • Donate $7,000 to Peninsula Fine Arts Center for the Hands on for Kids gallery
  • Donate 73 cribs and infant care packages to families in need