Causes: Women, Womens Service Clubs

Mission: Train volunteers to implement community programs. The junior league of wilmington, inc. Promotes voluntarism, develops the potential of women and improves the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Programs: Program services - the junior league of wilmington contributes volunteer time and resources to various programs and projects in the community. This past year, the league partnered and completed events with delaware adolescent program, inc. (dapi), ronald mcdonald house, wilmington senior center, bayard house and delaware center for justice. The common room at the dapi facility was renovated to include a comfortable seating area with new furniture and paint for the girls attending school there. Around 50 teens benefitted from life skills workshops in the areas of writing an effective resume, dressing for success and workplace attitude, completing a successful interview, and participating in a mock interview. Children and their families at the wilmington senior center were educated about healthy lifestyles through outreach and education designed to reduce the incidence of childhood obesity in delaware. Programming included the healthy hour program, which stands for health education about lifestyles that are healthy for you.

program services - the junior league of wilmington educates and trains members to implement league programs as well as prepares them for service to other nonprofit organizations. Educational opportunities included formal training sessions led by experts in nonprofit topics as well as attendance at association of junior leagues international educational conferences. Experiential training opportunities are provided as members plan and implement league programs. The league serves more than 400 members each year.