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State Advocacy Day 2024 Recap
On April 15, the Advocates for Public Policy Committee headed to the New York State Capitol in Albany for its annual Advocacy Day to advocate for issues affecting women, children, families and the League’s community partners. The Committee held nearly 30 meetings with Senators, Assembly Members, and their staff to advocate for five bills within […]
NYJL & Urban Farms Rice Paddy Overhaul
On Saturday, April 6 NYJL volunteers joined the farmers at the Randall’s Island Park Alliance Urban Farm to overhaul their rice paddies. In existence for the past ten years, the rice paddies at the Urban Farm are some of the only known rice paddies in New York City, and offer visitors a rare chance to […]
Celebrating the New York Junior League’s Long History of Social Impact Advocacy
Advocacy has been an important pillar of the New York Junior League’s work from the very start. In fact, the League’s recorded history in advocacy work dates back as far as the time of Eleanor Roosevelt, who provided a tour of the immigrant settlement houses on the Lower East Side to the future President Roosevelt […]
LIFE THROUGH ANOTHER LENS: LIZ BELLER STARYAK
“Life Through Another Lens” features stories of NYJL members, in their own words, to shed light on how we experience the world and the NYJL through different lenses informed by our individual identities. In this edition, NYJL member Liz Beller Staryak offers insights into her journey from growing up at the Junior League as a […]
LIFE THROUGH ANOTHER LENS: MEGAN ZUCKERMAN
“Life Through Another Lens” features stories of NYJL members, in their own words, to shed light on how we experience the world and the NYJL through different lenses informed by our individual identities. In this edition, NYJL member and Outstanding Volunteer Megan Zuckerman shares about her experiences at the League and her journey with sobriety. […]