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Advocacy is not Just an Uphill Battle, APP Sees the Rewards!
As the New York Junior League’s 2014-2015 program year draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on and take stock of all that the Advocates for Public Policy committee (APP) has accomplished. Advocacy takes a collective voice and the committee would not have been as successful without the committed volunteers, guidance […]
Have you met your match?
Your generous donations to the New York Junior League improve our community and train our volunteers. Your company’s matching gift can turbocharge the impact of your contribution. According to GivingUSA, approximately 65% of Fortune 500 companies offer matching gift programs and corporations overall give more than $3 billion cash to nonprofit organizations each year. But […]
CIP committee’s project unveiling
On May 6, the Community Improvement Project (CIP) and Union Settlement Association held the unveiling of the Washington Youth Center’s Education Center. It was an evening full of gratitude and celebration as children from Union Settlement’s Youth Programs performed songs, skits, and a dance number. Union Settlement received a $50,000 community partnership grant from the […]
10 Fun Facts You Don’t Know About the NYJL
Last year members volunteered over 261,000 hours. That is the equivalent of almost 30 years! We served over 75,000 unique clients. That is more people than the populations of Wilmington, DE; Utica, NY; Portland, ME; Greenwich, CT, or Burlington, VT, to name just a few cities. We worked with over 16,000 repeat clients this year. […]
The NYJL and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
With April here, we can finally celebrate spring. It is also a month to celebrate how the New York Junior League works to raise awareness of sexual assault and domestic violence against both men and women. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, NYJL Crisis Intervention volunteer Kelsey Bishop has shared a firsthand account of […]