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.  […]

LIFE THROUGH ANOTHER LENS: JUNG HI HAN

“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 Jung Hi Han shares her story as a Korean American woman living in New York, as well […]

NEW YORK JUNIOR LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2024 OUTSTANDING SUSTAINERS AND OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS

On November 17 at the Astor House, the NYJL held the 2024 Outstanding Sustainer and Outstanding Volunteer Announcement Soirée to celebrate the seven women who will be honored at the 72nd Annual Winter Ball. As the organization’s highest honors, the Outstanding Sustainer and Outstanding Volunteer awards are reserved for those women who exemplify a superior […]

Break the Bias: NYJL Unlocks Awareness

On Monday, October 30, the Social Equity committee presented their first workshop of the NYJL volunteer year on unconscious bias with a focus on racial and ethnic identities. The workshop provided NYJL members with the tools to understand their bias, methods to retrain mindsets, and educate others on unconscious bias. The Social Equity committee partnered […]

Recapping the New York Junior League’s Find The Good Day Efforts

This past September, New York Junior League members were asked to help families move out of homeless shelters and into their own homes as part of International Find The Good Day – and the League stepped up and delivered. Specifically, the NYJL partnered with the Department of Social Services (DSS) to create ‘HomeNow’ kits for […]